Group Exhibitions
Articles and Media
Curriculum Vitae
Sandra Hansen
Education
| MFA | Spring 2016 | Kendall College of Art and Design Painting Major | Grand Rapids,MI |
| BFA | 2013 | Kendall College of Art and Design Painting Major | Grand Rapids, MI |
| BFA | 1991 | Hope College Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa | Holland, MI |
Professional Experience
2015 Artist in Resident Casa Massachio San Giovanni Valderno, Italy
| 2013-present | Graduate Assistant | Kendall College of Art and Design | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| 2013-present | art teacher | Kendall College of Art and Design Continuing Learning | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| 2005- 2009 | Visiting art teacher, | Vidyashram Southpoint School Seven trips to teach and paint | Varanasi, India | |
| 2009 | Visiting art teacher | Community Center | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 2009 | Visiting art teacher | Orphanage | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 2010 | Art teacher, adults | Community Center | Lund, Sweden |
Awards
| 2015 | Honorable Mention | Holland Area Arts Council- All Michigan Regional Show | Holland, MI |
| 2013-2016 | MFA Portfolio Prize | Kendall College of Art and Design | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2013 | Excellence in Painting Award | Kendall College of Art and Design | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2010-2013 | BFA Portfolio Prize | Kendall College of Art and Design | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 2008 | Honorable Mention | Holland Area Arts Council- All Michigan Regional Show | Holland, MI |
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Forest Hills Fine Arts Center Grand Rapids, MI
| 2011 | LedØje-SmØrum Musikforening, at Kulturhuset i SmØrum. Concert Artist at classical musical concert | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 2009 | American Center of American Embassy | Delhi, India | |
| 2009 | Faculty of Visual Arts | Banares Hindu University, | Varanasi, India |
| 2009 | Gallery Una | Bjarred, Sweden | |
| 2007 | Reflections Fine Art Gallery | Holland, MI | |
| 2006 | II Gallery | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2006 | Rush Hospital | Oak Park, Ilinois | |
2005 | India Republic Day | Nirman, Exhibition of the eleven paintings created while traveling in Northern India for two months. | Varanasi, Indi |
| 2014 | Invited Participant in the Jaipur Art Festival, | Jaipur, India | |
| 2013 | Benares Club | Varanasi, India | |
| 2013 | Lane Eleven Gallery | Varanasi, India | |
| 2013 | Excellence in Painting Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and Design | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| 2012 | Challenging Expection, 2 person show, Kendall College of Art & Design | Grand Rapids, MI | |
| 2011 | ArtPrize 2011 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
| 2009 | Holland Area Arts Council, Juried Show | Holland MI | |
| 2006 | Holland Area Arts Council, Juried Show | Holland, MI | |
| 2005 | Divine Femine Art Show, Episcopal Cathedral | Kalamazoo, MI |
08/26/11 | WZZM TV, Channel 13 Take 5 | Catherine Behrendt | http://www.wzzm13.com/video/1128740302001/0/Art-Prize-Emmett- |
| 11/23/09 | Jagran Josh: Your Guide to Success. | Hindi Newspaper | |
| 9/11/11 | Holland Sentinel | Lori Timmer | The Return of ArtPrize |
| 9/21/11 | Everything Michigan MLive.com | Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | |
| 1/6/10 | Holland Sentinel | Steve Ralph | Art Nomad: Holland artist exhibits, paints, and teaches art in India |
| 02/19/06 | Grand Rapids Press Section N, Page 1 Full Page | Shandra Martinez | Painter preserves images of India: Artist in Residence at school worked with nation's poor |
| 10/16/05 | Grand Rapids Press Section N, Page 1 | Shandra Martinez | Artist heads to India offering acrylics and one-woman show |