Jennifer Alford

Jennifer Alford is an award-winning Irish artist based in North East Scotland.

She trained at the Craft Council of Ireland’s renowned Ceramics Skills and Design Course in Thomastown, a programme known for its rigorous grounding in production pottery. There she gained the technical expertise to develop unique glazes and experiment freely at the wheel.

Raised in Dublin, she originally studied violin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and University College Dublin. For years, music provided her principal form of expression, teaching her discipline and the balance between structure and improvisation. That sensibility underpins her relationship with clay.

She is a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland and the Society of Scottish Artists.

Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Ireland

She is a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland and the Society of Scottish Artists.

Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Ireland.

She is a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland and the Society of Scottish Artists.

Her work is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of Ireland.

AWARDS:

2026 Saltire Society 90th anniversary award

2025 Inches Carr Craft Creative Development Award 2025 (finalist)

2024 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)- Emerging Maker

2024 Henderson Bursary Award - Emerging Artist 2024

2023 Visual Artist and Craft Maker Award

2021 Recent Graduate Bursary (VACMA)

2020 Design & Craft Council of Ireland - Future Maker Award