Hannah Zimmerman

Hannah Zimmerman is an artist and educator based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Within her work, interior spaces are used as a documentation of introspection. Combining various objects and found imagery, the paintings explore the intersection of femininity and domesticity. She says “Utilising both vintage and contemporary source material, the paintings bring together disparate time periods in the same way that an oft-used end table passes from one generation to the next, eventually finding its home next to a couch ordered off the internet.”

The pictorial relationships, which reflect both the past and the present, are laden with time and memory. Each constructed space creates room for confusion and contemplation. She shares, “Through playful patterns, furniture, and an ever-evolving collection of plants, these paintings engage with internalised expectations of traditional feminine roles as I consider my life in comparison to the women in my family who came before me. This navigation of generational history and individual experience serves as the starting point for an ongoing exploration of identity and the process of settling into one’s self.” Hannah earned her MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a BFA and BS in Art Education from Miami University of Ohio. In 2020, she was awarded a 10-month artist residency at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati. Her work has been shown across the US in galleries in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, and Massachusetts as well as at the Dayton Art Institute and the Akron Art Museum. She has been featured in publications including Candy Floss Magazine, long con magazine, the forthcoming INPA 10: Manifest International Painting Annual.