Vance Hanna

FEBRUARY 2020: Work is now in the US Dept of State Art in Art to Embassies.

Simply stated: I like to create many things. Painting is a real pleasure because I can translate an image, in my view, the way I'd like to see it in oil onto a board. I've always painted.

I've been an 'artist/designer' all my life.

In '64 I won the coveted Robert C.J. Traub (the Traub Mfg Co., Detroit, MI) Memorial Scholarship to study art in Europe. At eighteen I left the US a single language speaker and toured Europe via coach, train and plane.
Of course it makes an impact on a young person. At that time, Europe was somewhat copacetic and comfortable with American tourists. Knowing I'd be back, I left with ambition and drive to start a life in the fine art/design business.

After university I began working the the allied design fields including Urban, Automotive and Product. Having a full passion for 3D works, I continued to create in both metals (jewelry as well as 2 D works. My Jewelry designs are currently involved with expressive automotive shapes that reflect aeroforms of late 60's 70's. Having won awards in the jewelry world I am inspired to create high content gold jewelry on a contractual basis.
I won an award in 2008 at the Internati...

1964: R.C.J.Traub Scholarship art recipient: Europe Bloomfield Hills high school
1970 BA, BSID Art,Cal State University, San Jose
MA, Stanford University
1971 MA, Art Stanford University, Awarded Harley Earl Endowed Fellowship

Exhibitions: 2023 Faculty Show: Merced College, CA
2010,2011,2012 The D Show, Detroit
2008 Lawrence Tech University faculty show
2004 Keys Gallery, Kansas City, KS
2003 Mid Michigan
2001-2 One man show at Gallery 302, Royal Oak, MI
2000 Mid Michigan
1994 Art Birmingham, exhibition
1986,87,95 2006.,2007,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 Our Town, Birmingham
1980 &81 Michigan Artist, Detroit Institute of Art
1982 Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Assoc. 25th anniv show
1976 OUI Magazine Editors collection
1976 Detroit Artist Guild Best of show
1974 to present Mid Michigan, Michigan Annual, MI Artist
1970 Cal State, San Jose Permanent collection
Publications: 2001 Kansas City Magazine, photo article
2014 Birmingham Eccentric newspaper photo
1985 Birmingham Eccentric newspaper
1985 Executive Jeweler, cover
1977 Playboy magazine, ...