Hannah Greely
Hannah Greely is an American mixed media artist. She mainly creates site-specific sculptural works that seek to redefine the boundary between art and life. Her sculptures are colorful and often replicate ordinary objects or subjects, with subtle incongruencies in material or form. Her material experimentations lend the work an uncanny quality, as recognizable objects fade from real to fictional. Greely’s work explores open dialogue between object and environment, as well as the theatrical otherness of sculpture.
Biography
Hannah Greely was born in Dickson, Tennessee, United States, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. Greely graduated with a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2002. She became an Artist in Residence at Bangkok University School of Fine and Applied Arts, Thailand in 2004. She went on to receive an MFA in 2016 from the University of California, Riverside.Exhibitions
Hannah Greely has exhibited her work worldwide. Her first solo exhibition, “Fold”, took place in 2004, at the Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York. “Wild Corner” was shown in Bernier/Eliades, Athens, Greece in 2011. In 2005, group exhibition “Uncertain States of America”, held at the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art in Oslo, Norway, toured to the Center of Curatorial Studies, Bard College, NY; the Serpentine Gallery, London, England; the Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland; the Herning Art Museum, Herning, Denmark; the Center for Contemporary Art Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; and the Rudolphium Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. Hannah Greely has participated in numerous group shows, two person, and solo shows. Her most recent exhibition was a group show titled “Daydreaming Pressed Against a Fence”, held at Harkawik gallery in Los Angeles in July 2023.Solo and two person
2018
Hannah Greely / Calvin Marcus/, San Francisco, CA2017
Hannah Greely, Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2016
Avigdor Arikha / Hannah Greely, Michael Benevento, Los Angeles, CAHannah Greely: Drawings, Cleopatra’s Gallery, New York, NYHannah Greely, Dryad Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2012
Little Falls, Bob Van Orsouw Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland2011
Wild Corner, Bernier/Eliades, Athens, Greece2004
Fold, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NYGroup
2019
Frieze Los Angeles,Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CAPictionary Individual, Harkawik, Los Angeles, CA2018
Mythologies of a Sublime, Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon, PortugalHannah Greely and William T. Wiley, Parker Gallery, Los Angeles2017
Nut Art, Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2016
Los Angeles, — A Fiction, Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo, NorwayWalk Artisanal, 3716 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CASculpture from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CANo Man’s Land, The Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Art Foundation, Miami, FLAperture, BLAM Gallery, Los Angeles, CAMaster: UCR MFA Thesis Show, Culver Center for the Arts, Riverside, CA2015
UCR MFA 1st and 2nd Year Show, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA2014
Transmogrification, Angels Gallery, Los Angeles, CABeer, Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WIAnother Cat Show, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA2013Made in Space, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Prince at the Forum, Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, CA2011
American Exuberance, The Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami FLIn the Name of the Artists, São Paulo Biennial Pavilion, São Paulo, BrazilI'll Be Your Mirror, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis and Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA2010
2010: Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum, New York, NY2009
Your Gold Teeth II, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NYTIME-LIFE, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, NYSecond Nature - The Valentine-Adelson Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA2008
High Desert Test Sites, organized by the Orange County Museum of Art as part of the California Biennial, Joshua Tree, CAMeet Me Around the Corner-Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway2007
Close to Home: Recent Acquisitions of Los Angeles Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA2006
Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night, Whitney Museum, New York, NY2005
THING: New Sculpture from Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CAWaste Material, The Drawing Room, London, EnglandUncertain States of America, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo Norway2004
Faith Champion Fine Art, The Black Dragon Society, Los AngelesWinner, Bug Gallery, Bangkok University, Bangkok, Thailand2003
Clandestine, Arsenale, 50th Venice Biennale, Venice, ItalyAnother Sculpture Show, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TXSculpture Show, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CAGroup Show, GrantSelwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CATrace Plants, Latch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2002
Hannah Greely, Elana Scherr, Tom Grimley, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CADrawing Show, Julius Hummel Gallery, Vienna, AustriaSong Poems, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2001
Face Off, The Smell, Los Angeles, CASpoils, Coleman Gallery, Los Angeles, CADrawing Show, Black Dragon Society, Vienna, AustriaSomething of That Nature, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA2000
Sentimental Education, Deitch Projects, New York, NYCollections
Astrup-Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, NorwayMuseum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Honors
2015 UC Riverside MFA Fellowship2005 Recipient of Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award
Articles
2019
- “Frieze-Frame”, Trinie Dalton, Artforum
- “Frieze and Felix Turn Heads in Los Angeles”, Jori Finkel, The New York Times
- “Frieze Los Angeles, like any art fair, can inspire a critic’s contempt. Alas, it’s hard to be a hater.” Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times
2018
- “Hannah Greely and William T. Wiley at Parker Gallery”, Keith J. Varadi, Carla Issue 11
2016
- “Review: What to see in L.A. galleries”, David Pagel, The Los Angeles Times
- “Nada Art Fair Offers the Wacky and the Political, Plus Basketball”, Ken Johnson, The New York Times
- “Walk Artisanal”, Johnathan Griffin, Carla Issue 4
2013
- “Made in Space”, Roberta Smith, The New York Times
2011
- “‘Mirror’ Can Reflect with Humor and Unease”, Ivy Cooper, St. Louis Beacon
- “In the Galleries: ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ at The Sheldon Art Galleries”, Jessica Baran, Riverfront Times
- “Hannah Greely in Athens, Greece”, Stephanie Bailey, Artwrit
2010
- “Welcome to the Mixed-Up, Dialed Down 2010 Whitney Biennial”, Christian Viveros-Faune, The Village Voice
2007
- “Modesty Blessed: An Interview with Hannah Greely”, Kathryn Hargreaves, Citizen LA
- Robert L. Pincus, “ ‘Night’ watch.” San Diego Union Tribune March 19, 2006
- Brian Gopnik, “ Red, White, and Bleak.“ The Washington Post March 2, 2006
2006
- “Last Stand”, Lee Rosenbaum, CultureGrrl
- Christopher Miles, “The Idolater’s Revenge: New Los Angeles Sculpture.” Flash Art May–June 2005
- Christopher Knight, “The next best ‘thing’ in LA.” The Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2005
- Michael Kimmelman, “Cramming it all in at the Venice Biennial.” The New York Times June 26, 2003
- Jerry Saltz, “Realm of the Senses.” The Village Voice July 5, 2000