Art Hansen

Art Hansen (1929 – June 28, 2017) was an American artist from Vashon Island.[1][2][3] Hansen was a native Washingtonian and achieved art degrees from the University of Washington and University of Minnesota.[1]

Art Hansen
Born1929
Vashon Island, Washington
DiedJune 28, 2017 (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArtist
Known forDrawing, painting, lithography
AwardsPulitzer Award (1951)
Northwest Annual – Katherine Baker Award (1952)
Fulbright program (1953–1954)

Education

Hansen graduated in 1952 from the University of Washington. In 1957, he received an MFA degree from the University of Minnesota.[3]

Career

Hansen had his first one-person show in 1952 at the Seattle Art Museum. In 1953, he was awarded a Fulbright grant to study etching at the Munich Academy of the Arts. In addition to printmaking, he worked in watercolor, oil paint, lithography, and pen and ink.[3]

Collections

Hansen's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum,[4] the Portland Art Museum,[5] among others.

References
  1. "Hansen's Paintings Cold and Powerful: The Times' Art Reviewer". The Seattle Times. Seattle. May 12, 1966. p. 29.
  2. Tucker, Cheryl (January 30, 1983). "Art Hansen captures the world around him". The News Tribune. Tacoma. Retrieved December 28, 2022. Vashon Island artist is being featured during February in one-man show at Tacoma gallery
  3. Goetz Morser, Juli (July 18, 2017). "Art Hansen remembered as prolific and generous artist". Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. Vashon, Washington. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. "Art Hansen". Arts Washington. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. "Art Hansen". Portland Art Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2023.



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