Hannah Gilson is an illustrator and educator based in London. With a background in fine arts, Hannah's mixed media practice combines painting, screen printing, drawing and digital illustration. Hannah's artworks begin life as basic pencil sketches, which she then develops into digital forms on photoshop, weaving in her references to popular culture and aesthetics.
Read moreHannah is interested in the role of both women and animals in folklore, mythology and cautionary story telling. She re-tells well known stories by playing on familiar imagery and juxtaposing it with pop cultural references and messages of female empowerment. We love how Hannah places so much importance on the colour of her artworks, using it as a means to draw in the viewer, where they are then able to see the myriad of references and narratives.
Hannah has created commercial work with LaRedoute, IKEA and Anthropologie, as well as an editorial illustration for Evening Standard and a card range for Woodmansterne cards. She was the recipient of the Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize for her piece ‘Flowers.’ Her artwork was also chosen for House Of Hackney's ‘Lets Fill This House With Art’ collection.
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