Work samples

  •  Luminous Cascade #2
    Luminous Cascade #2

    hand cut paper, 7.25"x19", 2025

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    hand cut paper, 23", 2022

  • Last Leaf
    Last Leaf

    hand cut paper, 26"x28", 2025

  • Pink Hue #2
    Pink Hue #2

    hand cut paper, 5", 2026

About Hannah

As an artist based in Baltimore, MD, Hannah Cohen creates intricate hand-cut paper pieces that evoke the movement found in nature. Active in the local art scene since 2014, Hannah has work displayed in private residences and corporate locations in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland, including The Hepburn, The Papermill building, GDIT, VY Reston Heights, and Exelon Constellation Headquarters. With a passion for connecting with young learners and encouraging them to find their voices… more

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White on White

Hand-cutting paper expresses Hannah’s interest in pattern, movement, and the natural world. The dynamic and twisting cuts, as they expand and contract, represent the motion and energy found in currents of air and water. By controlling the shape and size, the static cuts speed up and slow down as they move within the boundaries of the paper...and, in some instances, escape completely.

This collection features intricate hand-cut paper works that explore monochromatic layering. By cutting and layering paper, the work highlights the subtleties in positive and negative space, texture, and visual movement throughout each piece.

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    hand cut paper, 23"x23", 2022

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    hand cut paper, 15"x22", 2025

  • Last Leaf
    Last Leaf

    hand cut paper, 26"x28", 2025

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    hand cut paper, 15"x30", 2025

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    hand cut paper, 18", 2025

Color Explorations

This collection introduces vibrant color into Hannah's paper cutting work. Working with both hand-painted paper and solid paper, the pieces layer color with white cutout forms to create contrast between positive and negative space. The interplay between the painted and solid layers with white cutouts creates new depth and movement while highlighting the delicate intricacies of the paper cutting.

  • Green Hue #1
    Green Hue #1

    hand cut paper, 9"x10", 2026

  •  Luminous Cascade #1
    Luminous Cascade #1

    hand cut paper, 7.25"x19", 2025

  •  Luminous Cascade #2
    Luminous Cascade #2

    hand cut paper, 7.25"x19", 2025

  • Veiled Shadow
    Veiled Shadow

    hand cut paper, 7.5"x14", 2025

  • Pink Hue #1
    Pink Hue #1

    hand cut paper, 5", 2026

  • Pink Hue #2
    Pink Hue #2

    hand cut paper, 5", 2026

  • Pink Hue #4
    Pink Hue #4

    hand cut paper, 5", 2026

  • Pink Hue #3
    Pink Hue #3

    hand cut paper, 5", 2026

  • Purple Hue #1
    Purple Hue #1

    hand cut paper, 5", 2026

  • Green Hue #2
    Green Hue #2

    hand cut paper, 12.5", 2026

Installed Artwork

This collection showcases artwork installed in residential and commercial spaces, as well as exhibition settings.

  • Swept Away, 2020, Washington Project for the Arts/Hickok Cole Art Night
    "Swept Away", 2020, Washington Project for the Arts/Hickok Cole Art Night

    "Swept Away", 38"x50", 2020, Washington Project for the Arts/Hickok Cole Art Night

  • Installed Artwork at Exelon, Baltimore, MD
    Installed Artwork at Exelon, Baltimore, MD

    Installed Artwork at Exelon, Baltimore, MD

  • Installed Artwork at VY Reston, Reston, VA
    Installed Artwork at VY Reston, Reston, VA

    Installed Artwork at VY Reston, Reston, VA

  • MICA Faculty Exhibition, 2022
    MICA Faculty Exhibition, 2022

    Artwork on view at MICA Faculty Exhibition

  • Maryland Art Place Under500 Exhibit, 2021
    Maryland Art Place Under500 Exhibit, 2021

    Maryland Art Place Under500 Exhibit, 2021

  • WPA/Hickok Cole Art Night, 2021
    WPA/Hickok Cole Art Night, 2021

    WPA/Hickok Cole Art Night, 2021

  • Collectors Night, Washington Project for the Arts, 2024
    Collectors Night, Washington Project for the Arts, 2024

    Collectors Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 2024

  • WPA x Hickok Cole Art Night, 2025
    WPA x Hickok Cole Art Night, 2025

    WPA x Hickok Cole Art Night, 2025