Hanna Seiman 's love of color is evidenced in all of her luminous paintings. They are carefully crafted by developing fields of color on a flat plane that become mysteriously three dimensional, full of movement. Her work pays homage to abstract expressionism and color field painting, with a keen awareness of light and formal organization. Ms. Seiman has a MA from NYU and has studied with William Scharf, Larry Poons and Charles Hinman. She has taught in New York and Monmouth County. Her work has been exhibited in the US and Europe. Ms. Seiman maintains a studio in Monmouth County and New York City.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Painting and drawing have always been a part of my life. I place unstretched, unprimed canvas on a low platform and pour washes of thinned paint directly onto the canvas. The variations in the density of paint and overlaps create a sense of movement and space.
I am still drawing, but now I draw with color. The reverse would be to draw and then put in color. I lay my colors first and then begin to draw with them. This is a controlled use of staining.
My works are emotionally driven. I am influenced by all that I see and experience. My process literally allows me to pour my emotions onto a canvas.
Painting and drawing have always been a part of my life. I place unstretched, unprimed canvas on a low platform and pour washes of thinned paint directly onto the canvas. The variations in the density of paint and overlaps create a sense of movement and space.
I am still drawing, but now I draw with color. The reverse would be to draw and then put in color. I lay my colors first and then begin to draw with them. This is a controlled use of staining.
My works are emotionally driven. I am influenced by all that I see and experience. My process literally allows me to pour my emotions onto a canvas.
CV/RESUME
2016
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Showroom at 50 Riverside Blvd., New York, NY
2015
Holiday House NYC, The Academy Mansion, New York, NY
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
2014
AGD Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA
2013
AGD Gallery East, New York, NY
2012
“Spring Gems” Broadway Mall Gallery, New York, NY
International Art Exhibition and Festival, Canar, Ecuador
2011
“Holiday” Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2009
"Abstracted Views" Goldsmith Vandam Gallery, New York, NY
"The New Jersey Show" Jersey City, NJ
2008
"Small Jewels" Richart Gallery, New York, NY
"Spring Into Summer" N.A.W.A Gallery, New York, NY
2007
"Art Connections" Montclair State University, NJ
"Rapture Unleashed" Broadway Mall Gallery, NY
2006
Columbia University, New York, NY
Peter McPhee Fine Arts, Stone Harbor, NJ
2005
"Form and Color" Gallery 415, Chicago, ILL
Peter McPhee Fine Arts, Stone Harbor, NJ
2004
“Illusions” ADG Gallery, New York – Selected
“Luminescence” ADG Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA
2003
"Peace: Universal Language" 473 Gallery, NY
2002
"Not Ashamed To Be Beautiful" 450 Gallery, NY
Credit Suisse/First Boston Corporate Headquarter, NY
2001
Equity Properties, The Lobby, 850 Third Ave., NY
2000
Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY
1999
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
The Art Students Leagues, NY
1998
Daryl Westfall, East Hampton, NY
1997
Reflectives Art Gallery, Freehold, NJ
1996
Monmouth Museum, NJ
2016
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Showroom at 50 Riverside Blvd., New York, NY
2015
Holiday House NYC, The Academy Mansion, New York, NY
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
2014
AGD Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA
2013
AGD Gallery East, New York, NY
2012
“Spring Gems” Broadway Mall Gallery, New York, NY
International Art Exhibition and Festival, Canar, Ecuador
2011
“Holiday” Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2009
"Abstracted Views" Goldsmith Vandam Gallery, New York, NY
"The New Jersey Show" Jersey City, NJ
2008
"Small Jewels" Richart Gallery, New York, NY
"Spring Into Summer" N.A.W.A Gallery, New York, NY
2007
"Art Connections" Montclair State University, NJ
"Rapture Unleashed" Broadway Mall Gallery, NY
2006
Columbia University, New York, NY
Peter McPhee Fine Arts, Stone Harbor, NJ
2005
"Form and Color" Gallery 415, Chicago, ILL
Peter McPhee Fine Arts, Stone Harbor, NJ
2004
“Illusions” ADG Gallery, New York – Selected
“Luminescence” ADG Gallery West, Los Angeles, CA
2003
"Peace: Universal Language" 473 Gallery, NY
2002
"Not Ashamed To Be Beautiful" 450 Gallery, NY
Credit Suisse/First Boston Corporate Headquarter, NY
2001
Equity Properties, The Lobby, 850 Third Ave., NY
2000
Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY
1999
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
The Art Students Leagues, NY
1998
Daryl Westfall, East Hampton, NY
1997
Reflectives Art Gallery, Freehold, NJ
1996
Monmouth Museum, NJ