Hannah is an artist, curator and d/Deaf activist, originally from Leicester. Having previously worked within the exhibitions team at Nottingham Contemporary and the programme team at Wysing Arts Centre, Hannah now works as co-programme director at Grand Union, Birmingham, alongside access consultation work.
In 2020-2021, Hannah completed a curatorial residency at Wysing Arts Centre as part of Future Curators Network – a programme supporting the career development of D/deaf and Disabled Curators in partnership with DASH – and now serves as associate advisor to the programme.
Committed to the long-term application of accessibility practices and the working rights of artists, Hannah has worked with Aural Diversity, Deafroots, British Art Network, Victoria & Albert Museum, National Gallery, London, Eye Film Museum, Amsterdam and Voices in the Gallery; and has guest lectured at University Arts London, University of East London and Norwich University of the Arts.
With a practice that explores the nuances of communication and sensory deprivation, Hannah's work sits at the intersection of access, equity and embodied transformation.
Collaborating under the moniker of Dyad Creative with artist Théodora Lecrinier between 2014-2019, and supported by organisations including a-n, East Street Arts, National Centre for Writing, Kettle’s Yard, and Arts Council England, Hannah previously led residency programmes and learning projects, developed interactive commissions and curatorial research, as well as managing several temporary artist-led spaces.
Hannah currently serves as Trustee for a-n Artists Information Company and Collective Text as well as sitting on the advisory panel for Two Queens Gallery, Leicester.
Currently reading: ‘On Being Included; Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life’ by Sara Ahmed
contact [at] hannahwallis [dot] com