Perry develops a sprawling network of references, drawing inspiration from personal experience, the testimony of others and the accelerated nature of our hypertechnological times. Her works essentially are all about the materials she used to explore the complexities of our inner worlds, as well as everyday physical and mental endurance. In a recent series of works, she has produced large scale sculpture, dynamic audio-visual installation utilising sound, technology, dance, spoken word, printmaking and video, to engage with issues relating to our individual and collective welfare. Hannah’s practice explores erotic discourse, motherhood, mental health, youth, social class, and taste, alongside gendered coded materials.
Hannah Perry (b.1984, Chester, UK) lives and works in London. Perry received her BA in Fine Arts from Goldsmiths College, University of London and her MA from The Royal Academy of Art, London. Selected solo and duo exhibitions include: Baltic Center of Contemporary Art, Newcastle, UK (2024); Chester Contemporary, Curated by Ryan Gander, Chester, UK (2023); Galerie Kandhofer, Vienne, Austria (2023); Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art, Bentonville, USA (2021); Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany (2019); Towner Gallery, Eastbourne, UK (2019); Arsenal Toronto, Canada, curated by David Liss (2019); Somerset House, London, UK (2018); The Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien (KM–), Gratz, Austria (2018); Arsenal Contemporary, New York, USA (2017); Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany (2016). Selected group exhibitions include: Julia Stoschek Foundation, Germany (2024); Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany (2024); 5th Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia (2019); Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna, Austria (2018); FLAM Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2018); Kopple Projects, London, UK (2018); MoMA, Warsaw, Poland (2017); T293, Rome, Italy (2017); Seventeen Gallery, London, UK (2017); Hotel Contemporary, Milan, Italy (2017); Salon Dahlmann, Berlin, Germany (2016); Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna, Austria (2016); Arsenal Contemporary Montreal, Canada (2016); Gemma Galería, Guadalajara, Mexico (2016); New Gallerie, Paris, France (2014); Saatchi Gallery, London, UK (2014); , Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK (2014); Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway (2014); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2013); Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK (2013); New End Art Foundation, New York, USA (2013); Spike Island, Bristol, UK (2013).
