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Hannah Ireland
- Name
- Hannah Ireland
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāti Hine/MāoriNgāpuhi/Māori
- Date of birth
- 1995
- Place of birth
- Auckland (region)/New Zealand
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Hannah Ireland (born 1995; Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi; lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) came to prominence for her portraits reverse-painted on glass and has since worked on salvaged windows, translucent silk and stitched canvas to produce captivating and elusive portraiture. Ireland holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) from the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. In 2021, she received the Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust Major Award and in 2023 was awarded the National Contemporary Art Award.
Hannah had a solo exhibition at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary gallery in 2023 and work included in Strange Friends at The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt 2023-2024. Her work is in the collection of The Dowse Art Museum.
Ireland was a finalist in the inaugural King Tūheitia Portraiture Award at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery.
Hannah had a solo exhibition at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary gallery in 2023 and work included in Strange Friends at The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt 2023-2024. Her work is in the collection of The Dowse Art Museum.
Ireland was a finalist in the inaugural King Tūheitia Portraiture Award at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery.
Artworks by Hannah Ireland (1)
The Bridge to Kitchen Chairs
Hannah Ireland
2024
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