Sophie Hann is an Australian artist living on Kuarna Land, South Australia.

Education  
Studied Art, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, NY, USA. (Recipient of the AGNSW’s Dyason Bequest for international study).
Received a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Art & History) from Flinders University

  
Awards / Residencies

2024

Finalist, Heysen Prize for Landscape, SA

Finalist, Gallery One Smallacombe Portrait Prize, SA

Highly Commended, Smallacombe Portrait Prize, SA

2023

Finalist, Portia Geach Portrait Prize, NSW

Finalist, Gallery One Smallacombe Portrait Prize, SA

Highly Commended, Smallacombe Portrait Prize, SA

Catapult Mentorship, Guildhouse mentor for regional artist Lyn Anesty

2022

Semi Finalist, Doug Moran Portrait Prize, NSW

Winner, Hanger’s Choice Prize, Smallacombe Portrait Prize

Finalist, Gallery M Contemporary Art Prize, SA

Finalist, Smallacombe Portrait Prize

2021

Eric Jackson Award for Outstanding Service (20 years of teaching visual art)

2014

Finalist, Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Sydney
Artist in Residence, Cleland Wildlife Park, SA

2013  
        Awarded Arts SA Professional Development Grant
Invited to paint Celebrity Portrait of TV and Radio Presenter
           Dylan Lewis for Loreto College Spring Art Show
           Private commissions (Australia & UK) 

2011
          Finalist (Top 50), John Fries Memorial Prize, NSW
          Awarded Arts SA Professional Development Grant

Artist in Residence, Saint Peter’s College, SA

Artist in Residence, Xavier College, SA

2010
          Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, NSW  
Selected, Brunswick Street Small Painting Prize, VIC
          Selected, Linden Postcard Prize, Linden Centre for
          Contemporary Art, VIC  
          Awarded Arts SA Professional Development Grant 

2002 
          Finalist, Steinhoff Scholarship, Fleurieu Biennale, SA

2000 
         Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award, NSW
         Finalist, Brett Whitely Scholarship, NSW
         Selected, Heysen Prize for Landscape, SA
         Selected, Fleurieu Prize exhibition, SA
         Selected, Salon de Refuse, NSW

1999  Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award

1998  Finalist, King’s School Art Prize
          Finalist, Lloyd Rees Prize
          Finalist, Alice Bale Memorial Award

1996  Winner of the Ruth Tuck Travelling Scholarship
          Awarded $5,000 Dyason Bequest, AGNSW