About

Chrissy Hanula primarily works in ceramics, a versatile medium that allows her to sculpt intricate, biomorphic forms. Hanula’s forms are often infected by degenerative textures, alluding to the detrimental effects of surviving childhood trauma. Through her work, Hanula acknowledges the push and pull of navigating intensely shameful, traumatizing events and the merciless entanglement of abusive familial patterns. Her forms are an embodiment of perseverance, resiliency, and survival, with each piece having an intent of dissolving shame and cultivating a space for adverse narratives to unashamedly exist.

Hanula has primarily been working in ceramics since 2013 and is currently based in Southern California. Hanula embarked on her artistic journey by studying at the University of Illinois Springfield. She then received her BFA from Missouri State University in 2023 and is currently pursuing her MFA at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). She has taught ceramics and sculpture at private studios throughout the Midwest, she was a resident artist at the Tainan National University of the Arts in Tainan, Taiwan in 2024, and she is currently a Teaching Associate and Ceramics Technician at CSUSB.