IN THE STUDIO WITH HANNAH BENASSI
In addition to designing user experiences, I enjoy creating one of a kind artworks for exhibitions & brand showrooms.
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Branding
Commissioned by Ardea Teas to create labels for their loose leaf tea brand. Researching the company’s aesthetic, story and themes of tea, I created three unique branding labels to successfully showcase their seasonal beverages.
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Strathberry Collaboration
Selected by Strathberry, an Edinburgh-based and internationally known brand specialising in luxury leather goods to create a body of paintings for the launch of their A/W 23’ collection.
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Residency, Lisbon
Continuing my practice in Portugal, I completed a further 5 months of residency work with DUPLEX | AIR in Lisbon. During this period I explored the work of local artists, gathered painting research and produced a body of work that I then exhibited in Edinburgh on my return.
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Residency, Barreiro
Explored my first residency experience with PADA, an artist-led, non-profit arts organisation based in Barreiro. I spent the month researching, networking with international artists, exhibited work produced at PADA studios and formed a professional connection with ART|FORM, a contemporary art consultancy based in Cascai.
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Solo Exhibition
Produced my first UK solo exhibition with Edinburgh based gallery, UPRIGHT Gallery. ‘Meeting of Moments’ presented 14 original artworks ranging in various dimensions and use of mediums.
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Group Exhibition
In a refined Georgian building, I showcased 10 original paintings in the upscale Kimpton Hotel, where I jointly exhibited with artists Daryl Cooney and Naomi McClure - with UPRIGHT gallery.
Meeting of Moments
My most recent studio visit welcomes you into the studio as I prepared a new body of work for my first solo exhibition in the UK. A body of 15 artworks was created for my show ‘A Meeting Of Moments’ with UPRIGHT Gallery, in November 2022.
Filmed by Holly Macmaster
Beyond Boundaries
This short film captures the creation of a new body of 10 original artworks in my studio for the exhibition, ‘Beyond Boundaries’ with TATHA Gallery in February 2022.
Filmed by Holly Macmaster