Statement
“Spontaneously out in nature, found items, leaves, flowers, shells come together as a divine co creation. Awareness revealing itself. I feel that life happens through us, as we release limiting beliefs and realise our inherent connection with and as all that is, alignment, peace, compassion and joy effortlessly radiates through. I enjoy that the artworks take form, express as awareness then are taken back by the winds of change, transient faces realised as the unchanging. The nature art series is called ‘Realising permanence through impermanence’, when all is removed what remains..?” Hannah speaking of her nature art series.
In her tender yet dynamic nature creations Hannah offers the spectator a sense of authentic connection and uplift. Hannah’s inspiring and joyful practice which focuses on sustainability ranges from temporary nature portraits, mixed media paintings and sculpture.
Hannah’s unique work is held in many private and public collections, from Hawaii, The New Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and London. Hannah’s work has been exhibited internationally and has won many distinguished prizes, she also represents the UK in several International Artists conferences, several times in Morocco. Hannah has been awarded several public commission projects such as with Commissions East, Environmental Arts in hospitals, a sculpture trail for Break charity and an interactive nature art sculpture trail in collaboration with a local French government at a protected waterfall site in Mortain, France.
Trained in London, Hannah is also a qualified artist, kinesiologist, yoga and advanced meditation teacher, forest school leader and mother to four, she works between her studio in France and the UK. For many years Hannah has held Free Spirit Sessions for communities offering neutral space in nature for groups to explore creativity and wellbeing through deepening their connection with their natural surroundings, each other and themselves.
Publications
Hannah’s living mycelium sculptures are featured in The new issue of the Ecological Citizen : https://www.ecologicalcitizen.net/pdfs/Vol%207%20No%202.pdf
Exhibitions
2024 Hannah is running workshops at The National Forest School Association Conference on Art in Forest School, Creative nature connection and how to create sculptures using mycelium
2024 Artwork exhibited at Into the Wild festival
25/26 05 2024 Nature Art Meditation Trail- North Norfolk Open Studios
3-7/ 04 2024 The Spring Art Show, The Forum Norwich
2024 Sustainability in Practice. Liverpool John Moores University
2024 Dreams and Nightmares exhibition at Boomer Gallery Tower Bridge, London. (January 2024)
2023 Nature Art meditation trail at The National Forest School Conference, Danbury Essex
2023 Sacred Blossoming nature art trail. Into the wild festival, UK
2023 Sacred Blossoming nature art trail. Harlequin festival, Norfolk
2022 Nature Art series- Realising Permanence through Impermanence showcased online through Findhorn Foundation, Scotland.
2022 Public living moss art, various locations, France and the UK
2021 Fete des Fees et des Lutins. Public sculpture trail, The small waterfalls, Mortain France
2019 Where is Paradise? The Forum Norwich
2019 Shortlisted for the Tomorrow’s Heads project with Oxford University and The History of Science Museum, Oxford
2018 UEA charity Art Auction, The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
2018 Charity Art Auction, Mandells Gallery, Norwich
2018 TRANSCENDENCE: Spiritual Emergence Showcase New York, USA.
2018 Selected artist for the GoGo Hares commission project with Break Charity
2018 The Rainbow Bridge exhibition at The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
2017 Dreaming Rainbows solo show at Mangreen Estate, Norfolk
2017 Dreaming Rainbows solo exhibition at The Green Britain Centre
2016 Dreaming Rainbows solo exhibition, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK
2015 ‘Creating bridges between cultures’ International artist exhibition/ conference El Jadida, Morocco
2014 504 Gallery London
2014 The Forum, Norwich UK
2014 ARTEDISCAR, International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tetuán, Morocco
2014 FIARTE International artists exhibition, Granada Spain
2013 International Artist exhibition Safi, Morocco.
2013 Norwich Arts Centre UK
2013 New Museum of Modern Art , Detroit, USA
2013 The Barcelona Showcase, Gaudi’s Casa Batlló in Barcelona
03/2013 Exhibited and participated in an international artists exhibition/conference Safi, Morocco
03/2013 ‘The Perspective Collection’ exhibited at the opening of a public building, Normandy France
12/2012 Group show at CULTIVATE Gallery, London
12/2012 Group show at The Nina Torres Gallery, Miami
12/2012 Group show at The Miami River Art Fair, Miami
12/2012 The Amsterdam Showcase. Amsterdam
12/2012 Invited to exhibit in the group exhibition ‘ARMAGEDON’ MARZIAÂ FROZEN, Berlin
11/2012 Agon coutainville, France.
11/2012 The New York Contemporary Art Exhibition, USA
2012 Salon de Caen
2012 The Angel Gallery, Lavenham, England
2011 Invited to exhibit it at the Dakar Arts Festival, Africa
2011 Salon de Caen
2011 Solo Show ‘The pleasure’ Ger, Normandy
2011 Solo show, Pontmain, France
2011 Gallery enchantee
2011 Chateaux at Falaise
2011 Cultural centre St Lo
2010 Chapel de la Visitation, Mayenne France
2010 ‘Entre Amis’ La Galerie Enchantee, Passais La Conception
2010 Salon Ernee, France
2010 Domfront Espace Andre Rocton
2010 Brece ART BO
2010 Gallerie Enchantee, 61 France
2009 Chateau Ducey, Normandie
2009 Salon Ernee, Normandie France
2008 Dompierre, Normandie
2006 Art lights Cromer- projection in beach hut for Commissions East with Norwich Arts Centre
2005 Salthouse Church- video installation
2005 ‘No Place’ Film and video umbrella
2005 Fringe festival, Norwich- made objects and images
2004 Ingleby Gallery, Derbyshire
2004 Fermoy Gallery, Kings Lynn Arts Centre
2003 Truman Brewery, London, mixed show
2002 Notting Hill arts club I was the curator and exhibited in group show
Selected Private and Public Collections
The New Museum of Modern Art, Detroit USA
Private collection Hawaii
Private collection London
Private collection Paris
Private collection New York
Education
2000 2003 Wimbledon School of Art BAFA Sculpture
1999 2000 Norwich School of Art and Design – Foundation
Other qualifications
2014 Qualified kinesiologist practitioner OHB
2014 Norfolk Healers Association
2021 Yoga teacher. Siddhi yoga India
2022 Forest School leader L3
Prizes
2012 Selected to participate in The Global Art Award. Amsterdam
2012 Selected for the Debut Contemporary program. Westbourne Grove, London.
2011 ‘Prix du techniques mixtes’ Caen, association de artists independent
2010 ‘Prix de la Ville de Domfront’ Prix Francois Hubert-Benoist, France
2009 ‘Prix du ville de Ernee’, France
1999 European travel award for excellence in the arts, The Rotary Club, Downham Market
1998 Award for achievements in the Arts, North Norfolk District council
Interviews
2014 Interview Free Spirit event
2012 Interview at The Amsterdam Showcase