Les Blakebrough was born in 1930 in England. He studied ceramics at East Sydney Technical College. From 1960 until 1972 he was manager of Sturt Pottery, Mittagong, NSW, later becoming director of Sturt Craft Centre. In 1963-4 he studied in Kyoto, Japan with Takeichi Kawai. He was a foundation member of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council. In 1973 he joined the staff of the Ceramic Department, School of Art, Hobart, and established a private workshop at Mt Nelson. He has conducted workshops in all Australian states, New Zealand and the USA on a regular basis since 1975. He is represented in all Australian state galleries, the Australian National GaIIery, Canberra, Ballarat and Shepparton Regional Galleries, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
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Les Blakebrough (b. 1932) porcelain platter, c. 1986 with blue and orange trail glaze, impressed artist's seal to side of base. Height 11 cm. Diameter 39 cm. Provenance: Corporate collection, Sydney
An Australian Studio Pottery plate by Les Blakeborough decorated with slip and tonal brown glaze, stamped to base 20 cm diameter
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