Lys Hansen

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Lys Hansen
Born1936 (age 8687)
Falkirk, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Website https://www.lyshansen.co.uk/

Lys Hansen (born 1936) is a Scottish artist regarded as one of the country's most important figurative expressionist painters. [1] [2] She currently lives and works in Braco, Perthshire. [3]

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Early life and education

Hansen was born in Falkirk and grew up in Alloa. [2] [3] Hansen studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1955 to 1959 before continuing to attend the University of Edinburgh where she studied fine art in 1961. [2] After studying art, Hansen trained as a teacher. [3] She has travelled and worked across Europe, including to France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany and Denmark. [4] [5]

Career

Hansen was working in Berlin when the Berlin Wall came down, greatly impacting her creative direction. [2] Her work is often considered introspective and challenging. [5] Often working in paint, Hansen explores the human condition in her work. [6] Having previously exhibited her paintings, Hansen exhibited her drawings for the first time in 2012. [7] A sculpture in wood by Hansen formed part of an exhibition at the Kunsthuis Gallery, Yorkshire, in 2016. [8]

Hansen is recognised for her work in supporting other artists. [6] Her work has also inspired the poem Warpaint And Womanflesh by Scottish writer and Scots Makar, Liz Lochhead. [9]

Hansen was the subject of the book, Passionate Paint: The Art of Lys Hansen, published by Mainstream Publishing Ltd in 1998. [10]

Hansen is a past president and current member of the Society of Scottish Artists. [11]

Selected exhibitions

Selected awards and recognition

Works in public collections

Pieces by Hansen are held in several public collections, including the following works,

TitleYearMediumGallery no.GalleryLocation
Act I Scene II (Duet)1987oil & pastel on paper2009.1 University of Stirling Scotland
Berlin Diptych: Look and Listen (left panel)1993acrylic on canvasAYRAG:001993.LMaclaurin Art Gallery at Rozelle House Ayr, Scotland
Berlin Diptych: Look and Listen (right panel)1993acrylic on canvasAYRAG:001993.RMaclaurin Art Gallery at Rozelle House Ayr, Scotland
Lost Man2003oil & pastel on paper2009.2 University of Stirling Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots1991oil on canvas21056 Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum Stirling, Scotland
Other Directions2007oil & pastel on paper2009.1 University of Stirling Scotland
Stagefright1984painting- New Hall Art Collection, Murray Edwards College Cambridge, England
Stance1983acrylic & collage on canvasCAC1985/17 City Art Centre Edinburgh, Scotland
The Boatmaker's Fishgarden1966oil on canvas1967.6 University of Stirling Scotland
The Rivals - Scarsdale (Mrs Harris 1)1982-- North Ayrshire Council Scotland
'Thou knowst thou hast made me with passions wild and strong' No. 21996acrylic on paper2007.206 Perth & Kinross Council Scotland

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