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
Vessel: contemporary Australian ceramics
Date
1996
Place
Eighth National Ceramics Conference, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Piggot: a twenty year survey
Date
1996
Place
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
QAG Annual report 1995-96; State Library of QLD catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Gwyn Hanssen Piggot: a twenty year survey. South Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, c1996
1 folded sheet [4p] : col ill ; 30 cm

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Ceramics
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
18 November 1995 - 14 December 1995
Place
Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Aspects of minimalism
Date
1 October 1995 - 2 April 1995
Place
Garth Clark Gallery, New York
Description

Group exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Delinquent Angel
Date
16 September 1995 - 29 October 1995
Place
49th International Concorso of Ceramic Art, Faenza, Italy
Description

Still life 1990 exhibited

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Port Hacking Potter's Group Prize
Date
9 August 1995
Place
Port Hacking, NSW
Description

Awarded prize

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Cairns Potter's Club Inc. 3rd National Exhibition
Date
8 August 1995 - 3 September 1995
Place
Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Cairns, QLD
Description

Quiet still life (no. 28) exhibitied

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian art 1940-1990 from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Date
28 July 1995 - 3 September 1995
Place
Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu, Japan
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
7 July 1995 - 30 July 1995
Place
North Eton Pottery Store, North Eton, QLD
Description

Solo Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
17th Annual Mornington Peninsular Craft Event
Date
5 July 1995 - 6 April 1995
Place
Mornington Peninsular Art Centre, Victoria
Description

Hot summer still life (5 pieces) and Still life with two cups (6 pieces). Hot summer received the Eugene Kupsch Ceramic Award.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
VicHealth National Craft Award
Date
30 June 1995 - 31 July 1995
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Newcastle Ceramic Purchase Award
Date
23 June 1995 - 6 August 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Award 1995
Date
5 June 1995 - 2 July 1995
Place
Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The bowl: variations on a theme
Date
5 May 1995 - 25 May 1995
Place
Savode Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Description

35 ceramic artists included

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Women on Paper: from the collections: late nineteenth century to the present
Date
5 April 1995 - 23 April 1995
Place
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
A selection of the Downlands Art Collection
Date
24 March 1995 - 17 April 1995
Place
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Bathurst Art Purchase Award
Date
17 March 1995 - 17 April 1995
Place
Bathurst Art Gallery, Bathurst, NSW
Description

Bathurst Art Purchase Award – Finalist Exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Painting
exhibited at
Eveolution: An exhibition of women's art from the Newcastle Region Art Gallery collection
Date
9 March 1995 - June 1995
Place
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Newcastle, NSW
Description

Opened by Deborah Mills and the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, 8 March 1995.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
Art, Gender, Identity: Work by women artists from the Devonport collection
Date
9 March 1995 - May 1995
Place
Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre, Devonport, Tas.
Description

Opened by Christine Milne, MHA, Leader of the Tasmanian Greens, 8 March 1995. Co-incided with 'Women’s Art Symposium’.

Type
Exhibition
Tags
National Women's Art Exhibition
exhibited at
The Sidney Myer Fund Australia Day Invitation Ceramic Award
Date
26 January 1995 - 26 February 1995
Place
Shepparton Regional Gallery, Shepparton, Vic.
Description

Exhibited: Still life with blue bowl (for Piero), Dark still life (perambulation), and Sand still life. The latter recieved one of the five awards

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
1995
Place
Pro-art, St. Louis, USA
Description

Solo exhbition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Wood fired
Date
7 November 1994 - 8 March 1994
Place
Studio 20, Adelaide, SA
Description

Seventeen potters from Australia and New Zealand selected by Michael Cardew

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Pacific Festival 1994 Ceramic Competition
Date
8 September 1994 - 28 August 1994
Place
Perc Tucker Regional Art Gallery, Townsville, QLD
Description

No. 37 Still life with two bowls. Awarded Gallery 10 prize.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Immortal clay (Cairns Potters Club 20 Years Jubilee Exhibition)
Date
26 August 1994 - 9 September 1994
Place
Cairns Regional Gallery, Cairns, QLD
Description

Still life with blue beaker (9 pieces). Received the Daikyo (NQ) Ltd. Award from judge Jeff Mincham.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
13th National Gold Coast Ceramic Art Award
Date
10 August 1994 - 11 June 1994
Place
Centre Gallery, Bundall, QLD
Description

No. 17 Still life with two cups (seven pieces) recieved award

Type
Exhibition