Hannah Thomas
Born: 1973
Hometown: London
Based in: Wiltshire, UK
HANNAH THOMAS - ARTIST BIO
Hannah Thomas is an abstract painter, based in Wiltshire, UK. She studied art at University of West of England, specialising in photography. She moved to London shortly after and worked for over a decade as a music photographer shooting for publications and festivals.
Having reached a transitional period in her life she realised she needed greater artistic autonomy and a medium in which she could be truly experimental, she started painting in late 2017.
She had a solo exhibition in London, has received Honourable Mention in Painting in the LICC Awards and has recently been selected for several group exhibitions, that due to the pandemic have had to be virtual experiences, the most recent of which was ‘Disrupting the Stillness’, an exhibition hosted by Visionary Projects in partnership with Lohme Gallery in Sweden.
Her work was also selected for an art book collecting together the best work created during the pandemic, published by Ludvig Rage.
She is currently organising finding a permanent studio space and working on her new series of paintings ‘Absurdist Dreams’.
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Hannah Thomas In The Studio
"Working in the studio. In the last year i have started working on canvas off the roll, it allows for much more freedom and experimentation, is cheaper and importantly requires much less space to store. I like to work on medium to large scale works so it's perfect for me."
More About Hannah Thomas
What inspires you?
Being free to experiment.
Describe your creative process.
Ideas of chaos and emotional complexity permeate all my paintings, infused with theories of Absurdism. The marks and shapes I use all seek to suggest movement and obfuscated elements in the underlying layers. I use acrylics largely as they best suit my practice of adding and removing layers of paint and are quick drying, very important as I am an instinctive and impatient painter. In particular I love rendering layers slightly transparent, so as to illuminate details beneath, each adding to a sense of activity out of our line of sight.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Surreal, romantic, chaotic
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Albert Oehlen, Francis Bacon, H R Giger
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Indian Ink
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
I rarely heed advice
Where do you go for inspiration?
Music and Movies.
Collections featuring Hannah Thomas
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Credentials
Education
University of the West of England
United Kingdom, 2000
Exhibitions
Disrupting the Stillness
2020
Represent
2020
Rebel Visions
2019
Awards
Honourable Mention in Professional Painting - LICC
2019
Education
University of the West of England
United Kingdom, 2000
Exhibitions
Disrupting the Stillness
2020
Represent
2020
Rebel Visions
2019
Awards
Honourable Mention in Professional Painting - LICC
2019