Hannah Massey is a mixed media artist based in the Byron Shire in Northern NSW, Australia.

She has a deep interest in cultural narratives and the stories that we tell ourselves and each other and what they reveal about underlying and/or unconscious belief systems. She is particularly interested in feminine narratives and archetypes.

In recent years Hannah has explored ceramics as a medium and as an access point to the history of relics and monuments. This culminated in the solo exhibition/ installation “Human Remains” at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in 2023 https://artcollector.net.au/gallery-event/hannah-massey-human-remains/. This examined the narratives that cultures aim to promote and or preserve through sculptures and public arts and how we look to relics of these from the past to understand who we were and in turn who we are now.

Hannah’s current work is a return to 2D in the form of brightly coloured mixed media paintings that reflect on the current ecological crisis that is facing the planet through climate change and ecosystem breakdowns. Specifically, she is concerned with the inherent vulnerability of people and societies within these catastrophic events.

Having completed a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art and Visual Culture) from Curtin University, WA, in 2014 Hannah is now creating from her home studio surrounded by trees and brush turkeys.