In the Studio: Hannah Chalew

We sat down with New Orleans artist Hannah Chalew in October 2018 while she was an Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center to learn about her practice and the vision behind it.

See her work in the exhibition Down To Earth at Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans (closing May 12), and learn more about the artist at her website: hannahchalew.com.

In the Studio: Hannah Chalew from Joan Mitchell Foundation on Vimeo.

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