MIYA HANNAN
Installations, sculpture, drawings
Solo Exhibitions (*tandem solo)
Sep. - Oct. 2021
Mar. – Aug. 2020
Dec. 2019 – Feb. 2020 Nov. – Dec. 2019
June – July 2019
Dec. 2018 – March 2019 Oct. – Nov. 2018
May – June 2018
Dec. 2017 – March 2018
Nov. 2017
Feb. 2013
Sep. – Oct. 2010
Jan. – Feb. 2010
Feb. 2009
Mar. – Apr. 2008
Sep. 2007
May 2007
May 2004
Aerial, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
*Rooted in Wonder, Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA
Buried Relations, Fine Art Gallery, College of Southern Nevada, 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
Beneath My Feet, University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Linkages, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA
*Mirage, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY
Stories of Urns, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO
Layers and Missing Links, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA
Transitory Elements, Japanese Garden Exhibition Hall, San Diego, CA
Connectivity, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
*Untitled, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
Circularity, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, San Diego, CA
Momentum, Gallery 2, Ventura College, Ventura, CA
Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Apples and the Apple, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego, CA
Commission Work and Projects
2018 – present
June 2020
2016 – 2019
Dec. 2012
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 28 institutions including Getty Research Institute, Stanford University, and Library of Congress; please see Collections)
Critical Mass, TEDxSanDiego, San Diego, CA
Selected Exhibitions (*small group shows)
Sep. 2020
Feb. – Aug. 2021
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
Woman’s Essence Show 2020 in collaboration with UNESCO, Musa International, Rome, 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 (3-person show)
Cut to Form, Fine Art Gallery, University of California, San Diego, CA
Into the Woods, Sacred Heart Hall, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Silence, Exile, and Cunning, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Unraveling Tradition • Contemporary Artists Working with Fiber Media, 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM
LA 2009, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Paper Cuts 3, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA
Artists Go Lightly, Temporary Autonomous Museum(s), San Francisco, CA
*Life Luggage, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego, CA (3-person show)
Up and Coming, New Paintings, SDSU Community Gallery, San Diego, CA
Juried Exhibitions (highlights)
Jan. 2017
Oct. – Nov. 2016
Aug. 2015
Apr. 2007
Jan. – Mar. 2007
Feb. – Mar. 2007
Dec. 2006
Nov. 2006
May 2004
May 2004
2017-18 Fellowship Finalist Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Artist Statement, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2015 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition
<http://www.artkudos.com>
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
June 2021 (scheduled)
July 2018
July 2017
Open Air Artist-in-Residence, Missoula, MT
Willapa Bay AiR Residency, Oysterville, WA
Red Gate Residency, Beijing, China
Conference Presentation
April 2021
“Comforting End if Life through Socially Engaged Project,” Creating Space 11, Canadian Association for Health Humanities
Reviews and Articles
Oct 2020
May 2020
Feb. 2019
Jan. 2019
June 2018
May 2018
Nov. 2017
Sep. 2016
Apr. 2013
March 2013
July 2010
July 2010
Apr. 2008
McDonald, Lisa. “Visiting homeland one more time now made possible through Patria Soli project.” NEVADA Today. October 22, 2020. <https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2020/ patria-soli> Read
Naskar, Sudhiti. "Common Ground is Closer Than You Think." Double Scoop, May 11, 2020. <https://www.doublescoop.art/common-ground-is-closer-than-you-think/> Read
Vagner, Kris. "At Peace." RN&N, February 21, 2019. Page 16. Read
Glassberg, Josie. “Matching Picture: ‘The Story of the Sphenoid Bone’.” Double Scoop, January 19. <https://www.doublescoop.art/matching-picture-the-story-of-the-sphenoid- bone/> 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. <https://rvamag.com/art/artist-miya- hannah-explores-japanese-death-rituals-more-in-artspace-exhibit-linkages.html > Read
Ramos, Javelyn. “Voices from materials: Japanese artist Miya Hannan on death – in conversation.” Art Radar, November 12, 2017. <http://artradarjournal.com/2017/11/12/ voices-from-materials-japanese-artist-miya-hannan-on-death-in-conversation> Read
Gongora Jr, Miguel. “Tension Through Space. Caverna: Infinite Universe.” Vanguard Culture, September 24, 2016. <http://vanguardculture.com/tension-space-caverna-infinite-universe> Read
Breslaw, Cathy. ArtScene: 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. <https://blog.sfgate.com/beltran/2010/07/21/silence-exile-and-cunning/> Read
Giles, Gretchen. “Guessing Games: ‘Silence, Exile, and Cunning’ assigns roles at the SVMA.” Bohemian, April 28 – May 4, 2010, vol. 31, 50. Read
Pincus, Robert L. “‘Miya Hannan: Circularity’ is a Solid Debut.” The San Diego Union Tribune, Night & Day, April 17, 2008, p. 25. Read
Exhibition and Project Catalogs
Sep. 2020
May 2019
May 2018
June 2017
May 2017
Di Trapani, Laura Francesca. “Woman’s Essence: The Women in the Contemporary Art.” September, 2020. Page 119. Musa International Art Space, Rome, Italy. 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
Brighton Press 2018 Catalog, Brighton Press, San Diego, CA.
Marking a Mark, Nevada Arts Council, Carson City, NV. View
Brighton Press 2017 Catalog, Brighton Press, San Diego, CA.
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> Listen
Publication Notices (Publications in which my artwork was featured.)
July 2018
Jan. 2017
Feb. 2017
Spotlight, Issue 9, Circle Foundation, France, p. 39. (Invited) View
Artist Statement #1, CICA Press, Korea, pp. 22-23. Link to Amazon, View
ArtMaze Mag, Issue #1, 2017, New York and the United Kingdom, pp. 84-85. View
External Grants
June 2018
April 2018
Nevada Art Council Jackpot Grant, Nevada Art Council, Carson City, NV
Sierra Arts Foundation Artist Grant, Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno, NV
Grants (from UNR)
April 2020
April 2020
Nov. 2017
May 2017
May 2017
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
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
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)
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 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 of 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)
Professional Honors, Awards, and Prizes
April 2020
May 2019
May 2013
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
Academic Honors, Awards, and Prizes
Sep. 2005 – May 2007
Sep. 2001 – May 2004
Feb. 2004
Jan. 1999 – May 2001
May 2001
MFA Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
Summa Cum Laude, San Diego State University, CA
The SDSU Provost’s Award, San Diego State University, CA
Dean’s Honor List, Mesa College, San Diego, CA
Mesa College Scholarship Award, Mesa College, San Diego, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture
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
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
Professional Experience
Sep. 2018
Nov. 2008
Juror, Willapa Bay AiR Residency, Oysterville, WA
Judge, Chinese Art Museum, Art Performing Show, San Diego, CA
Teaching Experience
July 2016 – Present
Jan 2016 – May 2016
Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2015
Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2015
Jan. 2006 – May 2007
Assistant 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
Apr. 1987 – Mar. 1990
M.F.A., Studio Art, San Francisco Art Institute
B.A., Fine Art with Emphasis in Painting and Printmaking, San Diego State University
A.A., Fine Art, Mesa College, San Diego
B.S., Medical technology, Kyushu University, Japan