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.