Hanna Shim

Hanna Shim is an artist based in Tamaki Makarau. Born in Seoul, Korea, and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Hanna identifies herself as a maker, working across various mediums including installations, paintings, soft sculptures, textile art, and video works. Her practice embodies playfulness and a touch of childishness, evident in her creative processes and visual outcomes. She condenses and blends contradictory imagery, objects, and stories drawn from her diasporic background.

Shim completed her Master's degree in Fine Arts at Elam School of Fine Arts in 2015. She has showcased her work in solo exhibitions including Pillow Garden (2024-2025) at the Dowse Art Museum, Wishing You Well (2022) at Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, Mother Mother (2021) Splore Arts Festival, Mushroom Room (2020), Grey Lynn window space, Bone Like This (2019) and Lost in Forest (2017) at Whitespace Gallery.