Sally Storr

Sally Storr studied Fine Art at Bradford School of Art, exhibiting her work before finally graduating with a first class BA Hons degree in 2007.

​Her practice explores the changes in the natural environment through sensory perception interpreting this in a variety of media. Sally has a fascination for process and materiality working in clay, glass, plaster and natural materials.

She is a highly experienced facilitator, working as Artist/Educator at Yorkshire Sculpture Park as well as delivering workshops to community groups through Arts organisation Skippko and Young Dementia, Leeds. Sally taught ceramics and glass alongside teaching on the Young Creatives at Leeds Arts University for over 10 years. She now teaches ceramics locally, running raku firing workshops from her home studio. Sally exhibits her work locally and nationally as well as working on private commissions.

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