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
28 November 1989 - 23 December 1989
Place
Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Harrow connection: studio pottery 1963-88
Date
25 October 1989 - 7 June 1990
Place
Crafts Council Gallery, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
8th Gold Coast National Ceramic art award
Date
12 October 1989 - 11 November 1989
Place
Gentre Gallery, Bundall, QLD
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The art of the potter
Date
12 July 1989 - 12 August 1989
Place
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

Col Levy, Ian McKay, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (19 works) and Peter Rushforth. 1989
David Jones’ Art Gallery Sydney

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
27 April 1989 - 21 May 1989
Place
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Form and function
Date
23 March 1989 - 4 April 1989
Place
Meat Market Craft Centre, North Melbourne, VIC
Description

No. 10 Serving bowl, No. 11 Three eating bowls.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Arts week
Date
11 February 1989
Place
Queensland House, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
Australian Decorative Arts 1788-1988
Date
1989
Place
Australian National Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Diamond Valley Art Award
Date
11 November 1988
Place
Greensborough, VIC
Description

A work was acquired

Type
Exhibition
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A complementary caste: A homage to women artists in Queensland past and present
Date
5 November 1988 - 4 December 1988
Place
Centre Gallery, Bundall, QLD Three inseparable bowls 1988.
Description

Three inseparable bowls 1988.

Type
Exhibition
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English Speaking Union Stuart Devlin Award
Date
3 November 1988 - 30 November 1988
Place
Meat Market Craft Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Description

Items Nos. 87-100.

Type
Exhibition
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Form and function 2 - the bowl
Date
12 August 1988 - 6 September 1988
Place
MeatMarcket Crafts Centre, Melbourne, VIV
Description

No. 34 Soft bowl No. 1, No. 35 Soft bowl No. 2, No. 36 Soft bowl.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
8th National Craft Acquisitions Award
Date
30 July 1988 - 14 August 1988
Place
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT
Description

No.2 Dark teapot 1988 selected by judge Ken Lockwood).

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
First Australian Contemporary Art Fair
Date
23 July 1988 - 31 July 1988
Place
Exhbitions Buildings, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Gwyn Hanssen Pigott and Michael Casson
Date
c.7 June 1988
Place
Devise Arts, St. Kilda, Melbourne, VIC
Description
Type
Exhibition
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Brisbane valediction
Date
5 June 1988 - 3 July 1988
Place
Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Description

Wood fired ceramics with Gwen Leitch Harris’ pastels.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Classics at the Craft Centre
Date
11 May 1988 - 12 June 1988
Place
Crafts Council of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Second National Ceramic Award
Date
11 May 1988 - 29 May 1988
Place
School of Art Gallery, Canberra Institute of the Arts, Canberra, ACT
Description

No. 39 Three inseparable bowls.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Queensland potters
Date
7 May 1988 - 25 May 1988
Place
Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Date
24 November 1987 - 19 December 1987
Place
Garry Anderson Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gold Coast Sixth National Ceramic Art Award
Date
10 October 1987 - 18 October 1987
Place
Cold Coast Art Centre, Bundall, QLD
Description

No. 85 Crackle bowl No. 86 Small porcelain teapot No. 87, Bowl, woodfired porcelain.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Craft purchase exhibition 1987: Functional ceramics
Date
9 October 1987 - 8 November 1987
Place
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, TAS
Description

Porcelain teapot 1987, Porcelain bowl 1987.

Type
Exhibition
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Leach tradition. The work of Bernard Leach: potter and teacher and works by former apprentices of the Leach Pottery St. Ives, Cornwall, England 1923-1987
Date
4 October 1987 - 14 November 1987
Place
Pro Art, St. Louis, USA
Description

Two porcelain bowls c.1963-4

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
West meets East
Date
August 1987
Place
Potters Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

works fired in Heja Chong’s kiln outside Melbourne.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Maker's choice: a visual and critical dialogue
Date
7 June 1987 - 28 June 1987
Place
Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Description
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.