Hana Shannon

Bio:

Hana Shannon is a classically trained painter from the Czech Republic specializing in

portraiture. She received her Master's degree in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague

and moved to the US over a decade ago to pursue her painting career.

The exhibition of her colorful portraits in the storefront windows of Bergdorf Goodman, the

legendary department store, was a landmark achievement for Hana. The direct connection with

the viewers seeing her work in a “non-gallery” setting was a unique experience.

Hana has exhibited at the Czech Cultural Center in New York on multiple occasions, including

the critically acclaimed group show, “New Bohemia - Reflect What You Are,” in 2019, which

was curated by Charlotta Kotik.

Recently, her work was on view at Village One Art Gallery in Chelsea as part of “Idylls &

Reveries”, and at Van Der Plas Gallery in Lower East Side (“Oasis of Color”), 2023.

Her outstanding solo show, featuring silhouettes of important Czech figures "Czech

Luminaries" which was on view in spring 2024 at the Bohemian National Hall, marked another

significant milestone in her career. Indeed, Shannon's magnificent tribute to diverse Czechs

both contemporaries and historical figures was a great success.