Hannah Johansen (they/she/he)
Visual Artist | Museum Studies Student
Born 1991, USA
Interdisciplinary visual artist exploring identity, myth, embodiment, and ritual through painting, performance, and installation.
Education
San Diego Mesa College — Japanese Language, 2023–2025
San Diego Mesa College — Museum Studies, 2024
University of California San Diego — B.A. Visual Arts Studio, 2014
Valhalla High School — Digital Arts ROP, 2009
Skills
• Oil painting · Acrylic · Watercolor · Graphite drawing
• Performance art · Live painting · Installation design
• Printmaking · Drypoint etching · Linocut · Reverse drawing
• Digital illustration · Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop · Procreate
• Photography · Video documentation
• Tarot education and symbolic analysis
• Museum education support and gallery operations
Selected Exhibitions
2025 · Kristine Schomaker’s Shoebox Gallery, Los Angeles
2024 · Women Work Together, Mandell Weiss Gallery @ NTC, San Diego
2023 · COSECHA, Mesa College Gallery, San Diego
2023 · Dark Arts and Oddities Show, Parks and Rec, San Diego
2023 · The ENDO Show (Curator & Exhibitor), Mesa College Student Gallery
2023 · Hedonism Personified, Mesa College Student Gallery
2023 · Two Headed Zine Press Launch Party, San Diego
2021 · Sidro Saturdays, The Front Arte Cultura, San Diego
2018 · Feminism Now, Sweden
2016 · The Dead Are Not Yet Quiet, SDAI, San Diego
2015 · 30 Under 30, Art Kami, San Diego
2014 · Thresholds (Solo), Kamil Gallery, UCSD
(Full exhibition list available upon request)
Publications
Flower Shop Follies (2019)
Zodiac Ero, Burn All Books, San Diego (2018)
Feminist Artists Coloring Book (2016)
Feminism Now Catalog (2016)
Charity Zine Cancer Drive (2015)
San Diego Pacific Magazine, Dec. Issue (2014)
Multiple self-published zines, SDAI Gift Shop (2013)
Performances
2023 · Ozempic and The Magic Mukbang Moment, COSECHA, Mesa College Gallery
2015 · Self as Goddess II, San Diego Art Institute
2015 · Black Mass, World Beat Center, Balboa Park
2014 · Experiment 02: Orthohorror, Art Around Adams
2012 · Transformation of Self Into Goddess, UCSD
(Full performance list available upon request)
Grants & Awards
Russell Grant Foundation Award (2014)
Provided materials and support for solo student exhibition Thresholds
Professional Experience
Intern, Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum (2024)
Facilitated art and language education; led volunteer teams; assisted with programming during the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Co-Editor in Chief, SanDiegoArtShows.com (2014–15)
Produced exhibition coverage, artist interviews, and event documentation.
Intern, San Diego Art Institute (2015)
Supported gallery operations, installation prep, advertising, community engagement.
Guest Speaker, UCSD Studio Art Class (2014)
Delivered lecture on artistic practice and process.
UCSD Honors Art Program (2013)
Selected for competitive annual undergraduate cohort.
Marketing Officer, UCSD “CIA” Student Org (2009–12)
Designed t-shirts, posters, postcards, and branding materials for campus arts events.