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
Name
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
Also known as:
  • Gwyn Hanssen
  • Gwyn John (Birth name)
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Ceramist)
Other Occupation
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212) -
Tags:
Ceramics
Ballarat Techncial Art School
Birth date
1935
Birth place
Ballarat, VIC
Death date
6 July 2013
Death place
London, UK
Active Period
  • 1955 - c.2012
Residence
  • 1999 Bundamba, Ipswich, QLD
  • 1989 - 1999 Netherdale, QLD (Set up pottery )
  • 1981 - 1988 Brisbane, QLD (Set up production pottery at the Kelvin Grove Campus of the Brisbane College of Advanced Education. )
  • 1980 Adelaide, SA (Tenancy at the Jam Factory Craft Workshop, Adelaide for over a year. )
  • 1975 - 1979 Tasmania
  • 1973 Dural, NSW (Worked at Malina Reddish's studio )
  • 1963 - 1973 Archères, France
  • 1960 - 1964 London, UK
  • 1960 Alan Caiger-Smith Aldermaston Pottery, Est 1955 Berkshire, UK ( A co-operative workshop of potters)
  • 1959 Wenford Bridge Pottery, Cornwall, UK
  • 1958 - 1959 Leach Pottery, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK
  • 1958 Winchcombe Pottery, Gloucestershire, UK
  • 1955 - 1957 Mittagong, NSW
Training
  • 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
Languages
  • English