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Hey! My name is Hanna Bowen. I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have been drawn to art from a young age. From finger painting to make mud pies in the backyard I have always found art as a great way to express myself. While I love all art forms, clay is where my passion lies. I earned my Bachelor's of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Ceramics and a minor in Sculpture from the University of Utah. I helped create and now manage Sunstone Studios with Sunstone Pottery Supply.
Artist Statements
2025
When I make work I tend to find myself lost with daydreams of romanized versions of myself. I am a florist in a small coastal town, living in a quaint cottage surrounded by evergreens. I am regal, living within a castle decorated with ornate wallpaper and gold molding. I am a naturalist living off the land and discovering life around me. I lean into the play that comes with daydreaming and creating art. I have been exploring layering surfaces and repetition to create more depth within my work and make it as robust as my daydreams.
2021
When I make art I find in it a way I can connect internally with myself and the world around me. When I am no longer alive and the memories of me fade there will still be my voice left behind. When I use my body in a forceful yet delicate way I find myself in a middle ground that is peaceful and tense, keeping me interested. I love the push and pull that clay has given me in my work. I enjoy the constant learning to not let expectations control my emotions and the outcome of my work. Art is a way I can explore my own world of memories while still connected to the present, lost daydreaming about the future.
Work
2024 - Present
Studio Manager, Sunstone Studios - Sunstone Pottery Supply, North Salt Lake, UT
2022 - 2024
Delivery Driver/Store Keep - Sunstone Pottery Supply, North Salt Lake, UT
Education
2014 - 2021
University of Utah, Bachelor's of Fine Art with Ceramic Emphasis and Sculpture Minor
Exhibitions
2025
Group Exhibition, Clay Arts Utah, Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT
2025
Group Exhibition, Formed by Nature, Cottonwood Clay Studio, Salt Lake City, UT
2025
Group Exhibition, Macro to Micro: A Changing Utah, Westminster University, Salt Lake City, UT
2023
Group Exhibition, Bad Artist and Friends - Brian Snapp, Gittins Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2021
Group Exhibition, BFA Show* at the University of Utah, Virtual
Publications
2025
2022
2021
2020
2019
"Clay Arts Utah - Group Exhibition" Volume 1. Page 10.
"Mobile Moon Coop - Spring Equinox" Volume 20.
Page 19-21.
“2021 BFA Show* at the University of Utah”. Page 22-29.
“The State of Mental Health Issue” Volume 2. Page 15.
“The State of Mental Health Issue” Volume 1 . Page 24.