BIOGRAPHY
Sam Hankins is a multi-media artist who lives and works in Bellingham, Washington. She is a recent graduate from Western Washington University with a BFA in mixed media studio arts. Her recent work, Embodiment (2023), investigates memory and place through the use of the human body in abstract performance work and metalsmithing.
CV
EDUCATION
2021- 2023
Bachelor in Fine Art, Mixed Media, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2021-2023
Bachelor in Studio Art, Mixed Media, WWU, Bellingham, WA
2017-2019
Bachelor in Science: Business Management & Leadership, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2015-2017
Associate of Art, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
EXHIBITIONS
2023
BFA At This Juncture, Western Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
BFA In Orbit, Viking Union Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
BFA It Remains to Be Seen, B-Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
2022
BFA Open Studio, WWU, Bellingham, WA
Solo Show ‘As They Linger’, B-Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
Melding the Frame, Virtual Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
2021
Fall 2021 Holga Showcase, WWU Fine Art’s Building, Bellingham, WA
Art Student Annual 2021, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
2016
Art Student Annual 2016, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2023
Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities Grant, Bellingham, WA
2022
Sibyl Sanford Art Studio Scholarship, Bellingham, WA
EXPERIENCE
2023
Volunteer Coordinator, Bellingham Exit Music Festival, Bellingham, WA
Art Assistant, Bellingham Exit Music Festival, Bellingham, WA
Artist’s Assistant: Paper and Wire Sculpture, Nancy Mintz, Ferndale, WA
2017-2018
Ballet Instructor and Choreographer, Dayley Dance Academy, Washougal, WA
2012-2016
Principal Dancer and Choreographer, Illumination Dance Company (non-profit), Washougal, WA
PUBLICATIONS
2023
BFA Catalog, WWU, Bellingham, WA
Suppositions, Jamie Good, BFA Catalog, Bellingham, WA
Art History Interpretive Text, Lenin Aguelles, BFA Catalog, Bellingham, WA
Art History Interpretive Text, Kira Schwerzler, BFA Catalog, Bellingham, WA
Blending the Binary: Hilma af Klint’s Abstraction of Gender in ‘The Swan’ Series, Occam’s Razor, Bellingham, WA
2022
As They Linger; An Exhibition by Sam Hankins, B-Gallery WWU Blog, Bellingham, WA
LECTURES
2023
‘Risk Taking and Resiliency’ Artist’s Talk, Western Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA
BFA Artist’s Talk, WWU, Bellingham, WA
Release Event: Reading and Panel Interview, Occam’s Razor, Bellingham, WA
Artist’s Talk to Art History Colleagues, WWU, Bellingham, WA
PERFORMANCES
2023
Movement from May 25, Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Movement from March 7, Viking Union Gallery, WWU, Bellingham, WA