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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Citations

  • (1987), 'Maker’s Choice’, Crafts Council of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, page 12, The Morandi exhibition was also shown at the Royal Academy of Arts from December, 1970.

  • (September 1971), 'Gwyn Hanssen talking’, Ceramics Review, page 4, .

  • (December 1991), 'Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Autobiographical Notes’, The Studio Potter, Volume 20, Number 1, page 46, .

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’89/1609 Bowl, porcelain, wood-fired, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1989’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/92965

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’92/1492 Ceramic group, 'Still Life (Two Bottles and One Bowl)’, porcelain, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, [Perth, Western Australia], 1989’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/121974

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Bowl by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/349289

  • Powerhouse Museum, ''Sombre still life’ by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/136619

  • Powerhouse Museum, ''Still life with yellow bowls’ by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/11615

  • Copper, Emmanuel (1993), 'Gwyn Hanssen Pigott – still lifes’, Crafts, January/February. Reprinted by Craftlink, March 1993, page 5.

  • Steve Dow, Obituary, The Age, 8 July 2013

    http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/gwyn-hanssen-pigott-potter-and-barrier-breaker-dies-in-london-20130707-2pjuu.html

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  • Gwyn John
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