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/
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...
The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) The World of Hiroe Swen's ceramic art: educational resources and a digital archive is now listed as a recommended digital resource on the Japan Art History Forum website. The Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) is affiliated...
2023 Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) forsignificant service to ceramic art as a teacher and an artist. Hiroe Swen was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia Medal (AM) for significant service to ceramic art as a teacher and an artist on June 12,...
Media cutting: Nichigo Press June 2023 https://nichigopress.jp/topics-item/65199/
Meghen Jones, art historian in the US, speaks about the meaning of the digital archive of Hiroe Swen Meghen Jones is an Associate Professor of Art History in the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, where she teaches courses in material culture and...
Presentations at the public launch of‘The World of Hiroe Swen’s Ceramic Art: Educational Resources and a Digital Archive’. May 13, 2023, at Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, ACT, Australia Speakers and the timings are listed below. Terence Maloon Director, Drill Hall Gallery...
The world of Hiroe Swen’s ceramic art: digital archive launch and pop-up exhibition This pop-up exhibition at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery (Wednesday 3 May to Sunday 21 May) coincides with the launch of The world of Hiroe Swen, a digital archive, celebrating over 50...
Hiroe Swen: Australian Heroine!A context for her influential career Grace Cochrane Over more than 50 years, Hiroe (nee Takebe) Swen has been a major inspiration to those working in Australian studio ceramics, bringing a particular perspective that was unusual...
Hiroe Swen in Japan: pre-Australian years Chiaki Ajioka Early life to the 1950s Hiroe Swen was born in 1934 in Kyoto, as the elder of two daughters of the Takebe family.[1] For over a thousand years Kyoto was the centre of arts and culture, and the Takebe...
