Hannah Lees’ print features versions of the hand gesture made by the penitent Mary Magdalene in paintings by Titian and El Greco. The print is part of an exploration of themes of hermitage and pilgrimage which relates to her wider interest in cycles of constancy and mortality, the sense that things come to an end and the potential for new beginnings.

Artist’s bio:

Hannah (b. Kent) lives and works in Margate. She received a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art, having previously completed her BA in Fine Art at University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury (2004-2006) and her BA in Fine Art & Visual Culture at the University of the West of England (2003-2004). Recent exhibitions and projects include: Sunday Art Fair (Two-Person Presentation w. Spencer Lewis) with LTD Los Angeles (London, 2019), The Trees That Yield (Group Exhibition) at Whitstable Biennale (Kent, 2018), Nicholas Kirkwood Presents Hannah Lees (Solo Exhibition) at Nicholas Kirkwood (London, 2018), Turner Contemporary & the British Museum Commission: Hannah Lees (Solo Exhibition) at Turner Contemporary (Margate, 2016).

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