Alexander Hanson

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About

Alex Hanson is an interdisciplinary artist from the Midwest. He received his MFA from the
University of Iowa and BFA at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. He has held various
academic positions at the University of Arkansas, Arkansas State University and most recently
Oberlin College. He has had the opportunity to complete works on rocky cliff sides in the rain;
on top of a frozen lake in the dead of winter; and at the highest point in the very flat state of
Oklahoma. 

Alex has exhibited nationally and internationally and has been awarded fellowships at
multiple Artist-in-Residence programs, some of which are: Vermont Studio Center, I-Park, the
Hambidge Center, Yaddo, the Wassaic Project and Wormfarm Institute.

Education

MFA, University of Iowa

BFA, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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