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.
Tags: Ceramics, Ballarat Techncial Art School
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: Caravan
Date
21 May 2004 - 26 September 2004
Place
Tate Gallery, St Ives, UK
Description

Tour (5 Oct.-17 Dec. 2004, Farnham Crafts Centre, 7 Jan-6 Feb. 2005, Ruthin Craft Centre, North Wales).

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hannsen Pigott
Date
4 February 2003 - 1 March 2003
Place
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, USA
Description

Solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
2003
Place
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra, NSW
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Group exihbition
Date
9 November 2002
Place
Silpakan University, Thailand
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
23 February 2002 - 14 March 2002
Place
Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Solo exhibition 1. Glide, 2002 2. Yellow, 2002 3. Harbour, 2002 4. Pale still life with teapot 2002 5. Summer still life, 2002 6. Pale teapot still life, 2002 7. Still life with yellow beaker, 2002 8. Teapot still life with beakers, 2002 9. Teapot still life with blue bowl, 2002 10. Blue, 2002 11. Leaving Bologna, 2002 12. Prem, 2001

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
2002
Place
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, USA
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
16 June 2001 - 14 July 2001
Place
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
2001
Place
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra, NSW
Description

Sole Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Poetics of clay: an international perspective
Date
2001
Place
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA; and Konstindtrimuseet, Helsinki, Finland
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Ceramics by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott and Milton Moon
Date
6 October 2000 - 16 October 2000
Place
Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
From Eltham to Memphis: The State Craft Collection
Date
7 September 2000 - 14 October 2000
Place
Craft Victoria Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Type
Exhibition
Website
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21410/20011205-0000/www.craftvic.asn.au/exhibit/2000/elmem.htm
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
17 May 2000 - 15 June 2000
Place
Galerie Besson, London, UK
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
1999
Place
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, USA
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
7 November 1998 - 3 December 1995
Place
Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
7 November 1998 - 3 December 1998
Place
Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: Recent work
Date
3 March 1998 - 28 March 1998
Place
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahara, NSW
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
A view of clay
Date
20 February 1998 - 28 March 1998
Place
Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Description

Group exhibition selected by Martina Margetts.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
1997
Place
Galerie B 15, Munich, Germany
Description

Solo Exhibiiton

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: Bowls and still lifes
Date
1997
Place
Craftwest Gallery, Perth, WA
Description

Solo Exhibiiton

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Still life
Date
5 November 1996 - 30 November 1996
Place
Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Woollahra, NSW
Description

Joint exhibition with Cressida Campbell and Thornton Walker.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
4 July 1996 - 14 July 1996
Place
Dickinson Room, Australian National Botanic Garden, Black Mountain, Canberra, ACT
Description

Solo Exhibition. Karen O’Cleary Organiser

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott: a twenty year survey
Date
2 April 1996 - 23 June 1996
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

65 items included: Bowl 1956 Jug c. 1955-57 Casserole c. 1960-61 Small casserole 1962 Coffee jug c. 1964 Casserole c. 1964-65 Branch pot c. 1963 Jug c. 1966-72 Bowl c. 1970-72 Three coffee bowls c. 1966-72 Four soup bowls 1969 Three large and three small cups and saucers 1969 Part dinner service 1969 Casserole c. 1969 Two children’s mugs 1969 Large bowl c. 1970 Two salad bowls c. 1975-78 Jug c. 1975-80 Pair of small bowls c. 1975-78 Teapot 1978 Casserole 1978 Fish plate c.1979 Oval dish 1980 Three jugs c. 1980 Ring box c.1980 Part dinner setting 1981 Tea set 1982 Two dishes 1982 Bowl c. 1985 Large bowl c. 1985 Teapot c. 1985 Shallow dish 1986 Bowl c. 1986 Bowl: Homage to Tupac Amaru (Last of the Incas) 1986 Bowl 1987 Teapot 1987 Set of bowls 1987 Set of three ring boxes c.1987 Bottle (Thinking of Morandi) c. 1987-88 Three bottles c. 1987-88 Teapot 1988 Still life 1988 Three inseparable bowls 1988 Three inseparable bowls 1988 Still life (five pieces)1989 Bowl with lavender glaze 1989 Bowl 1989 Three Siennese bowls 1990 Still life (five pieces), 1990 Still life (three pieces) 1990 Still life (five pieces)1990 Still life (four pieces), 1990 White bowl 1991 Three jugs 1991 Three bowls 1992 Still life (five pieces), c. 1992 Bowl c. 1992 Sombre still life (five pieces), 1993 Still life (five pieces), 1993 Still life for Ken Whisson (five pieces), 1994 Still life with yellow bowl (three pieces), 1994 Dark still life with silver beaker (seven pieces), 1994 Parade with yellow cup (ten pieces), 1995 Gentle still life (six pieces), 1995 Black Mountain still life (ten/eleven (?) pieces),1995 Still life with blue cup (nine pieces), 1995

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
9 January 1996 - 3 February 1993
Place
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, New York, USA
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Objects of Ideas: ten approaches to contemporary craft practice
Date
1996
Place
Regional Galleries Association, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Aurora: Australian, wood, metal, glass, fibre and ceramics
Date
1996
Place
RMIT, Melbourne, VIC; and Seoul Arts Centre, Seoul, Korea
Description

Group Exhibiiton

Type
Exhibition