Wright was born in
Hitchin,
Hertfordshire in 1919 and was brought up in
Enfield Town, north
London. After army service in World War Two, he attended
Hornsey College of Art from 1946 to 1950, learning graphics but developing his interest in clay. His pottery marks dating from 1953 include his initials, his name and the outline of a fish. As an avant-garde ceramic artist and clay sculptor he began teaching at
Bath Academy of Art in 1957, the same year in which his work was shown at the
Victoria and Albert Museum. Wright's work has been acquired by several museums around the world. He died on 20 June 2003 in
Bath, Somerset, aged 83. ==Personal life==