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CV

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
M.F.A., May 2011
Focus: Works on Paper

Smith College, Northampton, MA
B.A., May 2005
Major: Studio Art: Printmaking

Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK
Spring 2003
Studied: Printmaking, Fiber Arts, Contemporary Art Galleries

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Summer Six Program, 1999
Studied: Fiber Arts, Drawing & Painting


EXPERIENCE

Art Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Instructor, 2008-current
Teaching Drawing 104: Basic Drawing & Design 105: Basic Design.

Gurske Fabrication, Rachel Gurske
Studio Assistant, 2007-current
Fabricating artwork exclusively for artist Tom Friedman.

Museum of Art, Smith College
Gallery Security Guard, 2005-current

Childbirth Doula, self-employed
CAPPA certified, 2005-current
Provide physical, emotional & educational support to birthing mothers & partners.

Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, Smith College
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, 2005-06
Worked with student and faculty fellows exploring relationship of form function,
investigating the plasticity and universality of the human female form through oil paintings and carborundum collagragh intaglio prints.

Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Florence, MA
Intern, with grant from Hoxie Memorial Fund, January 2005
Researched and experimented with non-toxic photo-etching transfer techniques using Photoshop and in the studio. Curated exhibition from studio archives in studio gallery and assisted local printmakers in public workshops.

Biological Sciences Laboratory, Smith College
Researcher, grant from Schultz Foundation Research Fellowship, Summer 2004
Independent research, imaging biofilm form of E. coli BZB1011 on various substrates. Wrote & published paper, “Visual Comparison of Biofilm Imaging Using Laser Scanning Confocal and Scanning Electron Microscopes” in Smith Women in Science, 2004.

Songadeewin of Keewaydin Camp, (girls’ wilderness summer camp) Salisbury, VT
Arts & Crafts Co-Director, Summer 2003(Planned program, projects, supplies/ space)

Shelburne Craft School, Summer Day Camp, Shelburne, VT
Instructor, Summer 2000 (Devised daily craft projects for 6-13 years old, led groups.


AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

StorefrontART Residency, Thornes Marketplace Summer 2008

Elizabeth S. Hoxie Memorial Fund for internship at Zea Mays January 2005

Schultz Foundation Research Fellowship, for biology research Summer 2004

Habitat for Humanity Photography Contest: 1st prize, Rutland, VT Summer 2001


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

Hannah Richards: Works on Paper, November 2008
Forbes Library, Northampton, MA


Hannah Richards: Collagraphs, September-October 2008
The Moan & Dove, Amherst, MA

Hannah Richards: Collagraphs Large and Small, April-June 2008
Lightner Gallery, Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Small Prints, March-April 2008
The Moan & Dove, Amherst, MA

Hannah Richards: Collagraphs, Magenta on Yellow, February-March 2008
The Dirty Truth, Northampton, MA

Carborundum Collagraphs, October 2007- February 2008
Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton (P.A.C.E.), Easthampton, MA

Prints of Cellular Imagery, January-March 2007
Integrated Science and Engineering Library, UMASS Amherst, MA

Paintings: Parts, December 2006
Oresman Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Hannah Richards: A Year of Collagraph Monoprints, October 2006-October 2008
Soma Works, Middlebury, VT

Some of My Parts: Paintings and Prints, March 2006
Kahn Liberal Arts Institute Lounge, Smith College, Northampton, MA


Duo and Group Exhibitions

That’s Not What it’s About, (duo with Michelle Dickson) April 2009
Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Umass/RISD Exchange Show, February 2009
Benson Hall Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI

Subject + Matter: Current Work by Six Women, December 2008 – January 2009
Grubbs Gallery, Williston-Northampton School, Easthampton, MA


Incoming Graduate Students Exhibition, September-October 2008
Lee Gallery, Studio Arts Building, Umass Amherst, MA

Who's Guarding Ours? Smith College Museum of Art Guards, May-June 2008
Blue Guitar Gallery, Easthampton, MA curated by Christina Svane

Necessity: The Mother of Invention, May-June 2007
Blue Guitar Gallery, Easthampton, MA curated by Karen Randall

Art Show: A Group Exhibition of People Who Make Things, November 2006
Student Union Art Gallery, UMASS Amherst, MA, curated by Chelsea Granger

Staff Visions Art Exhibition, November 2006
Book Arts Gallery, Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Silk Voices, May 2006
Northampton High School, Northampton, MA

Five College Drawing Exhibition, December 2005
Jannotta Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Permanent Collection of Art Department Office, May 2005 – current
Brown Fine Arts Center, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Senior Exhibition, May 2005
Jannotta Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA

6x10x12: Seminar Midway Show, March 2005
Jannotta Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA

Arches Fourth Biennial Student Print Exhibit, January 2005
Boston University 808 Gallery, 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, juried show

Woodwork: Woodcuts of Elliot Offner’s Students, October 2004
Jannotta Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Art Listings, short review. Valley Advocate, May 2008

Press Release, UMASS Amherst Libraries, February 20, 2007. "http://www.library.umass.edu/whatsnew/cellular07.html" http://www.library.umass.edu/whatsnew/cellular07.html

Yang-Hellewell, Elizabeth, “The Collagraph Monoprints of Hannah Richards.” Collarboration of Art History /Studio Publication, May 2005.