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
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
1 April 1993 - 4 May 1993
Place
Crafthouse (the Craft Association of British Columbia), Vancouver, Canada.
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The ceramic still life
Date
20 March 1993 - 30 April 1993
Place
Pro-Art, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Confrontations
Date
9 February 1993 - 25 August 1993
Place
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description

Sombre still life 1993, Still life with goblets 1992 and Pale still life 1992

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
11 January 1993
Place
Margaret Francey Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian Day Ceramics Award 1993
Date
1993
Place
Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, VIC
Description

No. 50 Still life

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Guests from Australia
Date
13 October 1992 - 1992
Place
Museum für kunst und gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Fourth Commonwealth Bank National Ceramic Award
Date
2 October 1992
Place
Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description

No. 47 Three inseparable bowls.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
9 September 1992 - 2 October 1992
Place
Galerie Besson, London, UK
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Seventh Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition
Date
7 September 1992 - 20 September 1992
Place
Chicago.llinois, USA
Description

Still lives 1992

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Design Visions, the Australian International Crafts Triennial
Date
13 August 1992 - 4 October 1992
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

Pale still life 1992, Still life with goblet 1992

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Le bol aux quatre coins de la terre
Date
9 July 1992 - 8 August 1992
Place
Galerie Leonelli, Lausanne, Switzerland
Description

Included in third selection

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian crafts: new works
Date
2 March 1992 - 1992
Place
Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Working in clay today - six Australian potters
Date
1992
Place
Australian National Art Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description

Travelling exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fletcher Challenge ceramics award 1992
Date
1 January 1992 - 29 June 1992
Place
Auckland, NZ
Description

No. 57 Still life: bottles, beaker, jug ( received a Merit award).

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Teapots: contemporary views
Date
1992
Place
Pro-Art, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Small works wide vision
Date
1992
Place
Downlands Art Exhibition 1992, Toowoomba, QLD
Description

No. 246 Still life, No. 247 Still life, No. 248 Teapot group.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott ceramics
Date
1992
Place
Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Castlemaine, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen-Pigott
Date
1992
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
BFAG annual report; http://www.christineabrahamsgallery.com.au/adisplay.cfm?id=74 (05/11/03)

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Major Solo, Ceramics
exhibited at
Une passion pour la ceramique: La Collection Fina Gomez 20 ans de Ceramique Contemporaine
Date
3 December 1991 - 23 June 1991
Place
Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris
Description

No. 103 Coupe c.1967, No. 104 Coupe c.1967

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
'Asia Pacific Crafts Exhibition No. A2 Still life
Date
23 November 1991 - 12 January 1991
Place
Kyoto Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Description

conjunction with the 15th Asian Assembly, World Crafts Council, No. A2 Still life

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Still lives and bowls
Date
3 November 1991 - 29 March 1991
Place
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, VIC
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
16 October 1991 - 11 November 1991
Place
Narek Gallery, Cuppacumbalong, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
11th Gold Coast National Ceramic Award '92
Date
10 October 1991 - 11 November 1992
Place
Centre Art Gallery, Bundall, QLD
Description

Awarded 'Highly distinguished’ by judge Les Blakebrough.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fine and decorative arts
Date
3 August 1991 - 27 April 1991
Place
David Jones Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Melting
Date
25 June 1991 - 7 November 1992
Place
Margaret Francey Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
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.