Tony Franks (born 1940) is an

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. He was born in

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, and studied ceramics at

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from 1962 until 1966. He was previously Head of Ceramics, and is now an

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and Research Fellow at

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. Until 2007 he was the President of the

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. In 2008, he is one of the British artists invited to create work on site for the British pavilion at the FLICAM International Ceramic Art Museum, Shaanxi province, China.

Awards

* Poisson d'Or, 4th International Contemporary Porcelain Triennial,

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1995 * Honorary Doctor of Arts,

University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a public university located on four campuses across the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire in England. The roots of the university lie in the Wolverhampton Tradesmen's and Mech ...

References

* English ceramicists Edinburgh College of Art Academics of the University of Edinburgh People from Birmingham, West Midlands 1940 births Living people {{England-artist-stub