Hanna Pettyjohn
Biography
Hanna Pettyjohn (b. 1983, Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Dallas, USA) is a Filipino-American artist whose practice combines sculptural installations with paintings in an exploration of identity and transnational narratives. Tinged with both nostalgia and an acute awareness of life's transience, Pettyjohn's practice is informed by fragments of memory, autobiographical details, and firsthand knowledge of the global diaspora. Through her large-scale portraits and personal photographs turned-tactile landscapes, she conveys the vague anxiety and alienation that afflict the uprooted.
Notable information
• Daughter of pioneering contemporary Filipino ceramicists Jon and Tessy Pettyjohn
• Won first prize at the 37th Shell National Students Art Competition (2004)
• Received the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Thirteen Artists Award (2015)
• Has exhibited in major cities including Manila, Miami, Taipei, Singapore, and Hong Kong
• Works held in numerous private collections across Southeast Asia
• Graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting
