HAN HAN ART
Portrait Artist
Portrait Commission
Portrait painting from photo
ABOUT
Han Han is a London-based artist working primarily in portraiture and figurative painting. Her work has been shown with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. She appeared as a featured artist on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2025.
Working mainly in oils, Han’s paintings explore perception and the complexity of human presence. Originally from Shanghai and now based in London, she reflects on how experience and memory shape what we see and feel. Her work seeks to capture fleeting moments that reveal the quiet tension between appearance and emotion. Alongside her studio practice, she undertakes portrait commissions, approaching each with sensitivity and care.
With an MA in Fashion from the University of the Arts London, Han spent a decade in design before turning to painting in 2020. Her background in fashion gives her work a strong sense of structure and tone, while her self-taught approach allows for freedom and experimentation.
Select Exhibitions/Awards
2025
Sky Arts Portraits Artist of The Year Series 12, Episode 5 on Sky Arts, 29 October
Longlisted Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2025, Online Exhibition, 21 July - 7 January
Green & Stone Summer Exhibition 2025, The Gallery at Green & Stone, London, 28 July - 28 August
Almenara Art Prize 2025 Online Exhibition, Online Exhibition
Society of Women Artists 164th Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 24 - 28 June
ArtCan Exhibition Stillness, Angel Central, London, 14 May - 1 June
2024
The British Art Prize Exhibition, gallery@oxo, London, 4 - 8 December
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2024, Mall Galleries, London, 28 November -14 December
ING Discerning Eye 2024, Mall Galleries, London, 15 -24 November
Women in Art Fair 2024, Mall Galleries, London, 9 -12 October
ArtCan Exhibition Fiesta!, Inky Fingers Gallery, London, 3 -14 July
Society of Women Artists 163rd Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London,
25 - 29 June
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2024, Mall Galleries, London, 9 -18 May
'Highly Commended' in The Artist Patchings Open Competition 2024
Art on a Postcard International Women's Day Auction 2024,
The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London
2023
Art on a Postcard Winter Auction 2023, Gathering Art Gallery, London
Finalist of the Women in Art Prize 2023, Roundhouse, London,
8 - 29 September
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize Online Exhibition 2023, Ruth Borchard Collection, 23 June - 31 December
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023, Burlington House, London,
13 June - 20 August
Bath Society of the Artists Annual Open Exhibition, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
2022
British Art Prize 2022 Exhibition, The Gallery@oxo, London
Art on a Postcard Winter Auction 2022, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London
Society of Women Artists 161st Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022, Burlington House, London
Shortlisted for Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2022, London
The Artist Open Exhibition 2022, Patchings Art Centre
'Highly Commended' in The Artist Patchings Open Competition 2022
Pre-selected for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2022, Mall Galleries, London
2020
Featured in the book Portraits for NHS Heroes published by Bloomsbury
Featured in the Artists & Illustrators magazine
Healthcare Heroes online exhibition
Second place, Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week