Kate Malone

Kate Olivia Malone MBE (born 29 January 1959, in London) is a British ceramic artist known for her large sculptural vessels and rich, bright glazes.

Malone was previously a judge, along with Keith Brymer Jones, on BBC2's The Great Pottery Throw Down (2015–2017) , then presented by Sara Cox.

[1][2] Malone studied at Bristol Polytechnic (1979–82)[3] and, after leaving the Royal College of Art in 1986, began working in a studio in the South Bank Craft Centre at Charing Cross.

[5] Her work is on display in a number of public locations, a giant ceramic fish in the water at Hackney Marshes and a large pot at Manchester Art Gallery.

[11][12] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to ceramic art.

Fish by Malone in Castle Park, Bristol
Millennium Jug of Symbols in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London