Hannah Rollings
Hannah Rollings is a British painter, illustrator, researcher and teacher. In 2014, she began a PhD at Kingston University in collaboration with The London Doctoral Design Centre (LDoc), which took root in the representation of trees, through work on natural history books for children. Her fascination with nature was to have a major impact on her practice, between abstraction and representation, as she experimented with painting in the open air. This reconnection with nature allows her to connect with her environment through an immersive pictorial experience, exploring an emotional response to colour and mark-making.
Biography
Born in 1985 in UK, Hannah Rollings is a British painter, illustrator, researcher and teacher. In 2014, she began a PhD at Kingston University in collaboration with The London Doctoral Design Centre (LDoc).
Education :
2014-2024
- PhD, Current.
2011- 2013
- Merit, MA Sequential Design and Illustration, University of Brighton.
2008- 2010
- PGCE in Post Compulsory Education, University of Brighton.
2004- 2007
- First Class, BA Illustration and Animation, Kingston University.
Solo exhibitions
2023
- Makers Barn, Petworth, West Sussex.
- Travelling Bazaar, Farnham, Surrey.
2022
- The Helene and Johannes Huth Gallery, Design Museum, LDOC Legacy Event.
2017
- 'Write for Rights' Exhibition and Book Launch 'Freedom to Express Yourself' Amnesty International HQ, London.
2015
- The Prize for Illustration 2015 'London Places and Spaces', London Transport Museum.
2013
- Graduate Exhibition MA, University of Brighton, Grande Parade.
2007
- Graduate Show BA, Coningsby Gallery, London.
- D&AD Best New Blood Winner, Billingsgate London.
Collective exhibitions
2023- Janvier 2024
- 'Chorus of Colour' Group Show, Milieu Studios, St Ives, Cornwall, UK.
2020
- World Illustration Awards, online.
2018
- World Illustration Awards, Somerset House, London.
2015
- Bologna Book Fair.
2014
- Frankfurt Book Fair.
2011
- Victoria and Albert Illustration Awards, V&A Museum, London.
2011
- Cheltemham Illustration Awards, The University of Gloucestershire and Summerfield Gallery, Pittville Studios.
2010
- 'Summer Salon' Islington Arts Factory, London.
2009
- Manchester Artists Book Fair, Manchester University.
2009
- Publish and Be Damned Festival, Oxford House, London.
Prizes
2008
- Student Illustrator of the Year Prizewinners, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Press & editions
2017
- 'Freedom to Express Yourself' Amnesty International & Michael O'Mara Books.
2016
- 'Doodle and a Poodle' 'Colour a Cat' Michael O'Mara Books.
2015
- 'An Artist Once Said; An Inspiration Book for Artists' Michael O'Mara Books.
Researches
2022
- Exhibitor, Design Creative Practice Research, Celebrating AHRC Funded Centres for Doctoral Training, Design Museum, London.
2021
- Guest Speaker at the Conference Education and Illustration: Models Methods Paradigms, 11th Illustration Research Symposium. Illustration Impacts, The Reach Beyond Academia. Walking The Narrative: The Woodland Lifecycle Trail in collaboration with the Forestry Commission.
2015
- Research in Art & Design, Platform Gallery, Knights Park, Kingston University.
Novembre 2014
- Participant, PhD By Design, Navigating the Messiness of Practice- Based Research, Goldsmiths University of London.
