Bio
Hannah Aaron was born in Dallas, Texas and currently resides in North Texas. In 2020, Aaron received her MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. In 2017, she received her BFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. She was awarded the Thomas Norby Memorial Scholarship and the Elliot Bond Memorial Scholarship for excellent performance in her program. Recently, Aaron’s work was exhibited in XL Catlin Art Prize, traveling from The San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, Linda Warren Projects in Chicago, and New York Academy of Art in New York. Her oil paintings have been displayed at 500x, Cora Stafford Gallery at UNT, Umbrella Gallery, The Doolin Gallery at SMU, The Union Gallery at UNT, Brickhaus and the Women’s Museum in Dallas. Aaron has taught Drawing and Painting classes at the University of North Texas, as an assistant instructor, and is currently the Art Coordinator at Lifestyle Christianity University.
Curriculum Vitae
Hannah Aaron
Lives and works in Dallas, Texas
Education
2020 MFA in Drawing and Painting, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
2017 BFA in Drawing and Painting, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
Exhibition Record
2020 MFA Thesis Show, CVAD Gallery, Denton, TX.
2020 A Narrative, Rewritten, Solo Show, Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, TX.
2019 Draft Motors, Juried by Matthew Bourbon, UNT on the Square, Denton, TX.
2019 Unlearning, Juried by Elaine Palowicz, Group Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX.
2019 Interlude 2, Graduate Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX.
2019 Just Practice, Graduate Show, UNT 4th Floor Project Space, Denton, TX.
2018 XL Catlin Art Prize, Juried by Ian Alteveer, Jennie Goldstein, Laura Hoptman, and Kara Vander Weg, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA. Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL. New York Academy of Art, New York, NY.
2018 College Expo, Juried by Katherine Brodbeck, 500x, Dallas, TX
2018 Graduate Invitational, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
2017 Vignette, Women’s Art Fair, Juried Show, Women’s Art Museum, Dallas, TX
2017 Mirror, Student Show, Brickhaus, Denton, TX
2017 Parallel Spaces, Union Gallery, Denton, TX
2017 Senior Invitational, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
2016 Student Show, Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016 Junior Invitational, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
2016 Art for Human Rights, Doolin Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 AP Studio Art Exhibition, Juried Show, Booker T. Washington, Dallas, TX
Publications
2019 Haley Arnold, "UNT grad student packs a punch with art about femininity and womanhood", North Texas Daily, Denton, TX, September 13th, 2019, Arts & Life
2019 "Check out Hannah Aaron’s Artwork", Voyage Houston, Houston, TX, November 19th, 2019, The Thought-Provokers: Celebrating Artists & Creatives
2019 "Check out Hannah Aaron’s Artwork", Voyage Dallas, Dallas, TX, January 9th, 2019, The Thought-Provokers: Celebrating Artists & Creatives
Awards/Grants
2019 Paul Voertmans Scholarship, Denton, TX
2018 Thomas Norby Memorial Scholarship, Denton, TX
2017 Elliot Bond Memorial Scholarship, Denton, TX
2009 Drawing and Painting Grant, Abilene, TX
2008 National AP Scholar Award, Austin, TX
Teaching Experience
2019-21 Painting Instructor, Lifestyle Christianity University, Fort Worth, TX
2019 Teaching Fellow: Painting 1, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2017-19 Teaching Assistant: Drawing 1 and Drawing 2, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2015 Creative Intensive Instructor, Upper Room Dallas, Dallas, TX
Curatorial Experience
2017 Curator, Parallel Spaces, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX