Bio

Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Quinn Hanna has grown up in a diverse community of people of all ethnicities, abilities, sexualities, and gender identities. As such, this diversity has inspired her art practice and passion for teaching art in an accessible way.

Most recently, Quinn’s work has been inspired by her exposure to neurodivergence and her interactions with traditional craft motifs which have influenced her pattern development, now present on the surface of her ceramic works.

Quinn’s artworks have been featured in many group exhibitions across the Midwest and beyond, including the Ohio Craft Museum’s Best of 2024/2025 and The Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition in Lancaster, PA (2024).

Quinn is currently a Ceramics Artist-in-Residence at Hope Center for Arts andTechnology in Sharon, PA where she continues to develop her figurative sculptures presented on intricately decorated wheel thrown platforms. She also leads multiple Youth and Adult Arts programs.

Upon completing HopeCAT’s artist residency, Quinn intends to continue on the residency track to further develop her portfolio and continue building relationships between artists before attending graduate school. She hopes to attain her Masters in Fine Arts with the ultimate goal of teaching ceramics at the collegiate level.