Gwyn Hanssen Pigott b. 1935

Also known as Gwyn Hanssen, Gwyn John
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott was one of Australia's most distinguished potters whose career extended over more than five decades in Australia, England and France. She has worked and exhibited extensively and established an international reputation for her exquisite works from her base in Queensland.
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exhibited at
Downlands Art Exhibition
Date
11 July 1994
Place
Toowoomba, QLD
Description

Eight works submitted and Small white still life (3 pieces) acquired for the collection.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott .
Date
9 July 1994 - 10 January 1994
Place
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The art of the object
Date
6 July 1994 - 7 November 1994
Place
Municipal Gallery, Montevideo, Urguray.
Description

Pale still life 1994 (8 pieces), Dark still life 1994 (8 pieces) and Sombre still life(7 pieces). Organised by Craft Australia. later exhibited at the University of Belgrano, Beunos Aires (29 July-20 Aug.) and the Centre Cultural de Sao Paulo, Brazil (9-30 Sept.).

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The bowled and the beautiful
Date
8 May 1994 - 28 August 1994
Place
The Door Exhibition Space, Fremantle, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
14th National Craft Acquisition Award
Date
8 May 1994 - 28 August 1994
Place
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description

No. 62 Still life with beakers.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott recent works
Date
24 April 1994 - 4 April 1995
Place
Rex Irwin Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1994
Date
6 March 1994 - 7 March 1994
Place
Auckland, NZ
Description

Still life with three jugs

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
SOFA
Date
10 February 1994 - 23 October 1994
Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Description

Represented by Narek Galleries, Canberra

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Day Invitational Ceramic Award
Date
11 January 1994
Place
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, VIC.
Description

Cool still life acquired

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Emerald Pottery Award
Date
1994
Place
Emerald, QLD
Description

Awarded first prize

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Craft Association of British Columbia
Date
13 November 1993
Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
7 November 1993 - 17 July 1993
Place
Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA
Description

Solo exhibition. Concurrent with 7th National Ceramics Conference.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
12th Gold Coast Ceramic Award 1993
Date
15 October 1993 - 14 November 1993
Place
Centre Gallery, Bundall. QLD
Description

Still life recommended for purchase by judge Greg Daly.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Whitsunday Anglican School Art Expo
Date
15 September 1993
Place
Mackay, QLD
Description

Acquisitve ceramic prize

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Pioneer Potters 1993 Sugartime Festival 1993
Date
13 September 1993 - 18 September 1993
Place
Mackay, QLD
Description

Pale still life.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
1993 Martin Hanson Memorial Art Award and Exhibition
Date
10 September 1993 - 30 October 1993
Place
Gladston, QLD
Description

Dark still life received the Port Curtis Pottery Award.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Festival of Townsville Ceramic Competition
Date
20 August 1993 - 29 August 1993
Place
Perc Tucker Regional Art Gallery, Townsville, QLD
Description

No. 28 Horn and ivory still life received the open acquisitive award

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
48th Concorso Internazionale di ceramica d'arte: Faenza Faience
Date
9 August 1993 - 26 September 1993
Place
Faenza, Italy
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The raw and the cooked: new works in clay in Britain
Date
11 July 1993
Place
The Barbican Centre, London, UK
Description

Also exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Glyn Vivian Gallery, Swansea and the Shigaraki Ceramic Park, Japan .

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Woodfired ceramics
Date
11 July 1993
Place
Studio 20 Craft Gallery, Blackwood, SA.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Pioneer Valley Arts Exhibition
Date
10 July 1993
Place
Eungella, QLD
Description

Awarded first prize

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
28th Bathurst Art Purchase
Date
8 July 1993 - 9 May 1993
Place
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW
Description

No. 83 Still life (five pieces) acquired.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The vessel
Date
23 June 1993 - 25 July 1993
Place
Centre Art Gallery, Bundall, QLD
Description

Still life 1991.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Pots and potters
Date
17 June 1993 - 31 July 1993
Place
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
6 April 1993 - 1 May 1993
Place
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, USA
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition

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  • 1961 Camberwell School of Art, London, UK
  • A co-operative workshop of potters, 1960 Alan Caiger-Smith Aldermaston Pottery, Est 1955 Berkshire, UK
  • 1959 Wenford Bridge Pottery, Cornwall, UK
  • 1958 - 1959 Leach Pottery, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK
  • 1958 Winchcombe Pottery, Gloucestershire, UK
  • Apprenticeship, 1955 - 1957 Sturt Pottery Workshop, Mittagong, NSW
  • 1954 Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • Artist in Residence - Ceramics, 1994 Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat, Vic.
  • 1950-1959 - Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the Ballarat School of Mines), Lydiard Street South, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  • 1961 Camberwell School of Art, London, UK
  • A co-operative workshop of potters, 1960 Alan Caiger-Smith Aldermaston Pottery, Est 1955 Berkshire, UK
  • 1959 Wenford Bridge Pottery, Cornwall, UK
  • 1958 - 1959 Leach Pottery, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK
  • 1958 Winchcombe Pottery, Gloucestershire, UK
  • Apprenticeship, 1955 - 1957 Sturt Pottery Workshop, Mittagong, NSW
  • 1954 Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • Artist in Residence - Ceramics, 1994 Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat, Vic.