Hanna Kay
Hanna Kay is an internationally established artist who was born in Israel, studied art in Vienna, lived a decade in New York, and has been living and exhibiting in Australia since 1990. She has exhibited extensively in the art capitals of Europe, the USA, and Australia and her art is to be found in many public and private collections in Australia and around the world. She has been extensively reviewed and has received several awards. In 2007, Macmillan Art Publications published "Notes from the Shed" an illustrated selection from Kay's journal focusing on the creative process. In 2008 she was commissioned by the Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW to create a special touring exhibition – Undertow - which explored Jewish migration to Australia. In recent years Hanna has exhibited at Tamworth, Muswellbrook and Maitland regional galleries and exhibited in Beijing and Tianjin, China In 2019 she completed a PhD project in visual arts at Sydney University including research field trips to China and a touring exhibition in Australia of the art component.
Full CV
Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel
Art education: Tel – Aviv, Israel and Vienna Austria
University of Sydney, BA Semiotics and Philosophy
University of Sydney, College of the Arts, Doctor of Philosophy (candidate)
Since 1970 has been practicing as an artist in –Tel-Aviv Israel; Vienna, Austria; a decade in New York and a decade in Sydney. In 2000 moved to live in the Upper-Hunter valley, NSW.
Before arriving in Australia in 1990 exhibited in Museums and galleries in Israel, across Europe and the U.S.A. In Australia – have been exhibiting regularly in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. In addition, has had survey exhibitions in selected Regional Galleries and Museums, and participated in numerous group exhibitions in both commercial and public art-galleries and museums.
Forthcoming exhibitions:
2020. Into the woods - Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, NSW
TBA. Shifting Horizons – Marie’s Museum of Contemporary Art , Shanghai, China
2022. Reflections - Tamworth Regional art Gallery, NSW
2023. About Nature - Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Selected solo exhibitions:
2019 Aspects - Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW
2018 EQUILIBRIUM 2 Janet Clayton Gallery Sydney
2016 Shifting Horizons– Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney
Three Women Went to China - Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery
Three Women Went to China - Tamworth Regional art Gallery, NSW
In Flux – Weswal Gallery, Tamworth, NSW
2014 Trajectory - Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery
2013 Equilibrium – Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney
2012 Undertow - Hervey Bay Regional Art Gallery, QLD
2011 Circularity - Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney (formerly Wilson St. Gallery)
Undertow - Orange Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Undertow - Dalby Regional Art Gallery, QLD
2010 Undertow - Moree Plains Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Undertow - Australian Jewish Museum, Melbourne
Weightlessness - Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery
Undertow - Maitland regional Art Gallery, NSW
Undertow - Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, QLD
Undertow - Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2009 Waterways - Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney (formerly Wilson St. Gallery)
Undertow - Tamworth Regional art Gallery, NSW
2007 Habitat - Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney (formerly Wilson St. Gallery)
Habitat 2 - John Miller Galleries, Newcastle
2006 Absence/substance - New England Regional Art Museum
Moree Plains Regional Art Gallery, Moree, NSW
2005 Weightless - Span Galleries, Melbourne
2005 Marked - John Miller Galleries, Newcastle
2004 Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, NSW
2002 Echoes - Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
2000 Child’s play - Span Galleries, Melbourne
1999 Child’s play - Paul Greenaway Gallery, Adelaide
1998 Games - Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
1996 Traces - Paul Greenaway Gallery, Adelaide
1995 Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
1994 Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne
Paul Greenaway Gallery, Adelaide
1993 Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
1992 Paul Greenaway Gallery, Adelaide
1990 BMG Fine Art, Sydney
Selected group exhibitions:
2014 Transforming , Meijiang International Art Gallery, Tianjin China
Surface - Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney
2013 Hazelhurst Art Award – Art on Paper
2012 From Paper, Beijing Art Space, Beijing China
Lure of the Landscape, Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney (formerly Wilson St. Gallery)
2010 Finalist Countryscape Art Prize (highly commended)
2009 Surrealism in the 70’s- touring exhibition across the USA
Finalist Countryscape Art Prize (highly commended)
2008 Finalist Norvil Landscape Art Prize – won the prize.
Finalist Country Energy Landscape Prize
Finalist Fleurieu Biennale SA
2007 Muswellbrook Regional gallery – winner open art prize
2006 FinalistCountry Energy Landscape Prize
“My Place, My Time, Myself” New England Regional Museum, Armidale
2004 Span Galleries, Melbourne
2003 Michael Nagy Fine Art, Sydney
FinalistCountry Energy Art Prize
2001 New England Regional Art Museum
1999 Kedumba Drawing Award, Blue Mountains, Sydney
1999 “We are Australians”, Victoria Arts Centre (touring exhibition)
1998 Finalist 28th Alice Prize, Alice Springs, NT
1997 Dobell drawing prize, The Art Gallery of NSW
1997 “Faces of Hope”, The Art Gallery of NSW
1997 “Urban Details”, commissioned by the 1997 Sydney Festival
1995 The wandering Jew: myth and metaphor, The Australian Jewish Museum Melbourne
Recognising the Republic, Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
1993 Michael Nagy Gallery, Sydney
1990 21st Alice Prize, Alice Springs, NT (Selected for touring show)
1990 BMG Fine Art, Sydney and Adelaide
books and monographs
Trajectory - Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre (2014)
Circularity - Janet Clayton Gallery, Sydney (2011)
Weightlessness - paintings 2004-2010, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre (2010)
Undertow - exhibition commissioned by the Maitland Regional Art Gallery, NSW. (2010)
Notes from the Shed - an illustrated journal Palgrave, Macmillan Art Publishing (2007)
Drawings for “The Gatekeeper’s Wife” poems by Fay Zwicky, Brandl & Schlesinger Australia (1997)
Drawings for “Woman - first person singular” by Rebecca Rass, Bitan Israel (1995)
Drawings for “For the Love of Women”, classic and contemporary erotic poetry, Bitan Israel (1970)
Numerous international article essays and press reviews.
documentaries
the beholder...(2004) - Leslie WandProduction[http://vimeo.com/1116180]
notes from the shed (2006) – Leslie WandProduction[http://vimeo.com/878437]
waterways (2009) - Leslie WandProduction [http://vimeo.com/5951163]
undertow (2009) - Leslie WandProduction[http://vimeo.com/6977225]
circularity (2011) - - Leslie WandProduction[http://vimeo.com/27364276]
equilibrium (2013) - Leslie WandProduction[http://vimeo.com/58271084]
shifting horizons (2016) - Leslie WandProduction[https://vimeo.com/151870188]
For more information - www.hannakay.com