Hannah Lee - International Artist
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Hannah was born in 1967 In Oxfordshire. She comes from a line of artists her Grandfather was a painter her aunt a sculptress and her mother a painter. This stood Hannah in good stead for her choice in Vocation. Hannah went on to study photography she graduated with a degree in photography in 1988 and set up a thriving business specializing in theatre portraits (with help from the Princes Trust). Sadly, at the age of 26, Hannah was struck down with a disabling illness that prevented her from continuing her photographic business. Due to the severe effects of narcolepsy and cataplexy she was forced to become registered disabled. However, after battling with the illness and side effects for 6 years, Hannah was introduced to Creative Response, which was to become a major turning point in her life. Creative Response is an independent provider of arts related services for vulnerable people, working with those who experience mental and physical distress, alcohol and drug related problems, as well as those with special needs. It was through Creative Response that Hannah was introduced to the medium of oils, a medium that she has worked with ever since. Hannah’s early works were derived from sky studies, often inspired by her own photographic work on cloud formations. The study of clouds appealed for a number of reasons. “I found it very therapeutic. It allowed me to translate images into abstract expressions of mood and feeling”. This quality can be observed throughout her work. Her work displays a sensual quality, which itself is representative of her own experiences as a child. “I like to incorporate the sensual quality of paint, which I first discovered as a child when I loved to touch my mother’s paintings”. Hannah entered her first ever oil painting into the established Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in April 2000, but unfortunately was rejected. However, to her delight, she was subsequently accepted into Not the Royal Academy Exhibition at the Llewellyn and Alexander Gallery in London. Hannah’s Nudes show a close cropped view of male and female torso. Interested in are judgment of people based on how they look, her viewpoint disconnects us; the body seems somehow different seen at such close quarters. Fascinated by beauty of the way skin covers bone, her work combines an attention to detail and a slight stylization as she interprets the surface of the body. The latest works by Hannah are her spiritual paintings which were born from a deep meditation. Hannah had a stack of thirty canvas's by her side and a stick of charcoal as she went into meditation the images and shapes came to her whilst her eyes were closed. One by one the outline of the paintings were produced. The amazing thing was that when Hannah came to paint them each separate picture when put against the wall all together actually made one huge painting. This then happened again with a further twenty paintings.
HANNAH HAS ALSO EXHIBITED HER WORK WIDELY AT:
The Eagle House School in Crowthorne 1999 The Mill in Grove 1999, 2000, 2001 The Fairfax Art Centre in Basingstoke 1999 The Way over Yonder Barge Exhibition Guilford 2000 The Creative Response Summer Exhibitions Farnham (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) The St Mary’s in the Castle Exhibition Hastings 2000, 2001, 2002 The Jellied Legged Chicken Reading 2002, 2003 Earthbound exhibition two artist show Farnham 2000 The modern Painters Gallery Pangbourne 2003 Yateley Industries Yateley 2003 Frimley Park Hospital Camberley 2003-2004 The Luscious Conceptions Windsor 2003 till further notice The solo exhibition Liss 2001 Open exhibition Liss 2000 Seal Craft Shop, Manor Farm Craft Centre, Seal 2003 Peter Thompson Art Gallery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, 2003 Earth, Wind, And Fire exhibition solo show 2003 The Businesses Ability, windalsham 2003 Iconex exhibition Whitley’s London 2003 The Cornish Tea Rooms, Bracknell 2004 The Art Pool Gallery, Brighton 2004 The Hexagon Theater, Reading, Berks. 2004 The British legion, Farnborough, Hampshire. 2006 The Royal
Surrey Hospital, Peter Thompson Gallery, Guildford, 2007 The Venus Gallery 54-56 Bell Street, Henley On - Thames, Oxon. 1st May - June 1st 2008 Reading Museum, Blakes Lock, Gasworks Road off Kenavon Drive, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3DH, 4th July - 18th July 2008 Nordens Farm Arts Centre, Newbury, Berks 22nd July - 15th August 2008 The Venus Gallery 54-56 Bell Street, Henley On - Thames, Oxon. 3rd August- 13th august 2008
The Venus Gallery 54-56 Bell
Street, Henley On - Thames, Oxon. Home is where the art is 15th August -
29th August 2008
Seal Gallery Tea Rooms, Manor Farm, Seal , Farnham, Surrey 17th Dec 2008- 17th March 2009 Henley Management College, Greensland, Henley On - Thames, Oxon DATES HAVE CHANGE FOR THIS VENUE THEY ARE NOW 14th December 2008 - 22nd January 2009 The Arc Theatre Trowbridge Wilts 1st December 2008 - 31st January 2009
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONSLetchworth Museum & Mezzanine Art Gallery, Broadway, Letchworth, Herts SG6 3PF T. (01462) 685647, F (01462) 481879, E-mail: letchworth.museum@nhdc.gov.uk Exhibition starts 14th November - 12th December 2009 Craft Market, Lord Pirbright’s Hall, Pirbright, Surrey Saturday 28th November 12 noon - 5 pm & Sunday 29th November 11am – 3.30 pm
Since taking up painting in 1999, Hannah’s paintings have reached an international audience, with collectors throughout the world, including Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Holland, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Grand Cayman Islands, Portugal, Spain and the USA.
Hannah feels that her painting techniques have changed over the past few years and now has widened her spectrum to include not just cloud formations, but abstract, landscapes and studies of the human form. Her most recent works derive from her interest in the spiritual world and are the product of meditation.
Hannah has undertaken many commissions and in 2003 received a bursary grant from The Businesses Ability (Princes Trust) and from Fredrick’s Foundation to start a business as an independent artist.
Hannah has also become a gold member of the Society for All Artist (S.A.A) and a member of Axis, (which is a website for information on visual arts) where Hannah has at present 15 visuals of her paintings web http://www.axisartists.org.uk. Hannah’s personal website is http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hannah.lee1/index.htm CVEDUCATIONRye ST Anthony School for girls, Headington, Oxford 1978-1980 Milhamford School for girls, Marston, Marston Rd, Oxford1980-1986
PHOTOGRAPHY Salisbury College of art, Southampton rd, Salisbury, Wilts 1986-1988
LIFE DRAWING Oxford polytechnic Oxford 1984-1986
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS Rye St Anthony: Art award 1977 The Doomsday project 1986 The Princess Trust 1988 The Princess Trust 2000 Fredrick’s Foundation 2000
EXHIBITED Milhamford, Oxford Salisbury College of Art, Salisbury
WORK HISTORY Freelance, self employed photographer and printer 1988-1991 Workshops and residences at: Salisbury art centre, Salisbury Art Centre, Borden Art Centre Therapeutic art Creative Response 1998 International Artist 2000
EXHIBITED AT: The Llewellyn and Alexander Gallery, London 1999 The Eagle House School, Crowthorne 1999 The Mill, Grove 1999, 2000, 2001 The Fairfax Art Centre, Basingstoke 1999 The Way over Yonder Barge Exhibition, Guilford 2000 The Creative Response Summer Exhibitions, Farnham (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) The St Mary’s in the Castle Exhibition Hastings 2000, 2001, 2002 The Jellied Legged Chicken Reading 2002, 2003 Earthbound Exhibition two artist show Farnham 2000 The Modern Painters Gallery Pangbourne 2002, 2003 Yateley Industries, Yateley 2003 Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley 2003-2004 The Luscious Conceptions, Windsor 2003 - 2004 The Solo Exhibition, Liss 2001 Open Exhibition Liss 2000 Seal Craft Shop, Manor Farm Craft Centre, Seal 2003 Peter Thompson Art Gallery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, 2003 North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke 2003 to present date Earth, Wind, And Fire Exhibition solo show 2003 The Businesses Ability, windalsham 2003 Iconex Exhibition Whitley’s London 2003 Marion’s Antiques and Design 2003 - 2006 The Cornish Tea Rooms, Bracknell 2004 The Art Pool Gallery, Brighton 2004 Surrey Downs Golf Course, Surrey 2004 The Hexagon Theatre, Reading 2004 Dentalign Bracknell, Camberley, Sandhurst, Wokingham 2004 to present date The Wynford Arms 2004 Reading to present date The Fishermans Cottage Reading 2005 to present date The Crystal Dragon Reading 2006 to present date The Caversham Bridge Hotel 2006 to present date
CORPORATE COLLECTORS Fredrick’s foundation Netscap.net Satelcom The Prince of Wales The Coach House Dentalign Marion’s Antiques and Design The League of Frontiers Men The Prince of Wales Tilehurst
PUBLIC COLLECTERS North Hants Boarders NHS Surrey Hants Boarders NHS Royal Surrey hospital Frimley Park hospital Surrey Hants CMT
PRIVATE COMMISIONS Ian & Carol Grey 2001 Maggie Finnley 2001 Dr Kittler 2002 Dr Kate Bowman 2002 Sheila’s Bar & Club in Portugal 2002 Brian Jacobs 2002 Gary & Adel Mackinlay 2003 Penny Green 2004
ART ON WEB SITES Axis, Visual arts, http://www.axisartists.org.uk/secvfu.aspx?artistid=9187 Yahoo Groups 2004 http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hannahbubbalee/my_photos Art City.Com type in Hannah Lee to view work http://www.artcityuk.com Art Ads.Com type in Hannah Lee to view work http://www.artsad.com Hannah Lee’s new web site 2005 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hannah.lee1/index.htm
COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD UK, USA, Portugal, Russia, France, Spain, The Cameron Islands, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Holland, South Africa.
MEMBERSHIPS British institute of professional photographers LBIPP The Society for all Artist SAA Axis visual artists
FUTURE EVENTS 10th June 2006 Exhibition and stand at Nottcutts Garden centre Bagshot Surrey The British legion, Farnborough, Hampshire 11th November 2006 The Royal Surrey Hospital, Peter Thompson Gallery, Guildford, Surrey 2nd Janurary-29th January 2007 The Hexagon Theatre, Reading, Berks, Exhibition Zoom in/ zoom out, June 25th-July 2007
PUBLICATIONS Blank Canvas March 2006 Reading Evening Post May 2006 3Sixty Magazine 2005 The Star 2003 and 2004 The Farnham Herald 2000 and 2003 Camberley News 2002 The Herald 2001 The Andover Advertiser 2001 Petersfield Gazette 2001 The Farnham Herald Creative Response Summer Shows every year 1999-2004 The Salisbury Times 1989 The Salisbury Journal 1990 The Photographer Magazine 1986 The Doomsday Project for a capsule in space 1986
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