About

b. 1993, Canterbury, England
Based in Bergen, Norway and Göteborg, Sweden

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanlmcd/

Research blog: http://www.hanlmcd.tumblr.com/

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/hannahmcdonald

CV

Education

2023-2025 MFA in Fine Arts, Bergen Academy of Arts, University of Bergen

2011-2015 BA(Hons) in Painting and Printmaking, Glasgow School of Art

2013 Erasmus exchange term, BA Fri Konst, Akademin Valand

Coming activity

2025 pool/loop, solo show at Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen

2025 Solo show at Nye Bokboden, Bergen

2025 Holding a monoprinting workshop at Ljurhalla Fabriken, Vårgårda, Sweden

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Surface Tensions, Galleri Taxi, Bergen

2024 Welcomed Uncertainties, Rom61, Bergen Academy of Arts, Bergen

2023 In Tandem with Martin Holm, Konstepidemin, Göteborg

2023 Re-re-remembering, Konstnärscentrum Väst, Göteborg

2019 Transcript of a Wall, Open Space Zeitz, Zeitz, Germany

2019 The Devil Makes Work for Idle Hands, Galleri 54, Göteborg

2017 The Collected Moments of Idleness, Open Space Zeitz, Zeitz, Germany

2016 We make new stock from the salt, Fabriksg. 48, Göteborg

2015 The Hinge of I and It, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow

2015 A blindfolded surface, Tontine Building, Glasgow

Group Exhibitions

2024 Bergen UNExhibition Art Festival, Bergen

2024 (-21, -20, -19) Upplaga 2, 3, 4, 6, Nejd, Göteborg

2024 BIG TEETH, MA1 takeover at Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen

2023 Time-Based Evening, OVE Galleri at Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen

2023 ArtFairAbstrakt, ArtMobile, Västerås Konsthall

2023 Bookbound, NABO, Göteborg

2023 13festivalen, Konstepidemin, Göteborg

2022 (-21, -19) Medlemsutställningen, Galleri 54, Göteborg

2022 ANAD GLÖD, NABO, Göteborg

2022 ArtFairLustarnasTrädgård, ArtMobile, Västerås Konsthall

2022 KALEJODOSKOP, Galleri 54, Göteborg

2021 Vad är nytt, Lindholmen, Göteborg

2020 Höstutställning, Göteborgsbildverkstad, Göteborg

2020 The Curse of Knowledge, Upper Hand, Göteborg

2020 Videorama 1, Galleri 54, Göteborg

2018 Here Comes the Water Works, Upper Hand, Göteborg

2018 Tenthaus Winter Depot, Galleri Box, Göteborg

2015 PrintLab, as part of The only way to do it is to do it, The Hunterian, Glasgow

2015 All You Can Eat, Truman Brewery, London

2014 A Red Apple Among the Oranges, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 2, Edinburgh

2013 Work as Play, GIBCA, Galleri Rotor 1+2, Göteborg

2012 Drawing and Spoken Word, Studio 41, Glasgow

Stipends

2021 + 2020 Krisstipendium 2+3, Konstnärsnämnden

2020 Tillfälligt stipendium, Göteborgs Stad

2020 + 2018 Projektstöd Pronto from Göteborg Stad

Curated Shows

2021 Vad är nytt, showcase of over 100 Göteborg artists in Götaverkens Gamla Industrilokaler,

Lindholmen, Göteborg

2020 The Curse of Knowledge with Joel Danielsson, Dick Hedlund, Martin Holm, Laleh Kazemi Veisari

and Anton Josephson, Upper Hand, Göteborg

Workshop Leading Experience

2025 (upcoming) Monoprinting workshop at Ljurhalla Fabriken, Vårgårda, Sweden

2023- Hosts regular MA crits at Bergen Academy of Art, Bergen

2023- Runs the Drawing Club for students at Bergen Academy of Art, Bergen.

2022 Drawing Club as part of ANAD GLÖD, NABO, Göteborg

2019-2021 Drawing Club sessions at Upper Hand, Göteborg

Publications

2024- Open Process Night publications, with Johanna Sevholt

2024 Big Teeth publication, with Johanna Sevholt

2020 Physis / Decay, with Martin Holm

Other

2024- Runs Open Process Night events at Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen.

2024- Co-founder of Thingness, a domestic micro-gallery and podcast

2020 Entanglement, 8 x 2.3m mural at Friplanket, Frilagret, Göteborg

2019-2021 Co-hosted gallery Upper Hand, Göteborg

2013 Volunteered at David Dale Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

2013 Volunteered at Studio 41 Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

2011 Volunteered at the Sydney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury, England

2010 One week’s work experience with international artist Nigel Cooke