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Hiroe Swen Coming exhibitions, 2024-2025
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exhibition in Canberra 1Nov 2024 to March 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 2 2024 – March 16 2025 Hiroe...
Exhibition: Hiroe and Cornel Swen: Making a Creative Life ; 1 Nov 2024—16 Mar 2025
This exhibition celebrates two of Canberra’s most influential artists, Hiroe and Cornel Swen, who together, led a uniquely creative life in this region. Hiroe and Cornel Swen: Making a Creative Life 1 Nov 2024—16 Mar 2025 Canberra Museum & Gallery Cnr London...
Four upcoming exhibitions
Four upcoming exhibitions September 7 & 8, 2024, Melbourne At Melbourne Ikebana Festival Abbotsford Convent, Mural Hallhttps://www.ikebanafestival.com/special-events/hiroe-swen-exhibitionOnline sale available from mid-August November 2024 to March 2025,...
An important message from Hiroe Swen
July 2024 Ceramics has been my sole focus since I started at the age of 23. I never imagined the day would come when I had to stop. However, I realised I am only human, and I must deal with the fact that my body is aging. It will be terribly difficult to step...
Meeting with the Ambassador to Japan: Australian Embassy in Japan homepage link
Japanese-Australian artist Ms Hiroe Swen AM, meets with the Ambassador to Japan https://japan.embassy.gov.au/tkyo/pr2024_tk07.html
An article, ‘Hiroe Swen’s Digital Archive’ by Dr Chiaki Ajioka, was published in TAASA (The Asian Arts Society of Australia) Review, Vol.33, No.1, March 2024
Hiroe Swen’s Digital Archive, TAASA Review An article, 'Hiroe Swen's Digital Archive' by Dr Chiaki Ajioka, was published in TAASA (The Asian Arts Society of Australia) Review, Vol.33, No.1, March 2024 PDF: Hiroe-Swen_s-Digital-Archive-TAASA-Review
Link to 1995 interview with Hiroe Swen where she discusses her art and life
Link to 1995 interview with Hiroe Swen where she discusses her art and life https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/2661236 Interviewer : Terry Colhoun,Format and length: 3 digital audio tapes (ca. 154 min.)Hiroe Swen is categorised correctly as ceramist, lecturer, art...
His Excellency Mr Justin Hayhurst, Ambassador of Australia to Japan, posted on X about Hiroe Swen, her ceramic art and the cultural ties between Australia & Japan, a day after Hiroe Swen’s visit to the Embassy on March 13, 2024
https://x.com/ausambjpn/status/1767723963810283697?s=53&t=nyLQiIhCrSmP9KFr4QfMfQ
Hiroe Swen’s 34 pieces, dating from 1974 to 2018, will be auctioned online by a private auctioneer on Dec 3.
Hiroe Swen's 34 pieces, dating from 1974 to 2018, will be auctioned online by a private auctioneer on Dec 3. See link below for information. https://www.shapiro.com.au/catalogue/sh243-a-connoisseurs-collection-of-hiroe-swen-pottery/
A letter from His Excellency Mr Justin Hayhurst, Ambassador of Australia to Japan, and his video message
Hiroe Swen received a letter from His Excellency Mr Justin Hayhurst, Ambassador of Australia to Japan, congratulating her appointment to Australia Medal(AM). His video message commending Hiroe’s achievement is available at pic.twitter.com/zW8AQk5Ys3...