Jo's studio practice is based in Wiltshire, UK;  gallery representation is with Vessel London, Rabley Gallery in Marlborough & Culture Object in New York. 
Educational achievements include an MA in Ceramics with distinction (2012), BA in Ceramics (2005) and Professional graduate Certificate in Education (2007) all with Bath Spa University.
Career highlights include a commission by ITV in 2019 to interpret their logo as sculpture, filmed for an ident as part of project “ITV Creates”. During lockdown in 2020 she was commissioned by Crowood Press to write “Handbuilt Ceramics” published in October 2021. Her techniques were featured in Ceramic Review Magazine‘s “Masterclass” article & accompanying film in September 2020.
Exhibition highlights include COLLECT 2024 represented by Vessel Gallery, For Love of the Master, Dublin Castle 2022, Together We Rise, Chichester Cathedral 2022, solo show Convolutions in Clay at the Young Gallery, Salisbury 2022; PlatFORM at TATE Liverpool, 2018; Sweet 18, Kasteel D'Ursell 2015; solo show Emergence, Holburne Museum, Bath, 2012.
Works are held in public collections of organisations including Pallant House, Aberystwyth University, Chippenham Museum, Swindon Museum & Bath Spa University. ​
Her teaching practice is freelance and includes delivering residential short courses at West Dean College near Chichester and working with the Pathways to Wellbeing Project at the Holburne Museum, Bath.With diverse experience of designing and delivering courses since 2005 Jo regularly lectures, provides mentoring and gives demonstrations.​
Portrait photo credit:s Russell Sach

Artist statement

Inspired by ornament in architecture, recent works take aspects of the Rococo period as inspiration. Freedom of creativity and making each work unique is central to Jo's practice; whilst the works reference the historic the outcomes are contemporary.
​Techniques are combined (hand building, extrusion, sprigging, potter’s wheel) to create each work, most recently in the form of sculptural vessels. 
Work is fired once, unglazed, in order for the clay to communicate the marks, textures and surface without hindrance. A range of clays are used from porcelain to rough, grogged bodies; clay often has colour mixed through using body stains or sometimes has slip applied. Finished works can be free standing, wall hung or group assembly.

Achievements

2024 Visiting Artist Fellow, Bath Spa University
​2023 Awarded Oppenheim-John Downes Trust Award
2022 Awarded Making Waves Ceramics Trust bursary
2021 Awarded Unity Place bursary in conjunction with Zurich Insurance and Ginkgo Projects
2021 Handbuilt Ceramics published by Crowood Press 
2021 Awarded 2 week residency at Marchmont House
2020 Masterclass feature & film, Ceramic Review issue 305
2020 Awarded Arts Council England Emergency Response funding for project "Home Residency"
2019 Awarded A-N mentoring bursary
2019 Commissioned by ITV Creates to make sculpture for ident broadcast in November 2019, 2020 & 2021
2018 Awarded Arts Council England funding for joint project GrowFlowShow
2018 Awarded "Frames of Reference" bursary in conjunction with Ginkgo Projects & Bloor Homes
2016 Shortlisted for Carter Preston Prize, Bluecoat Display, Liverpool; winner People's Favourite
2015 Demonstrator at International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth
2014 Shortlisted for  the Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize
2014 Elected Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors

Publications

2024
- Maureen Mackey: Experience Clay, third Edition, Davis Publications (US)
2023
- Ashley Thorpe: Contemporary British Studio Pottery, Crowood Press
2022
- Louisa Taylor: The Ceramics Bible, revised edition, Chronicle Books
2020 
- Jo Taylor Handbuilt Ceramics, Crowood Press
- Ceramic Review Issue 304 Masterclass feature & YouTube film
2016
- Ceramics Art Handbook Series: Sculpture Techniques, The American Ceramic Society (US)
- Ceramics Monthly Nov 2016 Career Switch article (US)
2015
-Pottery Making Illustrated,  March/April 2015, "Sculpting with Flair" article (US)
2013
- Claire Loder: Sculpting and Handbuilding, Bloomsbury
-Ceramic Review issue 262: article "The Risk of Ornament"