HANNAH SEKI
Urbania Series
 Away MessageSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x48. $2200 |  Emotional AnalyticsSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x60. $2500 |  Truths Can Shock YouSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x48. $2200 |  InfinitySpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x48. $2200 |  Chance EncountersSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x48. $2200 |  First Glances and Second ChancesSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x48. $2200 |
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 Dukes UpSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x60. $2500 |  We Can CoexistSpray Paint, Ink, Marker, Gold Leaf. 48x48. $2200 |
Growing Panes Series
 PeekSpray Paint, Sumi Ink, Marker. 48x36. $1800 |  CravingsSpray Paint, Sumi Ink. 60x48. $2900 |  GlimpseSpray Paint, Sumi Ink, Marker. 48x36. $1800 |  FlourishSpray Paint, Sumi Ink. 60x48. $2900 |  CombustionSpray Paint, Sumi Ink. 60x48. $2900 |  ExposureSpray Paint, Sumi Ink. 60x48. $2900 |
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 Follow the LeaderSpray Paint, Sumi Ink. 60x48. $2900 |  ShadeSpray Paint, Sumi Ink, Marker. 60x48. $2900 |
The Artist
Hannah Seki is a Japanese-American artist whose work represents the bi-cultural upbringing and the contrasting cultures within. That specific contrast is the point of tension in her work: Japanese ideals of understated beauty, the humbling of oneself, and the mindset of "not standing out" differ greatly from Western ideas of being unique, bold, and individualistic. The inherent contradiction between the two cultures has been an ongoing internal struggle with Seki’s sense of identity and is the catalyst for her art. Through creating art that reflects elements from both cultures, the ever-changing journey of self-identity and discovery becomes the meaning conveyed in the work.
Education
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Artists Studied Under
Rebecca George
Body of Work
2014-16: Urban Enso (sold out)
2015-19: Color Planes (sold out)
2019-current: Energies (available)
2019-current: S.C.P.SumiColorPlay (available)
2020-current: Embracing the Quiet (available)
2020-current: Raw Nature (available)
2022-current: Linear Meanderings (available)
2022-current: Erasure (available)
2023-currnet: Speculative Nature (available)
2023-current: Dark Matter (available)
2025-current: Mapped Dreams (available)
2025-current: Growing Panes (available)
2026-current: Urbania (available)