H Craig HANNA

H. Craig HANNA was born in 1967 in Cleveland, USA. He studied Fine Arts in New York at Syracuse University (BFA), the School of Visual Arts in New York City (MFA) and at the New York Academy of Figurative Art.
His first solo exhibition was at Bergdorf Goodman in 1998 and his paintings quickly gained wide recognition after that. Since, he has had shows in London, Hong Kong and Malta. Shortlisted in 2001 and 2006 for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, he was rewarded in 2001 for his work Carlos Sitting on a Clear Plastic Chair.
In 2008, Laurence Esnol Gallery opened to solely represent the works and artistic vision of H. Craig HANNA. He is to this day exclusively represented by the Laurence Esnol Gallery.