“Above the Chatter” show opening in Denver

“Above the Chatter” show opens tomorrow, Sept 4 at Metro Frameworks 44T Artspace in Denver. I am excited to be showing with 2 artist kindred spirits – Mary Bergherr and Barbara Gilhooly. Our work plays well together.

LineScape #29 (Tent Rocks) © Ayn Hanna

I will be showing a large selection of my […]

September 3rd, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Exhibitions, LineScape series, personal badges | Comments are closed

Surrounded in Love: Must Love Art

Barbara and I with our two Host Couple families in front of the Wall of Hearts

It was the Best of Times! And the show is still up through 9/27.

Our Wedding and Must Love Art Show Opening Reception were everything we’d hoped for. Many of our family and friends joined us for […]

September 23rd, 2014 | Tags: , , , | Category: About Me, Art and Community, Friends, Must Love Art, personal badges, textile paintings | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Badges: A Visual Autobiography – New Works in Progress

With 3 exhibitions coming up within the next 3 months, I’ve been focused on getting my studio practice revved back up and have several new works in progress.

One of my upcoming shows is “Must Love Art”, a large collaborative show with my partner Barbara Gilhooly, opening on Sept. 5th at the CCC Gallery […]

June 11th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: About Me, Being An Artist, Collaboration, creative process, Drawing, Exhibitions, Must Love Art, textile paintings | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Open Studio Photos and a Big Announcement

Our 4th ever annual Hanna-Gilhooly Holiday Open House was another big fun festive event with a steady stream of visitors throughout the day and into the night. The cherry on top was that almost all of my students from my Oct. Eco-Dye Playshop came by and each brought samples of their wonderful dyed fabric results […]

December 15th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Exhibitions, Hanna-dyed, The Studio | Comments are closed

Artists and Their Art – A Preview of the upcoming Fort Collins Studio Tour

Last Friday night was the opening reception for the Fort Collins Studio Tour Preview Exhibition at the Lincoln Center. There are over 60 artists participating in this year’s studio tour which will be happening this coming Sat/Sun June 22 and 23 from 10am-5pm both days, and many of them were in attendance at the opening.

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June 19th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artists, Exhibitions, The Studio | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Believe it or not, it’s Holiday Show prep time!

Umm ya, that’s right – it’s Sept. 26 and time to rev up the holiday artwork engine.

This year, not only will I be making work for our 3rd ever annual Hanna-Hooly Holiday Open Studio Party & Art Show, but I’ll also be participating in a group holiday art show at Gallery 360 in Minneapolis […]

September 26th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Art Business, Exhibitions | One comment - (Comments are closed)

A Reunion of Sorts: Our Show at the Directions Gallery through Feb

Installing our show in the Directions gallery. Christy is on the ladder dealing with the lights, Barbara is working on installing her piece on the wall.

Ladies from the 80’s (and 90)

This past weekend, Barbara Gilhooly, Christy Martell, and I hung our group show in the Directions Gallery at the CSU Visual […]

February 11th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Exhibitions, textile paintings | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)