A Korean-American photographer, producer, and multidisciplinary artist, Hannah Colen's work observes the modern world through the female gaze. In 2019, she learned and incorporated a trauma-informed paradigm into her own practice, in preparation for her Tender series and other intimate projects. Outside of portraiture, she's passionate about detailed, documentary-style photography and uplifting marginalized voices. She currently bounces between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
Select Clients
Altered Perception Clothing, BB&R Wellness, Benvenuti Arts, Casey Droege Cultural Productions, CivilRights.org (Pod for the Cause), Donnie Simpson Show, ESPN Andscape, George & Barbara Bush Foundation, GW University Hospital, the George Washington University Museum & the Textile Museum, Georgetown University, the Lincoln Project, Politics & Prose, Power Station, Sixth & I, Smithsonian's Asian-American Literature Festival, Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Center, Smithsonian's Folklife Festival, Street Plans, Stride Learning, United Airline Workers, White House Historical Association, Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation, World Bank Group
Awards
2023
2021
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh's 'Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh,' Interdisciplinary Art Winner
The Mac Miller Fund x Pittsburgh Foundation BIPOC Artist Micro-Grant Awardee
Features/Publications
2023
2021
2021
2020
2019
2019
2018
'Outcry After Smithsonian Cancels Asian American Literature Festival' for Hyperallergic
'Event Aims To Heal Pittsburgh's Communities Following Atlanta Shooting' for 90.5 WESA
'Vaccine scientist by day, rapper by night: How Ruby Ibarra is defying stereotypes' for TODAY
'My Hypochondria was in Control of my Sex Life' in Salty World
'Ocean Vuong...at the second biannual Asian American Literature Festival' for Literary Hub
'Kundiman Featured by Asian American Press and LitHub' by Kundiman
'Hometown Ghosts' series feature in Surj Magazine
Exhibitions/Education
2024
2023
Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh. Group show at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, PA.
Facilitated 'An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Photography & Self-Portraiture' workshop with A/PI DVRP. Washington, D.C.
2023
Art As A Voice (AAAV). Group show at the Festival Center. Washington, D.C.
2022
Iké Udé's Three Schools of Photography masterclass mentee. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. Washington, D.C.
2022
Tigress - Lunar Offerings. Group show at Seafoam curated by JADED collective. Pittsburgh, USA.
2021
Subversion. Group show at Kipp Galleries curated by Radiant Hall and Deeper than Grits Studios. Pittsburgh, USA.
2021
Scars, Dimples, and Stretch Marks: The Bodies We Love. Group show at Sanctuary. Pittsburgh, USA.
