Hannah Perry

Hannah Perry is celebrated for creating psychologically charged installations that delve into complex issues of industry, class, and gender. Her art explores the intersections between personal identity and the larger societal forces that shape it. Perry’s choice of materials—ranging from steel and car lacquer to body wrap and other industrial substances—evokes a connection to manual labor and the physicality of work in manufacturing and industry. These materials, often associated with the gritty realities of labor, underscore the themes of struggle, resilience, and transformation in her pieces.

Through her installations, Perry addresses the profound effects that economic shifts, cultural transitions, and evolving social norms have on mental health and well-being. Her work serves as a reflection on how individuals navigate the pressures and challenges brought on by societal expectations, economic inequalities, and gender dynamics. By incorporating elements that suggest both fragility and strength, Perry’s art captures the tension between external forces and internal experiences, highlighting the psychological toll that such forces can have on individuals. Through her visceral, sensory-rich installations, Perry invites viewers to consider how these larger systems of power impact not just our physical environments but our emotional and mental landscapes as well.

Born 1974 Baltimore, USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn and Medusa, USA

Selected solo exhibitions

2022
I’ll Fly Away, Nunu Fine Art, Taipei, Taiwan

2021
Arp 273, Parrasch Heijnen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2019
Distal’s Musk, UMBC CADVC, Baltimore, USA
Rosy Keyser: Works on Paper, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, USA

2017
The OtherOther, Maccarone, Los Angeles, USA

2016
Half-Light Periscope, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, USA

2015
We Sing Sin, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
Lap of the High Plains, Freddy, Baltimore, USA
The Hell Bitch, Maccarone, New York, USA

2014
My Head Are My Hands, Karma, New York, USA

2013
Medusa Pie Country, Peter Blum Gallery, New York, USA

2011
Promethean Dub, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, USA

2009
The Moon Ate Me, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, USA

2008
Rivers Burn and Run Backward, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, USA


Selected group exhibitions

2025
Paper Room, Halsey McKay Gallery, New York, USA

2022
Freedom of Form, Sevil Domaci Gallery, Istanbul, TK

2021
Light, Stone, and String, Halsey MacKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY

2020
Sympathetic Magic, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, USA

2019
Twilight Zone, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg, Denmark
Rosy Keyser and Eleanore Mikus, Parts and Labor, Beacon, New York, USA
Listening Closely, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, USA
Notebook, 56 Henry, New York, USA

2018
Somatic Gestures, Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Off the Wall, Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Portland, USA

2017
MIDTOWN, Lever House, New York, USA
In the Abstract, Mass MoCA, North Adam, USA
Witches, September Gallery, Hudson, NY
Squid Ink, Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016
Your Face In The Mirror Isn’t Your Face, Similar to Plastic Silverware, curated by Torey Thornton, Moran Bondaroff, Los Angeles, CA

2015
Object Painting – Painting Object, Johathan Viner Gallery, London, UK
Community of Influence, Vermont Studio Center Alumni show, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, USA

2014
Maximalism, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
2014 White Columns Benefit Auction and Exhibition, White Columns, New York, USA
New York Women, G Gallery, Houston, USA
The Space Where I Am, Blain Southern, London, UK

2013
The New Sincerity, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, USA
Painter Painter, curated by Eric Crosby and Bartholomew Ryan, The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Painting from the Zabludowicz Collection: Part II, The Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK

2012
Hue and Cry, Sotheby’s S2 Gallery, New York, USA
Heat Waves, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, USA
Pink Caviar, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
Science on the Back End, Hauser and Wirth, New York, USA
Luis Camnitzer, Rosy Keyser, Robert Kinmot and Linda Matalon, Simone Subal Gallery, New York, USA
Idealizing the Imaginary: Illusion and Invention in Contemporary Painting, Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, USA

2011
Miriam Bohm, Rosy Keyser, Erin Shirreff, Lisa Cooley, New York, USA
A Painting Show, Harris Lieberman, New York, USA

2010
I Can’t Forget, But I Don’t Remember What, Freymond Guth Fine Art, Zurich, Switzerland
Black and White, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, USA
Spray, D’Amelio Terras, New York, USA
Immaterial, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, USA
Reflection, Peter Blum Soho, New York, USA

2009
Almost, curated by Lance Goldsmith, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, USA
New Work, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, USA
Hi, low and in between, Grimm Fine Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2008
Sack of Bones, Peres Project, Los Angeles, USA
Zero Zone, Tracy Williams Ltd., New York, USA

2007
Stubborn Materials, Peter Blum Chelsea, New York, USA

2006
Durer Reenactment, Laeso, Denmark; Baltimore, USA

2005
Family Portraits and Energetic Blueprints, Rensselaerville, New York, USA
7-Year Installation, Track House (Remote Back Side), Marble, USA

2004
The Stray Show, Track House, Chicago, USA
On A Wave, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, USA
Yard Sale, Track House, Chicago, USA

2003
Sulcata Solves, Track House, Chicago, IL
Depiction, Gallery 400, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
The Impotent Landscape, The Pond, Chicago, USA

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