ARTIST STATEMENT
Erika Hanneson is an artist who not only allows people to touch her art, she encourages it. Erika specializes in ceramic art forms evocative of the nature around us. She uses a variety of unique surface techniques and alternative firing methods to reimagine everything from shells to pods, seeds to trees, flowers to vines. Through scale, shape and especially texture, her work is an imitation, but not a duplication, of the world around us.
Erika received her BFA from the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. She maintains a private studio in Gimli, Manitoba and works in the Education department at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Erika received her BFA from the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. She maintains a private studio in Gimli, Manitoba and works in the Education department at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
BIOGRAPHY
My obsession with clay began at Stoneware Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba where I was immediately drawn to this material. Inspired by other artists in this studio, I began studies at the School of Art, University of Manitoba towards a major in Ceramics. Since completing my degree, my art has been an experimentation of forms, surfaces and firing methods while creating function ware, sculpture, and tile work.
Education:
BFA, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stoneware Gallery: Studio, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
MAWA, workshops, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Creative Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Professional Affiliations:
Artists in Canada
https://www.artistsincanada.com/winnipeg/artist/erika-hanneson-16449/
Citizens of Craft
http://citizensofcraft.ca/profile/erika-hanneson
Manitoba Craft Council
http://manitobacraft.ca/gallery/?id=90
MAWA
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Employment:
Winnipeg Art Gallery
My obsession with clay began at Stoneware Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba where I was immediately drawn to this material. Inspired by other artists in this studio, I began studies at the School of Art, University of Manitoba towards a major in Ceramics. Since completing my degree, my art has been an experimentation of forms, surfaces and firing methods while creating function ware, sculpture, and tile work.
Education:
BFA, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stoneware Gallery: Studio, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
MAWA, workshops, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Creative Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Professional Affiliations:
Artists in Canada
https://www.artistsincanada.com/winnipeg/artist/erika-hanneson-16449/
Citizens of Craft
http://citizensofcraft.ca/profile/erika-hanneson
Manitoba Craft Council
http://manitobacraft.ca/gallery/?id=90
MAWA
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Employment:
Winnipeg Art Gallery
