Reg Preston (18 March 1917– 14 June 2000) studied sculpture at the Westminster School of Art in London, in 1938. At the beginning of WW2, he returned to Australia and spent three months in 1944 potting at the Melbourne Technical College with and Klytie Pate. Throughout 1945–1946, he worked at Cooper and Cooke's Pottery. Preston went on to become an acknowledged master and has pieces in collections such as the Powerhouse and Qut museums.