KRISTINE HANSEN-CAIN
6227 Underwood Ave. Omaha, NE 68132.
khansencain@mac.com
khansencain.com
EDUCATION
2013 BFA, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
1995 MSN, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
1992 Studied at the Corcoran Institute of Art, Washington, DC
SELECTED EXHIBITS
2023 Farm Island Anthology. Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art. David City, NE
Nebraska Artist Biennial. Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2022 Spirit : A Celebration of Art in the Heartland. MONA / Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2021 Nebraska Artist Biennial. Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2020 Spirit : A Celebration of Art in the Heartland. MONA / Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
2019 Nebraska Artist Biennial. Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2018 Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
ReCONNECT / A Juried Alumni Show. University of NE Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
2017 Nebraska Art Biennial. Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
Kristine Hansen-Cain : Point of View. Gallery 72, Omaha, NE
2016 Artist INC. Omaha Design Center, Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
Community Supported Art. Omaha Creative Institute, Omaha, NE
2015 Bemis Benefit Art Auction. Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
Painting Perspectives: Kristine Hansen-Cain. Gallery 72, Omaha, NE
Ballad of the Farm, Then, Now, Tomorrow. Bone Creek Museum, David City, NE
ArtSlam+, Friends of Art. First Place Popular Vote, Omaha, NE
2013 R.A.W: A process. Yellow Porch Gallery, Omaha, NE
The Road Not Taken. Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE
Miracle on Farnam. Representing University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
BFA Thesis Show. UNO Gallery Omaha, Omaha, NE
2011 Rear Wheel. 72nd Street Gallery, Omaha, NE
PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS
2019 - 2023 artVenture Participating Artist and Mentor, Girl Scouts of America, Omaha, NE
2017 Board of Director Member, Friends of Art, Omaha, NE
2017 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Studio Intensive, Snowmass, CO
2016 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Studio Intensive, Snowmass, CO
Artist INC, Omaha, NE
2015 Gallery Talk, Gallery 72, Omaha, NE
2013 BFA Thesis Artist Talk, UNO Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
COLLECTIONS
Douglas County Justice Center, Omaha, NE
The Farnam, Autograph Collection Hotels. Omaha, NE
Gallery 1516, Permanent Collection. Omaha, NE
Central Nebraska Kearney Veteran's Home. Kearney, NE
National Indemnity Company. Omaha, NE
Mutual of Omaha Bank. Omaha, NE
Center for Community Engagement. University of Nebraska. Omaha, NE
Multiple private collections
PRESS
Wood C. (2018, March 22). 10 Showstopper Omaha Artists. Alive Magazine. St Louis http://alivemag.com/10-showstopper-omaha-artists/
2019 Nebraska Artist Biennial. Exhibition Catalogue (with artist photograph). Omaha, NE July 2019
Carpenter K., Kristine Hansen-Cain : Point of View. Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE. April 5, 2017
Najera, R., Fine Art Thesis Students Shine. UNO Gateway Omaha, NE. December 10, 2013
University of Nebraska - Omaha. UNO News Center, Exhibition Announcement (with photograph). Omaha, NE December 2, 2013
My work, positioned from a bird's-eye vantage point, invites the viewer to engage with the ordinary and repetitive aspects of our lives. Our daily rhythms are enduring, with an almost spiritual quality to them. This may be because we feel security in what is familiar. Recognizing and elevating the existence of these hidden everyday patterns has the power to expand one’s personal perspective. With this vision, I decontextualize common, shared environments and reconstruct them. By building a renewed awareness of our universal patterns, I aim to create a space for the reflection of self and community.