Art hansen artist biography
Art Hansen ( – June 28, ) was an American artist from Vashon Island.
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Art Hansen
American artist
Art Hansen | |
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Born | 1929 Vashon Island, Washington |
Died | June 28, 2017 (aged 87) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Artist |
Known for | Drawing, painting, lithography |
Awards | Pulitzer Award (1951) Northwest Annual – Katherine Baker Award (1952) Fulbright program (1953–1954) |
Art Hansen (1929 – June 28, 2017) was an American artist from Vashon Island.[1][2][3] Hansen was a native Washingtonian and achieved art degrees from the University of Washington and University of Minnesota.[1]
Education
Hansen graduated in 1952 from the University of Washington.
In 1957, he received an MFA degree from the University of Minnesota.[3]
Career
Hansen had his first one-person show in 1952 at the Seattle Art Museum. In 1953, he was awarded a Fulbright grant to study etching at the Munich Academy of the Arts.
In addition to printmaking, he worked in watercolor, oil paint, lithography,