Galerie Besson Exhibition History: 1988 - 2011

Galerie Besson existed in London's West End from 1988 until 2011. The gallery mounted over 200 exhibitions in its 23 year history, 118 of which are illustrated on the pages below.

2011
Claudi Casanovas - Gallery Besson Final Exhibition
Gallery Pots
Jacqueline Lerat
Gertrud Vasegaard
Potters from Seven Countries
 
2010
Elizabeth Raeburn
Ken Mihara & Shihoko Fukumoto
Ryoji Koie
Summer Exhibition
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Lucie Rie
Three Danish Potters
Contemporary Ceramics
Joslyn Tilson
 
2009
Hans Vangsø
Claudi Casanovas
Ceramics from Finland
Summer Exhibition
Shozo Michikawa
Peter Collingwood - Hans Coper
Pots for Light
Howard Smith
Classic & Contemporary Ceramics
 
2008
Priscilla Mouritzen, Riitta Talonpoika & Annie Turner
Claudi Casanovas
Twenty Years - Twenty Pots
Hans Coper - Lucie Rie
Betty Woodman
Jennifer Lee
Yasuhisa Kohyama
Neil Brownsword
Classic & Contemporary Ceramics
 
2007
Ewen Henderson - Graham Sutherland
Karen Karnes
Shozo Michikawa
Summer Exhibition
Jacqueline Lerat
Roe Kyung Jo
The Jug Show
Classic & Contemporary Ceramics
Joslyn Tilson
 
2006
Gordon Crosby
Lucie Rie - Hans Coper
Japanese Crafts
Summer Exhibition
Claudi Casanovas
SOFA New York
David Garland
Three Potters
Ian Godfrey
Classic & Contemporary Ceramics
 
2005
Inger Rokkjaer
Bodil Manz
Prue Venables
Summer Show
Camberwell in the 1970's
Claudi Casanovas
Tatsuzo Shimaoka
Lucie Rie
Functional Form Now
Contemporary Potters
 
2004
Landscape in Painting & Ceramics
Sebastian Blackie
Bernard Dejonghe
Summer Exhibtion
Shozo Michikawa
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Annie Turner
Hans Vangsø
Contemporary Potters
Japanese Ceramics
 
2003
John Maltby
Jennifer Lee
Claudi Casanovas
Summer Exhibition
Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye
Yoon Kwang-Cho
Vladimir Tsivin
Constructed Clay
Gallery Pots
 
2002
Fernando Casasempere
Hans Coper / Peter Collingwood
Summer Show
Anthony Caro
Enric Mestre
Lucie Rie Centenary Exhibition
Gallery Pots
 
2001
Casasempere / O'Rorke
Claudi Casanovas
Gustavo Pérez
John Maltby
Inger Rokkjaer
Tatsuzo Shimaoka
Elizabeth Raeburn
Daniel Fisher
 
2000
Katerina Evangelidou
Jennifer Lee
Sebastian Blackie
Summer Show
Fernando Casasempere
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Elizabeth Fritsch
Claudi Casanovas
Anne Fløche
 
1999
Commemorative Mugs for the Millennium
20th Century Ceramics
Hans Vangsø
Dame Lucie Rie
Vladimir Tsivin
Lis Ehrenreich
Domestic Ware
 

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List of exhibitions from 1988 - 1998 (most not illustrated)

1998
Christmas Exhibition Dec
Bodil Manz Oct – Nov
Ryoji Koie: New Work in Porcelain Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition: Three Potters July – Aug
Bernard Dejonghe: Ceramics and Glass May – Jun
Claudi Casanovas: Tenth Anniversary Exhibition Mar – May
Gallery Pots Jan – Feb
 
1997
Jim Malone Nov – Dec
Jennifer Lee Oct – Nov
David Leach & Jessamine Kendall Sep – Oct
Edmund de Waal Jul – Aug
Alev Siesbye Jun – Jul
Sara Radstone Apr – May
Hans Coper Mar – Apr
Lucie Rie Feb – Mar
 
1996
John Maltby: Kings, Queens and Angels Nov – Dec
Claudi Casanovas: Teabowls Oct – Nov
Pictures and Pots Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition Jul – Sep
Paul Soldner Jun – Jul
African Tribal Art May
Gordon Baldwin Mar – Apr
Gallery Pots I & II Jan – Mar
 
1995
Elizabeth Raeburn: Tiles and Pots Nov – Dec
Danish Pots and their Influence: Group Show Oct – Nov
Lucie Rie: A tribute from her friends Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition Aug
Gutte Eriksen Jun – Jul
Jennifer Lee May – Jun
David Leach Mar – Apr
Margaret O’Rorke: Light Sculptures Mar
Gallery Pots Jan – Feb
 
1994
Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Nov – Dec
Colin Pearson Oct
Ulla Hansen Sep
Summer Exhibition Jul – Sep
Shiro Tsujimura May – Jul
Jim Malone Apr – May
Ewen Henderson Mar – Apr
The Tea and Coffee Exhibition Feb – Mar
 
1993
Christmas Exhibition Dec – Jan
Claudi Casanovas Oct – Nov
Sebastian Blackie Sept – Oct
Summer Exhibition Aug – Sep
Lucie Rie and Hans Coper Jun – Jul
Pompeo Pianezzola Apr – Jun
Ian Godfrey: 1942-1992 – A Celebration Mar – Apr
2 Danish Potters Jan – Feb
 
1992
Christmas Exhibition Dec – Jan
Ewen Henderson Nov – Dec
Jennifer Lee Oct
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: Still Lives Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition Aug
Elizabeth Raeburn Jul
Alev Siesbye May – Jun
Lucie Rie: 90th Birthday Exhibition – Part II Apr – May
Lucie Rie: 90th Birthday Exhibition – Part I Mar – Apr
Mo Jupp Jan – Feb
 
1991
Christmas Exhibition Dec – Jan
Ryoji Koie Oct – Nov
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition Aug – Sep
Claudi Casanovas Jun – Jul
Elspeth Owen May
John Maltby Mar – Apr
Selection from a Private Collection Feb – Mar
Gallery Pots Jan
 
1990
Domestic Ware by Artist Potters Nov – Dec
Vladimr Tsivin: First London Exhibition Oct – Nov
Ewen Henderson Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition Aug
Lucie Rie Jun – Jul
Jennifer Lee May – Jun
Geoffrey Whiting Retrospective April
Gutte Eriksen Mar – Apr
Prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon & Medieval Pots Feb – Mar
 
1989
Claudi Casanovas Nov – Dec
Elizabeth Fritsch Oct – Nov
Ian Godfrey Sep
Summer Exhibition Jul – Aug
Lucie Rie: White Pots May – Jul
Elizabeth Raeburn Apr – May
8 Danish Potters Feb – Mar
 
1988
Christmas Exhibition Nov – Dec
Hans Coper Oct – Nov
Ewen Henderson Sep – Oct
Summer Exhibition Jul – Sep
Claudi Casanovas: First London Exhibition Jun – Jul
Opening Exhibition: Lucie Rie Apr – Jun

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Jacqueline Lerat

JACQUELINE LERAT
Mar 2011


Gertrud Vasegaard

GERTRUD VASEGAARD
Feb 2011


Elizabeth Raeburn

ELIZABETH RAEBURN
Nov - Dec 2010


Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT
Jun - Jul 2010


Lucie Rie

LUCIE RIE
May - Jun 2010


Three Danish Potters

THREE DANISH POTTERS
Mar - Apr 2010


Joslyn Tilson

JOSLYN TILSON
Jan 2010


Claudi Casanovas

CLAUDI CASANOVAS
Oct 2009


Ceramics from Finland

CERAMICS FROM FINLAND
Sep 2009


Shozo Michikawa

SHOZO MICHIKAWA
Jul - Aug 2009


Collingwood Coper

COLLINGWOOD - COPER
Jun - Jul 2009


Pots for Light

POTS FOR LIGHT
Apr - May 2009


Howard Smith

HOWARD SMITH
Mar 2009


PRISCILLA MOURITZEN, RIITTA TALONPOIKA & ANNIE TURNER

PRISCILLA MOURITZEN, RIITTA TALONPOIKA & ANNIE TURNER
Nov - Dec 2008


Claudi Casanovas - Works from Japan

CLAUDI CASANOVAS
Works from Japan
Oct 2008


Neil Brownsword - Feb - Mar 2008

BETTY WOODMAN
June - July 2008


Neil Brownsword - Feb - Mar 2008

JENNIFER LEE
April - May 2008