Previous Artists in Residence

2015  Lorraine Izon, ceramicist

Inspired by the Nature Detectives exhibition and Bucks wildlife in the local countryside, Lorraine created ceramic bird sculptures. Her simple yet strong forms came alive through intricate patterns and textures.

2013  Naomi Ryder, textile artist

For her residency, Naomi was inspired by the visitors and staff at the museum to create free machine embroidered portraits of everyday life.

2011  Mandy Bonnell, book artist

Mandy was inspired by the Museum’s natural history collection of lichens to create a series of twenty small concertina books, each inspired by a different lichen specimen.

2009  Ros Asquith, cartoonist and illustrator

Inspired by the exhibition Scenes of Victorian Life and Aylesbury town itself Ros created a modern and humorous reflection of the issues and concerns of contemporary life.

2007  Michael Carberry, jeweller

Michael’s individual and thought-provoking response to museum objects was matched by a series of highly successful jewellery workshops.

2005  Eileen Hogan, portrait artist

Inspired by a major exhibition on Buckinghamshire in the Civil War,  Eileen created a portrait of Lord Carrington and explored the relationship between oral history and portraiture.

2002  Tim Andrews, ceramicist

During his residency, Tim produced a range of sculptural pieces inspired by a varied selection of objects from the Museum collections and fired in his raku kiln in the garden.

2000  Peter Clayton, watercolour artist

Peter’s residency coincided with a major exhibition of Victorian watercolours, The Callows’ Chilterns. Peter spent time in the Chiltern hills painting his own watercolours, as well as working in the Museum.

1999  Dale Devereux Barker, printmaker

Dale worked alongside the exhibition, Picasso to Hockney, Great Prints of the Century for his printmaking residency and took inspiration from Museum objects and local history.