MIYA HANNAN
Installations, sculpture, drawings
Resume
Solo Exhibitions (*tandem solo)
Oct. 2023
Sep. 2023
Nov. 2022
Sep. - Oct. 2021
Mar. - Aug. 2020
Dec. 2019
Nov. 2019
June 2019
Dec. 2018 - Mar. 2019
Oct. 2018
May - June 2018
Feb. - Mar., 2018
Nov., 2017
Mar - Apr. 2013
Sep. - Dec. 2010
Jan. - Feb. 2010
Feb., 2009
Mar. - Apr. 2008
May, 2007
Sep., 2007
May, 2004
Futashikana Tashika, Tukimiso, Kyoto, Japan
Umi ni Kizamareta Kioku, Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, JapanUncertain Certainty, Melhop Gallery, Truckee, CA
Aerial, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
*Rooted in Wonder, Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
Buried Relations, CSN Fine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Layered upon Layers, Main Gallery, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
Layered Stories Anderson Gallery, the Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
Underfoot, Wiegand Gallery, Oats Park Art Center, Fallon, NV
Read an article by Kris Vagner
Read a review by Josie Glassberg
Beneath My Feet, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL
Linkages, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA
Read an article by Talya Faggart
Read a review by David R. White
*Mirage, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY
Stories of Urns, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO
Read an interview article by Javelyn Ramos
Exhibition pictures by the gallery
Layers and Missing Links, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA
Read an article by Cathy Breslaw
Read an article by James Chute
Transitory Elements, Japanese Garden Exhibition Hall, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
Connectivity, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
Nature Connection, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
Circularity, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA
Read a review by Robert Pincus
Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Momentum, Gallery 2, Ventura Collage, Ventura, CA
Apples and the Apple, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego, CA
Commission Work and Project
March 2023
Dec. 2022 - Jan. 2023
2018 - 2022
June 2020
2016 - 2019
Dec., 2012
Japanese Culture in Western Montana, cultural event, Dillon, MT
Crossing Path, The Holland Project’s Billboard Gallery, Reno, NV
Patria Soli, social practice project
To Soil, From Soil, Patria Soli social practice project, Reimagine NY: Life, Loss, and
Love
Three Poems Disrupting a Language, Artist’s Book Project with Brighton Press, San Diego, CA (collections of 18 institutions including Getty Research Institute, Stanford University, and Harvard University)
Critical Mass, TEDxSanDiego, San Diego, CA
Selected Exhibitions (highlights) (*small group shows)
Nov. 2022 - Jan.2023
Sep. 2022
Aug. 2022
April 2022
March 2022
Nov. 2021
Nov. 2021
Nov. 2021
Sep. 2020
Feb. - Aug. 2020
May 1019
Feb. 2018 - Feb. 2019
June 2017- Oct. 2018
July 2017
June, 2017
Aug. - Nov.,2016
Apr., 2011
Feb., 2011
Apr., 2010
Apr., 2010
Aug. - Sep. 2009
Sep. - Nov. 2007
Nov., 2007
Feb,. 2005
May, 2003
ALKALI SYLLABI, Sheppard Contemporary, Reno, NV
2022 National Changwon University International Exchange Arts Festival, Chohyunwood Art Hall, Changwon National University Museum, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
We Are Reversal, MUSA PAVILION during 59th Biennale di Venezia 2022, Venice, Italy
Woman’s Essence Show 2022, Paris, France
Thirty-six Views of Japanese Art, The Lilley Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Skull, Sheppard Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
Changwon Notional University International Exchange Exhibition, Chohyunwood Art Hall, Changwon National University Museum, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Pulse, HSH Interiors, Truckee, CA
Woman’s Essence Show 2020 in collaboration with UNESCO, headquarter of the UNESCO Center, Venice, Italy
Connections, Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV
Woman’s Essence Show 2019, concomitant event with Official Pavilion of Bangladesh 58th Venice Biennale, Palazzo Zenobio, Venice, Italy
Figures of Speech, San Diego Airport Terminal 2, San Diego, CA
Making a Mark, Nevada Arts Council Traveling Exhibition, NV
Open Studio, Red Gate Residency, Beijing, China
My Body Your Body, Sierra Arts Foundations, Reno, NV
*Caverna: Infinite Universe, HB Punto Experimental, San Diego, CA (three-person snow)
Read an article by Miguel Gongora Jr.
Cut to from, Fine Art Gallery, the University of California, San Diego, CA
In to the woods, Sacred Heart Hall, the University of California, San Diego, CA
Unraveling Tradition, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM
Silence, Cunning and Exile, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Read a review by JD Beltran
Read a review by Gretchen Giles
LA 2009, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Paper Cutes 3, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
Artists Go Lightly, Temporary Autonomous Museum(s), San Francisco, CA
*Life Luggage, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego, CA (three-person show)
Up and Coming, New Paintings, SDSU Community Gallery, San Diego, CA
Juried Exhibitions (highlights)
Jan. 2017
Oct. - Nov., 2016
Apr., 2007
Jan. - Mar., 2007
Feb. - Mar., 2007
Dec., 2006
Nov,. 2006
May 2004
May, 2004
2017-18 Fellowship Finalist Exhibition, Phoenix Gallry, New York, NY
Artist Statement, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
Pro Arts’ Juried Annual 2007, Oakland, CA
Beyond Printmaking 2007, TTU School of Arts Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX
Brand 35: Art on Paper, Association of Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
Pacific Prints 2006, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
Ink Under Pressure, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Emerging Printmakers L.A., Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock University, PA
Residency
Oct. 2023
Sep. 2023
June-July 2022
June 2021
July 2018
July 2017
Metropolitan Fukujyuso, Kyoto, Japan
Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Japan
Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY
Open Air Artist-in-Residence, Missoula, MT
Willapa Bay AiR Residency, Oysterville, WA
Red Gate Residency, Beijing, China
Conference Presentation
June 2022
April 2021
“Building Bridges: Connecting our Communities to Palliative Care,” San Diego’s Fifth Annual Professional Palliative Care Conference, San Diego Coalition for Compassionate Care
“Comforting End if Life through Socially Engaged Project,” Creating Space 11, Canadian Association for Health Humanities
Reviews, Articles, and Interviews
Feb 2022
Oct 2020
Sep 2020
May 2020
May 2019
Feb. 2019
Jan. 2019
June, 2018
May, 2018
Nov., 2017
Sep., 2016
Apr., 2013
March, 2013
July, 2010
July, 2010
Apr., 2008
Samsoe, Stoney. “Conversation with Miya Hannan.” Open Air, Missoula, MT. Read
McDonald, Lisa. “Visiting homeland one more time now made possible through Patria Soli project.” NEVADA Today. October 22, 2020. Read
Di Trapani, Laura Francesca. “Woman’s Essence: The Women in the Contemporary Art.” September, 2020. Page 119. Musa International Art Space, Rome, Italy. Read
Naskar, Sudhiti. "Common Ground is Closer Than You Think." Double Scoop, May 11, 2020. Read
Di Trapani, Laura Francesca. “Woman’s Essence: The Women in the Contemporary Art.” May, 2019. Page 39. Musa International Art Space, Venice, Italy. Read
Vagner, Kris. "At Peace." RN&N, February 21, 2019. Read
Glassberg, Josie. "Matching Picture: 'The Story of the Sphenoid Bones'." Double Scoop, January 19, 2019. Read
White, David R., “Reverance.” ArtSpace, Jane 10. Read
Taggart Talya. “Artist Miya Hannan Explores Japanese Death Rituals & More in Artspace Exhibit, ‘Linkages’.” RVA Magazine, May 24, 2018. Read
Ramos, Javelyn. “Voices from materials: Japanese artist Miya Hannan on death – in conversation.” Art Radar, November 12, 2017. Read
Gongora Jr, Miguel. “Tension Through Space. Caverna: Infinite Universe,” September 24, 2016. Read
Breslaw, Cathy. “ArtSecene: The Monthly Digest to Art in Southern California,” April, 2013, Vol. 32, No. 8, p. 26. Read
Chute, James. “Miya Hannan: ‘Layers and Missing Links’.” The San Diego Union Tribune, Arts and Culture, March 24, 2013, p. E2. Read
Beltran, JD. “Silence, Exile, and Cunning.” San Francisco Chronicle, City Bright, July 21, 2010 ,http://www.sfgate.com. Read
Giles, Gretchen. “Guessing Games: ‘Silence, Exile, and Cunning’ assigns roles at the SVMA.” Bohemian, April 28 – May 4, 2010, Vol. 31.50 .Tribune, Night & Day, April 17, 2008, p. 25. Read
Pincus, Robert L. “Miya Hannan: Circularity’ is a Solid Debut.” The San Diego Union
Tribune, Night & Day, April 17, 2008, p. 25. Read
Media Interview
June, 2021
Skagit Community Radio, interviewed by Ann Bodle-Nash, KSVR-FM, aired on Jan. 4, archived at <https://soundcloud.com/ksvrfm/01-04-2020-patia-soli>
Publication Notices
July, 2018
Jan. 2017
Feb. 2017
Spotlight, Issue 9, Circle Foundation, France, p.39.
ArtMaze Mag, Issue #1, 2017, New York and the United Kingdom, p. 84-85.
Artists Statement #1, CICA Press, Korea, p. 22-23.
Exhibition and Project Catalogs
May, 2018
June, 2017
May, 2017
Brighton Press 2018 Catalog, Brighton Press, San Diego, CA.
Marking a Mark, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV.
Brighton Press 2017 Catalog, Brighton Press, San Diego, CA.
Grants
Apr. 2023
Mar. 2023
Feb. 2021
April, 2020
April, 2020
June, 2018
April, 2018
Nov., 2017
May, 2017
May, 2017
Nevada Art Council Artist Fellowship, Nevada Art Council, Carson City, NV
Scholarly and Creative Activities Grants, College of Liberal Arts, the University of Nevada, Reno
Scholarly and Creative Activities Grants, College of Liberal Arts, the University of Nevada, Reno
Global Studies Research Grants, Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, the University of Nevada, Reno
Scholarly and Creative Activities Grants, College of Liberal Arts, the University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada Art Council Jackpot Grant, Carson City, NV
Sierra Arts Foundation Artist Grant, Reno, NV
Faculty Research Travel Grant for CLA and RSJ, Research and Innovation, the University of Nevada, Reno
Scholarly and Creative Activities Grants, College of Liberal Arts, the University of Nevada, Reno
International Activities Grant, Office of the Provost, the University of Nevada, Reno
Professional Honors, Awards, and Prizes
April, 2020
May, 2019
May, 2019
Nov., 2007
May, 2007
Dec., 2006
May, 2004
WAA Woman Art Award 2020 and Official Certificate of participation, UNESCO, Bologna, Italy
WAA Woman Art Award 2019, Venice, Italy
Distinguished Alumni Award, Mesa College, San Diego, CA
Third Place, Art Interview, Germany
Honorable Mention, Art Interview, Germany
Bonese Collins Turner Award, Brand 35, Glendale, CA
First Prize, LA Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA
Collection
Amherst College, Amherst, MA (2019)
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (2017)
Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (2017)
Columbia University, New York, NY (2017)
Duke University, Durham, NC (2019)
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA (2017)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2017)
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (2017)
Library of Congress, Washington, DC (2019)
R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA (2008)
Revada Foundation of the Logan Family, Alexandria, VA (2023)
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (2004, 2018)
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA (2018)
Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2017)
Smith College, Northampton, MA (2018)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (2020)
University of California, Riverside, CA (2019)
University of California, San Diego, CA (2017)
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (2018)
University of Denver, Denver, CO (2017)
University of Georgia, GA (2023)
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (2017)
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (2017)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2017)
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (2020)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2018)
University fo Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (2020)
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2019)
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2017)
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (2017)
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT (2017)
Visiting Artist Lecture
Feb. 2023
July 2022
June 2021
Feb. 2020
Feb. 2020
Nov. 2019
July 2019
Dec. 2018
Oct. 2018
June 2018
Nov. 2017
July 2017
Oct. 2016
Nov. 2013
Apr. 2008
Sep. 2007
Artist Panel, Nevada Humanities, Reno, NV
Artist Talk, Jentel Residency, Banner, WY
Artist Talk, Open Air Residency, Missoula, MT
Visiting Artist Talk, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Exhibition Artist Talk, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Visiting Artist Talk, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV
Exhibition Artist Talk, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA
Exhibition Opening Talk, Oats Park Art Center, Fallon, NV
Exhibition Opening Talk, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Exhibition Closing Talk, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA
Exhibition Opening Talk, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO
Visiting Artist Talk, United State Embassy, Beijing, China
Exhibition Opening Talk, HB Punto Experimental, San Diego, CA
Visiting Artist Talk, University of San Diego, CA
Visiting Artist Talk, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA
Exhibition Opening Talk, Ventura College, Ventura, CA
Teaching Experience
July., 2016 - Present
Jan 2016 - May. 2016
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2015
Jan. 2008 - Dec.2015
Jan. 2006 - May 2007
Associate Professor, the University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Instructor, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
Instructor, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
Lecturer, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Teaching Assistant, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Education
Sep., 2005 - May, 2007
Sep., 2001 - May, 2004
Jan., 1999 - May, 2001
M.F.A., Studio Art, San Francisco Art Institute with Fellowship
B.A., Fine Art with Emphasis in Painting and Printmaking, San Diego State University
A.A., Fine Art, Mesa College, San Diego