Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, 1935-2013, was one of Australia's most successful ceramic artists, a central figure in the history of contemporary ceramics in the 20th century, with a career spanning over forty years. She is renowned for the abstract simplicity of her meditative, off-white porcelain pots.
Born 1935 in Victoria, Australia, she came to England in 1958 and worked with Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew, afterwards working in London and France, before setting up her pottery in Australia.
Hanssen Pigott pares down and simplifies the everyday shapes of daily life; the jugs, bowls, cups, bottles and teapots. The vessels are glazed in a restrained palette, in harmony with forms that are at once both delicate and robust.
Hanssen Pigott’s work is featured in numerous private and public collections worldwide, including the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, the Newcastle Region Art Gallery, the Ulster Museum in Belfast, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2002, for her service to the arts as a teacher and ceramicist. Her work continues to inspire a school of followers and is a leading presence in the contemporary ceramic movement in Australia.
Porcelain, 10cm high
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