Hana Lives and works in Belfast, Northen Ireland. Her paintings have been included in prominent exhibitions such as The Royal Ulster Academy, she studied BA: Theatre and Screen at Wimbledon college of art, UAL

PAINTER,
VISUAL ARTIST

I explore the intersection of memory, performance, and constructed realities through staged figurative paintings. I work predominantly in oil paint, and my mediums include paper, card, canvas, and wood. I am obsessive about organising and rearranging. As part of my practice, I use collage to construct compositions that blend remembered experiences with imagined narratives. Painting allows me to offload thoughts into physical space and make sense of unresolved emotions. 

The work explores the tension between real and fake, public and private, and how we perform within different contexts. I am drawn to the behind-the-scenes aspects of human behaviour, what is hidden and what is revealed. I want the audience to feel a false sense of security when they look at my work, drawn in by structure and familiarity, only to sense the instability beneath.

My paintings are rooted in the real, but skew toward the surreal and dystopian, reflecting the inconsistencies of memory, and how information becomes distorted as it is passed between people. The paintings often depict groups of figures that merge into a singular entity, unified by colour and gesture, blurring the line between the individual and the collective.

2024 ‘Proceed as Normal’, Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady

2022 ‘Walk in the Sun’, The Black Box, Belfast

2023 CCA Derry, Short Mentoring Scheme, Jerwood Arts

2022 ACNI Support for the Individual Artist Programme

2021 ACNI Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme

Signature Art Prize Shortlisted

2020 ACNI Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme

The John Richardson Award, RUA, Hambly & Hambly

Freelands Foundation Emergency Funding

Bridgman Studio Award Shortlisted