Janet Mansfield

Mansfield was born in 1934 in Sydney, Australia. She trained at the National Art School, Sydney in 1964–65, and studied salt glazing in Japan. == Career ==

Mansfield moved with her family to Gulgong in 1977, establishing an anagama wood-fired kiln and producing salt-glazed ware using local clay. From 1981, Mansfield was a member of the International Academy of Ceramics, and was then president from 2006 to 2012. She judged for the Portage Ceramic Awards and the Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Exhibition. Mansfield organised nine triennial international ceramic events in her home town of Gulgong, although the last of these, ClayPush, took place in April/May 2013, after her death. Master presenters at the events include Mike O'Donnell, Peter Lange, Royce McGlashen and Ross Mitchell-Anyon. == Awards and honours ==

Mansfield was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1987. Her work is represented in museum collections around the world, including the Australian National Gallery, and museums in the United States, Hungary, Japan, Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Norway, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland and China. ==Death==

Mansfield died on 4 February 2013 at Mudgee in New South Wales. == References ==