Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
born Australia 1935
lived in England 1958–65
France 1966–72
Pale still life 1990–1991
porcelain
30.0 x 22.0 x 15.0 cm (overall)
Private collection, Queensland
Top image:
Exodus II 1996 (detail)
porcelain
14.4 x 155.0 x 15.5 cm (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dato Arthur Tan Boon Shih, Governor, 2001
This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of ceramic works by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Australia’s most acclaimed potter. The exhibition spans the fifty years of her career to date, from the functional wares she produced through the 1960s and 1970s, through to the still-life groups of porcelain vessels that she developed in the 1980s and for which she is internationally renowned. The exhibition can be seen in two of the galleries usually reserved for the works of Asian art, in order to reflect the fundamental influence of the Kent Collection of Chinese ceramics on Hanssen Pigott’s decision to become a potter.
The publication accompanying this exhibition will be launched on 22 November 2006. This publication is the first major scholarly, multi-author monograph on the artist, and it will assess Hanssen Pigott’s contribution to the history of pottery in Australia, and to Australian art and craft generally. The publication will be available in the NGV Shop.
Principal Sponsor
The NGV gratefully acknowledges that this project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory board.
