Art Hansen

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]

Art Hansen
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)

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, and pen and ink.^[3]

Collections

Hansen's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum,^[4] the Portland Art Museum,^[5] among others.