# Lys Hansen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lys_Hansen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lys_Hansen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_Hansen > Source revision: 1343240133 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Lys Hansen** (born 1936) is a Scottish artist regarded as one of the country's most important figurative expressionist painters.[1][2] She currently lives and works in [Braco](/source/Braco,_Perth_and_Kinross), Perthshire.[3] ## Early life and education Hansen was born in [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk) and grew up in [Alloa](/source/Alloa).[2][3] Hansen studied at [Edinburgh College of Art](/source/Edinburgh_College_of_Art) from 1955 to 1959 before continuing to attend the [University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh) where she studied fine art in 1961.[2] After studying art, Hansen trained as a teacher.[3] She has travelled and worked across Europe, including to France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany and Denmark.[4][5] ## Career Hansen was working in Berlin when the [Berlin Wall](/source/Berlin_Wall) came down, greatly impacting her creative direction.[2] Her work is often considered introspective and challenging.[5] Often working in paint, Hansen explores the human condition in her work.[6] Having previously exhibited her paintings, Hansen exhibited her drawings for the first time in 2012.[7] A sculpture in wood by Hansen formed part of an exhibition at the Kunsthuis Gallery, Yorkshire, in 2016.[8] Hansen is recognised for her work in supporting other artists.[6] Her work has also inspired the poem *Warpaint And Womanflesh* by Scottish writer and [Scots Makar](/source/Scots_Makar), [Liz Lochhead](/source/Liz_Lochhead).[9] Hansen was the subject of the book, *Passionate Paint: The Art of Lys Hansen,* published by Mainstream Publishing Ltd in 1998.[10] Hansen is a past president and current member of the Society of Scottish Artists.[11] ### Selected exhibitions - *Lys Hansen Solo,* [Third Eye Centre](/source/Third_Eye_Centre), Glasgow, February 1984[5] - [Camden Arts Centre](/source/Camden_Arts_Centre), 1986[2] - *Relatively Close,* [Bornholm Kunst Museum](/source/Bornholm_Art_Museum), Denmark, 2007[5] - *The Other Side: Karin Christiansen and Lys Hansen*, Collins Gallery, [University Of Strathclyde](/source/University_of_Strathclyde), 8 July–16 August 2008[12] - *Relatively Closer,* [University of Stirling](/source/University_of_Stirling), Scotland, 2009[1] - *Drawing Breath*, Cooper Gallery, [University of Dundee](/source/University_of_Dundee), 2–30 March 2012[6] - *When You Reach September*, Kinblethmont Gallery, [Arbroath](/source/Arbroath), 2012[13][14] - *Love + War + Paint,* The Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie, 12 July–24 September 2014[3] ### Selected awards and recognition - Post-graduate scholarship, Edinburgh College of Art[6] - [Scottish Arts Council](/source/Scottish_Arts_Council) scholarship awarded in 1985[1][15] - Abbey Minor Award, Prix de Rome, [British School at Rome](/source/British_School_at_Rome)[2][5] - President of the [Society of Scottish Artists](/source/Society_of_Scottish_Artists), 1992–1995[6][16] ### Works in public collections Pieces by Hansen are held in several public collections, including the following works, Title Year Medium Gallery no. Gallery Location Act I Scene II (Duet) 1987 oil & pastel on paper 2009.1 University of Stirling Scotland Berlin Diptych: Look and Listen (left panel) 1993 acrylic on canvas AYRAG:001993.L Maclaurin Art Gallery at Rozelle House Ayr, Scotland Berlin Diptych: Look and Listen (right panel) 1993 acrylic on canvas AYRAG:001993.R Maclaurin Art Gallery at Rozelle House Ayr, Scotland Lost Man 2003 oil & pastel on paper 2009.2 University of Stirling Scotland Mary, Queen of Scots 1991 oil on canvas 21056 Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum Stirling, Scotland Other Directions 2007 oil & pastel on paper 2009.1 University of Stirling Scotland Stagefright 1984 painting - New Hall Art Collection, Murray Edwards College Cambridge, England Stance 1983 acrylic & collage on canvas CAC1985/17 City Art Centre Edinburgh, Scotland The Boatmaker's Fishgarden 1966 oil on canvas 1967.6 University of Stirling Scotland The Rivals - Scarsdale (Mrs Harris 1) 1982 - - North Ayrshire Council Scotland 'Thou knowst thou hast made me with passions wild and strong' No. 2 1996 acrylic on paper 2007.206 Perth & Kinross Council Scotland ## References 1. ["Lys Hansen | About"](https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/art-collection/artists/lys-hansen/). *University of Stirling*. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Lys HANSEN, (B.1936) Contemporary"](http://www.thegallery.uk.com/artists/hansen-lys). *www.thegallery.uk.com*. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Art's grande dame gets to core of life's eternal themes"](https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13169388.arts-grande-dame-gets-to-core-of-lifes-eternal-themes/). *HeraldScotland*. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Lys Hansen | New Hall Art Collection Website | Cambridge"](https://www.art.newhall.cam.ac.uk/artist/lys-hansen/). *New Hall Art Collection*. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. Dailyrecord.co.uk (2008-11-20). ["Around the galleries with Lys Hansen"](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/around-galleries-lys-hansen-2622279). *dailyrecord*. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Drawing Breath : Cooper Gallery : University of Dundee"](https://www.dundee.ac.uk/cooper-gallery/exhibitions/drawing-breath/). *www.dundee.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Drawing Breath - a-n The Artists Information Company"](https://www.a-n.co.uk/reviews/drawing-breath/). Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Fields of colour to bloom at Kunsthuis Gallery summer show at Dutch House"](https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14604521.fields-of-colour-to-bloom-at-kunsthuis-gallery-summer-show-at-dutch-house/). *York Press*. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-08. 1. *The Cambridge companion to twentieth-century British and Irish women's poetry*. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2011. ISBN 9780521197854. [OCLC 664450788](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/664450788) 1. Hansen, Lys, 1936- (1998). *Passionate paint : the art of Lys Hansen*. Edinburgh: Mainstream. ISBN 184018096X. [OCLC 40887172](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40887172) 1. ["Society of Scottish Artists | Full List of SSA Members"](https://www.s-s-a.org/full-list-of-ssa-members/). Retrieved 2019-11-08. 1. ["The Other Side: Karin Christiansen and Lys Hansen"](https://metro.co.uk/2008/07/09/the-other-side-karin-christiansen-and-lys-hansen-265324/). *Metro*. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Lys Hansen: When You Reach September, Kinblethmont Gallery, Arbroath"](https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13071379.lys-hansen-when-you-reach-september-kinblethmont-gallery-arbroath/). *HeraldScotland*. September 2012. Retrieved 2019-11-07. 1. ["Preview of Lys Hansen exhibition"](https://www.artfund.org/whats-on/events/2012/08/30/preview-of-lys-hansen-exhibition). *Art Fund*. Retrieved 2019-11-08. 1. ["Arts Council - 40th Annual Report and Accounts 1984/85"](https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/Arts%20Council%20-%2040th%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%201984_85.pdf). *Arts Council*. 1985. Retrieved 2019-11-08. 1. ["Society of Scottish Artists"](https://www.facebook.com/SocietyofScottishArtists/photos/a.361396143874131/2572186486128408/?type=3). *www.facebook.com*. Retrieved 2019-11-08. ## External links - [Artworks by Lys Hansen on Art UK](https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hansen-lys-b-1936) - [A list of articles written by Clare Henry, referencing several exhibitions that include Hansen](https://gsaarchives.net/collections/index.php/dc-030-1;ead?sf_format=xml) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lys Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_Hansen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_Hansen?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.