Art Hansen
# Art Hansen

Art Hansen (1929 – June 28, 2017) was an American artist from Vashon Island. Hansen was a native Washingtonian and achieved art degrees from the University of Washington and University of Minnesota.

## Education

Hansen graduated in 1952 from the University of Washington. In 1957, he received an MFA degree from the University of Minnesota.

## Career

Hansen had his first one-person show in 1952 at the Seattle Art Museum. In 1953, he was awarded a Fulbright grant to study etching at the Munich Academy of the Arts. In addition to printmaking, he worked in watercolor, oil paint, lithography, and pen and ink.

## Collections

Hansen's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, the Portland Art Museum, among others.

