Ms. Hansen’s realistic paintings illustrate a narrative drawn from Western culture. Her intention is to show an alternate version of stories commonly told in Western classical art.

Our common stories and myths depict the subject as having no choice. She inverts the typical trope and offers an altered version. Ms. Hansen incorporates traditional Catholic religious ritual, contemporary and personal symbolism in her work. Deborah’s sculpture explore issues of common humanity and questions of identity and draws on Greek and Roman mythology for symbolism.

Deborah Hansen received her BA in Economics from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts and a MBA from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. She has a BFA from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She has participated in group shows in Alaska and her work is in private collections in the United States.

2024- State Proof- Alaska State Wide Juried Art Show, IGCA, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2023- 100x100- 2 pieces displayed. IGCA, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2023- Honorable Mention Sculpture- No Big Heads Show, Hugh McPeck University of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2023 First Place Sculpture- Juried Student Art Show Competition, University of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2022 Juried Student Art Show Competition, University of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2021 Juried Student Art Show Competition, University of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

2021 2D/3D Invitational Show, University of Anchorage, Alaska

2020 Juried Student Art Show Competition, Honorable Mention, University of Anchorage, Alaska

2020 Juried Gender and Violence Art Exhibition, Anchorage, Alaska

2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 Group Member Show, International Gallery of Contemporary Art (IGCA), Anchorage, Alaska

2016 Juried Group Show, IGCA, Anchorage, Alaska

2015 "My Mother" Group Show curated by Esther Hong, IGCA, Anchorage, Alaska

University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, USA BFA, 2023. 

MBA Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA 1979-1981

BA Economics Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA 1973-1977