Ana Hanson Artist Biography
Ana Hanson is an Australian mixed media visual artist whose work reflects a wide range of influences- both traditional and contemporary. Her unique approach blends a range of styles and mediums. Born in Melbourne and raised on the Far South Coast of NSW, Ana later moved to Canberra, A.C.T, where she earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Australian National University School of Art, majoring in painting, and contributed to a number of local joint and group exhibitions. In 2018 Ana returned to the city of her birth and has since participated in exhibitions and art prizes at a number of Exhibition spaces around Melbourne and regional Victoria. Through the artistic exploration she has undertaken in recent years, Ana has developed a practice that blends a variety of both traditional and contemporary media and styles in unexpected and surprising ways. Her influences reflect a passion and love for a wide variety of arts and range from the Australian landscape artists of the modernist period, to contemporary street artists and the Japanese art of anime. Her main focus lies in landscape and nature-inspired art, where she offers a fresh perspective on the natural world, with a unique artistic voice that transcends boundaries and celebrates the interplay between tradition and innovation.
Ana Hanson Artist CV
Ana Hanson lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.
EDUCATION
2009- Bachelor of Visual Arts (Majoring in Painting), Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
2015- Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Canberra, ACT.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025- ‘The Spirit of Places’, The Art Lounge, Wyreena Community Arts Centre, Croydon, VIC
2024- ‘Echoes of Wild’, Melton Civic Centre, Melton, VIC
2024- ‘Wild Awakenings’, Sunshine Library, Sunshine, VIC
2023- ‘Unbound Terrain: Contemporary Explorations of the Australian Landscape by Ana Hanson’, Dianella Community Centre, Tarneit, VIC
2009- ‘Painting Under The Trees’, Corrinbank Festival, Corrinbank, ACT
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2025- ‘A Traveller’s Garden’, in collaboration with Melton City Council, V-line and Victoria Public Transport, Caroline Springs Train Station, Ravenhall, VIC
SELECTED JOINT AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025- Finalist, ‘9 by 5 Landscape Prize’, Waverly Woollahra Art School, Bondi, NSW
2025- ’50 Squared’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2024- ‘Emerging Artists Summer Exhibition, Quadrant Gallery, Hawthorn, VIC
2024- ‘Destinations: RMIT Fashion + Textiles Design Graduate Exhibition’,
collaboration with Ellen Bruck on her installation for fashion piece ‘Lines and
Dots’, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Brunswick ,VIC
2024- ‘Show Your Westside’, Footscray Connectivity Centre, Footscray ,VIC
2024- ‘Art of Nature’, Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston, VIC
2024- ‘The Cube Swap Collective: Interactive Art Installation by Teeny Fletcher’. The Annex, Werribee, VIC
2024- ‘A4 Addict’, Addict Food and Coffee, Fitzroy, VIC
2024- ‘Artist As Curator’, The Annex, Werribee, VIC
2024- ‘New Growth’, Old Auction House, Kyneton, Victoria
2024- ‘Small Works Art Prize’, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2023- ‘Linden Postcard Show’, Linden New Art, St Kilda, VIC
2023- ‘Show Us What You Got’, The Corner Studio, West Footscray, VIC. Artwork selected to be part of The Corner Studio’s permanent display.
2023- ‘Buy or Cry’, Sol Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2023- ‘Not The Same Ol’ Art Show’, The Corner Studio, West Footscray, VIC. Artwork selected to be part of The Corner Studio’s permanent display.
2023- ‘Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize’, Rutherglen Memorial Hall, Rutherglen, VIC
2023- ‘Falling out of Red’, Sol Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic
2023- ‘That’s so Gay: From Insult to Strength’, Old Auction House, Kyneton, VIC
2022- ‘M16 Drawing Prize’, Online Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Griffith, ACT
2022- ‘Linden Postcard Show’, Linden New Art, St Kilda, VIC
2021- ‘Linden Postcard Show’, Linden New Art, St Kilda, VIC
2019- ‘9 by 5 Exhibition’,Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong, VIC
2019- ‘Wyndham Art Prize’, Finalist, Wyndham Gallery, Wyndham, VIC
2019- ‘Gay Life Drawing Melbourne’ Midsumma exhibition, Hares & Hyenas, Fitzroy, VIC
2019- ‘Femina Extravaganza’, Black Cat Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC
2016- ‘Lowbrow Gallery and Bar Launch’, Lowbrow Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2016- ‘Squares’, Strathnairn Art Gallery, Holt, ACT
2009- ‘Ancient Cobbles of Heidelberg: Photographs by Heidi Gill and paintings by Ana Hanson’, The Front Gallery and Cafe, Lyneham, ACT
2009- Recipient of EASS (Emerging Artist Support Scheme) Prize, ‘Australian National University School of Art 2009 Graduating Exhibition’, Australian National University School of Art, Australian National University, Acton, ACT. rol