# Rew Hanks
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'''Rew Hanks''' (born 1958) is an Australian [printmaker](/source/Printmaking) who specialises in hand painted [linocut](/source/linocut). Hanks is known for his highly detailed works that explore Australian cultural histories whilst also making wry social commentaries.[{{Cite web |title=Rew Hanks - Michael Reid |url=https://michaelreid.com.au/artist/rew-hanks/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |language=en-AU}}][{{Cite web |title=Rew Hanks |url=https://artandcollectors.com/collections/rew-hanks?srsltid=AfmBOoqqvUNq2zcsEkNc8TFtyPIQHE6XHNK_ri9LNLIuKSIyJjn24dRd |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Art and Collectors |language=en}}]
Born in 1958, in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia), Hanks holds a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts) from the [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney), College of Fine Arts.
By using the medium of linocut, Hanks replicates the appearance of 18th century prints,[{{Cite web |last=Musa |first=Helen |date=2020-03-15 |title=Print artist Hanks pockets the Megala prize |url=https://citynews.com.au/2020/print-artist-hanks-pockets-the-megala-prize/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Canberra CityNews |language=en-AU}}] often combining the people and cultural images associated with Australia's early colonial period. He surrounds his subjects with ethnographic objects and loose Australian iconography to invite viewers to reflect on their own histories, beliefs about indigenous resistance, colonisation and Australia's cultural and social history.[{{Cite web |date=2020-01-24 |title=Explorer or invader: Navigating Captain Cook's legacy |url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/explorer-or-invader-navigating-captain-cook-s-legacy-20200115-p53rp3 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=The Hunter and Collector, 2010 by Rew Hanks |url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/158.2011/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au |language=en}}]
Hanks' works are held in the collections of the [National Gallery of Australia](/source/National_Gallery_of_Australia), the [Art Gallery of South Australia](/source/Art_Gallery_of_South_Australia), [Artbank](/source/Artbank), the [Art Gallery of New South Wales](/source/Art_Gallery_of_New_South_Wales), and other regional and international collections.[{{Cite web |last=R |first=Anna |date=2019-03-08 |title=Rew Hanks |url=https://sydneyprintmakers.com.au/portfolio/rew-hanks/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Sydney Printmakers |language=en-AU}}] Subjects of Hanks' art works have included [Joseph Banks](/source/Joseph_Banks) (''The Hunter and collector''), Dame [Nellie Melba](/source/Nellie_Melba) and [Russell Crowe](/source/Russell_Crowe) (''Peaches and cream'' 2022), [Napoleon Bonaparte](/source/Napoleon) (''Napoleon in exile'' 2022), [Gerard Krefft](/source/Gerard_Krefft) (''Krefft's chair'' 2022) and [Captain James Cook](/source/James_Cook) (''Fish between the flags'' 2023).[{{Cite web |date=December 2023 |title=The Captains Catch |url=https://www.nicholasthompsongallery.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Rew-Hanks-The-Captains-Catch-2023.pdf |website=Nicolas Thompson Gallery}}]
In 1991, Hanks was awarded a Print Fellow from the [Tamarind Institute](/source/Tamarind_Institute) at the [University of New Mexico](/source/University_of_New_Mexico) in the United States of America.[{{Cite web |date=2019-10-23 |title=Hornsby Shire Council - Hornsby Art Prize winners announced |url=https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/council/noticeboard/news/pre-2022/Hornsby-Art-Prize-winners-announced-2019 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Hornsby Shire Council |language=en-AU}}]
* 2019 - Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award with ''Gone Fishing East of Faskrudfjordur''[{{Cite web |title=Award-winning printmaker shares his skills at TAFE NSW Meadowbank |url=https://www.tafensw.edu.au/media/-/blogs/award-winning-printmaker-shares-his-skills-at-tafe-nsw-meadowbank |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.tafensw.edu.au |language=en-AU}}]
* 2019 - [Burnie Print Prize](/source/Burnie_Print_Prize)
* 2020 - Lerida Estate Acquisitive Prize
* 2020 - Megalo International Print Prize[{{Cite web |last=Musa |first=Helen |date=2020-03-15 |title=Print artist Hanks pockets the Megala prize |url=https://citynews.com.au/2020/print-artist-hanks-pockets-the-megala-prize/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=Canberra CityNews |language=en-AU}}]
Hanks has been a finalist on numerous occasions for the [Blake Prize](/source/Blake_Prize), the [Basil Sellers Art Prize](/source/Basil_Sellers_Art_Prize) and [National Works on Paper](/source/National_Works_on_Paper).[{{Cite web |title=Rew Hanks - Michael Reid |url=https://michaelreid.com.au/artist/rew-hanks/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |language=en-AU}}]
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