Hannah Johansen Schmutz is an artist from Provo, UT and currently lives in Greensboro, NC. Since receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Drawing and Painting from Utah Valley University (UVU) in 2022, Johansen has been integrating working as a full time artist into her regular life. Johansen's medium of choice is printmaking, although she is also well versed in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and graphic design. The pinnacle of Johansen's BFA was her show titled "De-Pondering", displayed in UVU's 6th Floor Gallery. Works of Johansen's have been exhibited in the UVU Student Showcase (2019-21) as well as the Rocky Mountain Student Printmaking Exhibition (2019) where she received an award of excellence. UVU's Art & Design department published a book, Grimm Gestalt, 2020 wherein Johansen's art is included.
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In talking about her body of work, Johansen says:
"I'm interested in existence and the wondrous interaction we all have with life. I often contrast themes of complex human nature and identity with simple geometric shapes and lines. Shapes are fundamental yet sophisticated, making them comparable to many aspects of human nature. As a heavily visual learner myself, shapes, patterns, and lines are the building blocks of all my thoughts. They contain while simultaneously excluding. They're individualistic yet are a part of a single whole. Something as convoluted as human behavior becomes simplified when broken down into clean geometry."
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Education:
2022- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting, Utah Valley University
Awards:
2019- award of excellence, Rocky Mountain Student Printmaking exhibition
2019- honorable mention, Utah Valley University Student showcase
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BFA Exhibition:
2022- De-Pondering, Utah Valley University 6th Floor Gallery, Orem, UT
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Exhibitions:
2022- Instinct: Black and White Works On Paper, Utah Valley University 6th Floor Gallery, Orem, UT
2022- All Shapes and Sizes, JKR Gallery, Provo, Ut
2021- Utah Valley University Student showcase, Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT
2020- Utah Valley University Student Showcase, Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT
2019- Rocky Mountain Student Printmaking Exhibition, Eccles Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2019- Utah Valley University Student Showcase, Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT
2017-present - Public art collection, Flying Objects 5.0, 250 E 300 S, Salt Lake City, UT
2014- 42nd Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
Publications
Utah Valley University Art & Design Department. “Grimm Gestalt”, 2020. Pg.165 https://www.uvu.edu/arts/books/publications/grimm-gestalt.html
Press
Neff, Megan. “Printmaking exhibition showcases student art”. October 22, 2019
https://www.globeslcc.com/2019/10/22/rocky-mountain-student-printmaking-exhibition-recap/