Hana Carpenter has Scottish, Irish and Danish ancestry, ngāi te Tiriti te iwi.  She was born in Te Kuiti, Aotearoa and lives in Tāmaki Makaurau. She has been a highly commended finalist in the Estuary and Ecology Award and a finalist in the Parkin Drawing Prize, the Wellington Regional Art Awards, the Walker and Hall Waiheke Art Awards, the NZ Painting and Printmaking Awards and the Wallace Awards.

She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam, Auckland University, and exhibits in Tāmaki Makaurau and Pōneke.

http://hanacarpenter.com