Tatyana Hankinson – Places I Remember

This exhibition round includes works provided by Tatyana Hankinson which will be on view in the First Floor Ramp Gallery from September 2 – November 21, 2026. Lowe Mill A&E invites patrons and art lovers to join us for Open Studio Night, a building-wide experience when our over 150 studios will be open to the public. The evening also includes receptions for all seven of our gallery spaces. This series gives the public a chance to meet and interact with visiting artists and discuss their work as it is on display and available for purchase. Come out, enjoy a pleasant evening, and maybe you’ll find that special piece of art that speaks to you! The Open Studio Night reception is Saturday, November 21 from 5-7 pm. From the artist: When you travel, why do you think some places are so remarkable and memorable that you remember them for the rest of your life and want to come back? Is it the special colors of the sky or flowers? Maybe it’s the architecture? Or memories? Or maybe it is the history and stories of these places that make it so special? Without them this place would be just trees, landscapes and old buildings. I have places like that in my heart, which are much more than landscapes. I am sure you have them too. It’s challenging for me as an artist to show how remarkable these landscapes are. I came up with an idea to include in some paintings part of the history of these places. These are collages on wooden boards, and I mounted watercolor paintings on them The Jerusalem collection has newspapers in different languages representing people living in Jerusalem. Santorini has ancient murals found in the city of Akrotiri from around 3600 BC. When the city was destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1600 BC the frescoes were perfectly preserved. I used some elements of ancient art for my collages. About the artist: Artist Tatyana Igumnova Hankinson was born in the former Soviet Union. Tatyana studied seven years and graduated from the Art School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan majoring in “Drawing and Fine Art”. She worked as a poster artist and had personal exhibits in the SovietUnion. Tatyana moved to United States in 2002. With a few exhibitions behind her she became a full-time artist and art tutor. Living in Tampa, Florida she was the President of Tampa Regional Artists in 2011, 2012, and received a grant by the Hillsborough Arts Council to paint 20 paintings of notable Tampa Area sights. Tatyana moved to Huntsville, AL in 2012. In 2013 she was awarded “Best of Show” at Panoply Arts Market as a mixed media artist for her “Jerusalem” collection. Tatyana had two exhibits at Lowe Mill, (“Jerusalem” watercolor, “Ghost of Everglades” oil), at Nativity Church, at the Main public library, and at the First Baptist Church. Currently Tatyana teaches art classes for children and adults. She has run the after-school art program at Redstone Arsenal Youth Center for the last 10 years. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AWARDS • “Best of Show” at Panoply Arts Market Huntsville Al as a mixed media artist for her “Jerusalem” collection, April 2013. • First place at Scottsboro “Arts in the Park” Arts and Crafts show in painting category, September 2013. • “Ampersand Award “at The Alabama Pastel Society members exhibition “You have The Magic Dust” Birmingham AL, September 2013. • Award of Excellence at the “Possibilities in Pastel IV” Pastel Society of Tampa Bay Annual juried exhibition, March 2012 • First place award at “Ybor Arts in The Park” Art Show, December 2011. • First Prize Award at “Essence of Ybor” Art Show, June 2011 • Second Place Award, Fourth Annual Bartow “Plein-Air” Competition, November 2010. • Second Place Jury Award, Gulf Coast Museum of Art a la cArte Show, November 2007. • Third Place Staff Award, Gulf Coast Museum of Art a la cArte Show, November 2007.