Education:
Master of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Bio/Affiliation:
Hannah Kim Varamini is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in drawing and installation. Through a process that incorporates archival research and material investigation, her work addresses ideas around historical memory and cultural hybridity impacted by colonialism, nationalism, and mythologies. She spent time in Namibia on a Fulbright Fellowship, which propelled an ongoing interest in postcolonial discourse. She has presented work in various contexts including the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Santa Cruz Museum of Art, ArtCenter College of Design DTLA, the Phillips Collection, and the National Art Gallery of Namibia. She also maintains a collaborative practice through the artist-run initiative Love's Remedies. She received her BFA from Cornell University, and MFA from California Institute of the Arts.
Installation (two single-channel videos, wood, jute mat, paint, looped audio track, red lights)
2018
Installation (two single-channel videos, wood, jute mat, paint, looped audio track, red lights)
2018
Installation (two single-channel videos, wood, jute mat, paint, looped audio track, red lights)
2018
Installation (two channel audio, seaweed imported from Korea, monofilament)
2017
bull kelp and kombu seaweed
10.75 x 8.25 inches
2019
8.25 x10.75 inches
2019
Awards/Honors:
- Fulbright Fellowship
- First Prize, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Juried Exhibition
- Ox-Bow Residency
Professional Accomplishments/Exhibitions:
Exhibitions/workshops at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, ArtCenter College of Design DTLA, SemperDepot at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, the Phillips Collection, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the National Art Gallery of Namibia. Her work has been featured or reviewed in Artforum, Huffington Post, Voice of America, The Washington Post, and The Namibian.