Hana Ward
Ashton Cooper: Selections
Foundwork
March 2024
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HANA WARD
Hana Ward (b. 1989, Los Angeles, CA) makes paintings and ceramic works that explore themes of identity, introspection, and transformation. Appearing both ethereal and visceral, Ward weave together moods, motives and narratives to depict Black and Brown feminine figures who reflect and dream, creating their sovereign worlds from the inside out. These multitudinous visions of unfolding self-actualizations are sometimes sheltered in the solitude of domestic space and other times liberated into landscapes. Influenced by anticolonial histories, spiritual texts, and cycles of the natural world, as well as the canon of art history, Ward’s work excavates the inner dimension to discover a world where one’s sovereignty is in the here and now.
Ward received a BA from Brown University in 2011 and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Ward’s work has recently been exhibited at venues including OCHI, Los Angeles, CA; Mrs. Gallery, Maspeth, Queens; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA; Harun Gallery, Leimert Park, CA; Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA; and Giant Robot, Oakland, CA. In 2017 Ward was awarded a Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist-in-Residence Grant. Ward’s work has been featured in publications including Artforum, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, Amadeus, Artillery Magazine, and AUTRE, and was featured in the Voices on Art Podcast in conjunction with Independent Art Fair.
Ochi Exhibitions
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HANA WARD HOW TO BUILD UP WORN OUT SOILS
May 6 - June 17, 2023LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -
FRIEZE LOS ANGELES HANA WARD
February 16 - February 19, 2023LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -
HANA WARD an exit from this room and others like it
March 27 - May 8, 2021LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -
HANA WARD WHAT WAS THERE ALL ALONG
February 22 - March 21, 2020LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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HANA WARD
Born 1989 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
2011
Bachelor of Arts, Education, Brown University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2016
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2011
2010
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2023
Artist in Residence, Hayama Artist Residency, Hayama, Japan
2017
Artist-in-Residence Grant, Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship, Special Project in Archiving, Animating the Archives: The Woman’s Building, Metabolic Studio, Los Angeles, CA
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Hana Ward
Hana Ward Named Hopper Prize Finalist
The Hopper Prize
February 6, 2024
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Hana Ward
HOW TO BUILD UP WORN OUT SOILS
Autre
May 23, 2023
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Hana Ward
How To Build Up Worn Out Soils
ArtForum Editor’s Must See
May 6, 2023
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Hana Ward
In New York, Thinking of You
The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY
MAY 6-JUNE 3, 2023
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Hana Ward
The CF Guide To Frieze Los Angeles 2023
Citizen Femme
February 15, 2023
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Frieze Returns to Los Angeles
Womens Wear Daily
February 16, 2023
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All the Best Art — and Design — We Saw at the 2023 Frieze Week in Los Angeles
Sight Unseen
February 22, 2023
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Frieze LA 2023: Depictions of Women by Women Artists
Cool Hunting
February 21, 2023
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