Photo archive
Here are some archival photos of Hiroe Swen.
Many photos of earlier days in Japan were lost in the fire in 1986.
Arrival in Australia
Hiroe at her studio
Teaching with passion
Pastoral gallery: First building 1973–1986
Gallery destroyed by fire in 1986: rebuilding
New Pastoral Gallery: 1988 – 2003
View from the gallery
1970s
Early 1990s
Cornel Swen designs for Pastoral Gallery promotions
Family
Kimi & Eiji Takebe–Hiroe’s parents.
They were Hiroe’s biggest supporters and she looked up to them.
They lived with Hiroe & Cornel for 3 decades,
passing away in Queanbeyan.
Cornel Swen–Hiroe’s husband, soulmate and the love of her life.
Cornel passed away in 2022.
