Artist Biography

I am Hannah Henry, a Calgary-based multidisciplinary artist currently completing a BFA in Visual Studies and a BA in English at the University of Calgary. I work primarily in oil painting, with a focus on creating work that takes up issues surrounding the environment and human emotion.

Artist Statement

I am Hannah Henry, a Calgary-based multidisciplinary artist currently completing a BFA in Visual Studies and a BA in English at the University of Calgary. I work primarily in oil painting, with a focus on creating work that takes up issues surrounding the environment and human emotion.

 

Hannah Henry

 

Tell oil on canvas 28 in. x 40 in.

Tell is a portrait symbolizing an exercise in trust. Inspired by the Swiss tale of William Tell shooting an arrow through an apple on his son's head, this piece encourages one to reflect on the gravity of trust.