Ross Hansen

I have a small painting included in a group show opening tonight in NYC alongside the work of some fantastic artists. Swipe for info 👉 Swatches 2026 40 x 30 cm gesso, acrylic paint and binders on linen MAKOWSKI GALLERY & ROSEBUD CONTEMPORARY PRESENT CROSS CURRENTS II NEW YORK - LONDON ABSTRACT PAINTING OPENING 6-8PM THURSDAY MAY 7th. THE SHOW RUNS TO SATURDAY JUNE 6th ROSEBUD CONTEMPORARY 526 WEST 26TH STREET #606 NEW YORK, NY 10001 / MAKOWSKI GALLERY 555 WEST 25TH STREET THIRD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001 CROSS CURRENTS PT2 IS THE SECOND NEW YORK SHOW OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ABSTRACT PAINTERS FOLLOWING SHOWS @terrace_gallery IN HUDDERSFIELD AND LONDON. MAKOWSKI GALLERY HOURS: TUES-SAT 12-6 @makowski_gallery ROSEBUD CONTEMPORARY HOURS: TUES-SAT 12-5 @rosebud_contemporary 38 PAINTERS: @edwinaitkenart @paulbehnkepaintings @eberger90 @karl_bielik @7_by_4 @christopherblyth_art @stephenbuckeridge @nancollantine @michaelchandlerartwork @alfredocristianoartist @jan.dickey @mgdull @zbigniewagrzyb @rob_hall_painter_ @rosshansenstudio @jharperhayes @lisaingrampaintings @maryjonesstudio @francesdonnellyjung @robertmelzmuf @rifkamilder @vanessamitter @alexis_portilla @bencpritchard @toby.rainbird @carljreader @gayleruskin @mrksfn @kateshooter_studio @stitches_for_dinner @jansugden.painter @joshuauvieghara @cassie_vaughan_ @grant_watson_paintings James Walsh @lisawilliamsonart @veritywoolley @chriswynterart Thanks to Karl, Rob, Chris and Bob for organising! 🙏

@rosshansenstudio (who will be invigilating today) TERRACE GALLERY PRESENTS THE SHADOW SIDE OF EVERYTHING PT2 LONDON-NEW YORK OPEN SAT-SUN 12-6PM OR BY APPOINTMENT TERRACE, 4 FREDERICK TERRACE, LONDON E8 4EW THE SHOW RUNS TO 03.05.26 THE SHADOW SIDE OF EVERYTHING IS THE THIRD ITERATION OF AN EXPANSIVE PAINTING SHOW THAT BRINGS TOGETHER 12 LONDON-BASED PAINTERS ALONGSIDE 12 NEW YORK PAINTERS WHO WERE PART OF LAST YEARS INAUGURAL SHOW AT HELM CONTEMPORARY IN NEW YORK. 24 PAINTERS DAVID AUBORN-PAUL BEHNKE-EMILY BERGER KARL BIELIK-CHRISTOPHER BLYTH-STEPHEN BUCKERIDGE-MICHAEL CHANDLER MARTIN DULL-ROB HALL-ROSS HANSEN-LISA INGRAM-MARY JONES- ROBERT MELZMUF VANESSA MITTER-TOBY RAINBIRD-BEN PRITCHARD-MARK SAFAN-JAN SUGDEN GWENNAN THOMAS-JOSHUA UVIEGHARA CASSIE VAUGHAN-JAMES WALSH-GRANT WATSON-CHRISTOPHER WYNTER @davidauborn @paulbehnkepaintings @eberger90 @karl_bielik @christopherblyth_art @stephenbuckeridge @michaelchandlerartwork @mgdull @gwennan_thomas @rob_hall_painter_ @rosshansenstudio @lisaingrampaintings @maryjonesstudio @robertmelzmuf @vanessamitter @toby.rainbird @bencpritchard @mrksfn @jansugden.art @joshuauvieghara @cassie_vaughan_ James Walsh @grant_watson_paintings @chriswynterart @paintbritain @terrace_gallery The primary focus of @terrace_gallery is painting. To submit a proposal please send a maximum one page outline of your proposal with confirmed Artists to Gallery Director @karl_bielik on

Can’t avoid the reflections on this one… 🪞🤳 Screen Painting 120 x 96 cm Acrylic paint and transparent binders, under plexiglass, face-mounted to a linen-stretched aluminium composite panel

𝗥𝗲- 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻” 𝗋𝖾- 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗑, 𝗈𝖼𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝖺𝗇𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖫𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇, 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 “𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻” 𝗼𝗿 “𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻” 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸” 𝗼𝗿 “𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱” 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾; 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗋𝖻𝗂𝗌𝗁; 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗒𝗉𝖾; 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝖾; 𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗍. 250 x 180 cm acrylic paint, transparent binders, gesso and structura on canvas - The works begin as ‘finger paintings’ on a touch screen. Some, such as this, loosely trace the forms of canonical images culled from art history; the black outlines of Picasso’s Grande nature morte au guéridon providing the initial stimulus here. The digital coding is limited and only able to produce a basic facsimile of a brushstroke. These virtual gestures are then painstakingly recreated in the tactile media they imitate through a laborious process of masking and layering. In photographic reproduction, the works can appear indistinguishable from their digital models; encountered in real life, they reveal their identity as painted reproductions made with brushes and bespoke formulations of pigment and binder. In an age when images are primarily consumed via screens, I see the ‘invisible labour’ required to make these works by hand as a test of my enduring belief in the practice of painting itself.

Painting by Numbers… 🎨🖌️👀 Post-Digital Finger Painting 2025 Acrylic paint and binders on linen 90 x 105 cm Ross Hansen makes paintings ‘in the simulation’, mining the possibilities of reproduction in a cyclic continuum of art making. The works begin as digital ‘finger paintings’ on a touch screen. Some trace the outlines of canonical images culled from art history, others simply fill the space of the screen with marks. The coding is limited and only able to produce a basic facsimile of a brushstroke. These virtual gestures are then painstakingly recreated in the tactile media they imitate through a laborious process of masking and layering. In photographic reproduction, the works can appear indistinguishable from their digital models; encountered in real life, they reveal their identity as painted replicas made with brushes and bespoke formulations of pigment and binder. In an age when images are primarily consumed via screens, Hansen sees the ‘invisible labour’ required to make these ‘copies without originals’ as a test of his enduring belief in the practice of painting itself This work can currently be seen in Sleight of Hand @terrace_gallery ‼️FINAL WEEKEND‼️ Sat 10 / Sun 11 Jan, 12-6 Terrace, 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Artists: Natasha Brown @stitches_for_dinner Eva Dixon @evadixon.png Ross Hansen @rosshansenstudio Roland Hicks @roland.hicks Marc Hulson @marchulson James William Murray @jameswilliammurray Christina Niederberger @christinaniederberger Curated by Ross Hansen and Natasha Brown For further details visit: /sleight-of-hand Terrace is run by artist @karl_bielik visit for enquiries.

@rosshansenstudio Sleight of Hand Curated by @rosshansenstudio and @stitches_for_dinner Terrace, 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Open Sat-Sun 12-6pm or by appointment The show runs until 11/01/26 Ross Hansen makes paintings ‘in the simulation’, mining the possibilities of reproduction in a cyclic continuum of art making. The works begin as digital ‘finger paintings’ on a touch screen. Some trace the outlines of canonical images culled from art history, others simply fill the space of the screen with marks. The coding is limited and only able to produce a basic facsimile of a brushstroke. These virtual gestures are then painstakingly recreated in the tactile media they imitate through a laborious process of masking and layering. In photographic reproduction, the works can appear indistinguishable from their digital models; encountered in real life, they reveal their identity as painted replicas made with brushes and bespoke formulations of pigment and binder. In an age when images are primarily consumed via screens, Hansen sees the ‘invisible labour’ required to make these ‘copies without originals’ as a test of his enduring belief in the practice of painting itself. Seven artists engaged in alchemy, magic, performance and subterfuge. There are works in this exhibition that show you one thing and do another; that perform a kind of ocular magic or material transformation before your eyes. Others conjure up the quiet spectacle of rehearsed actions and ritualised production. The ‘hand’ of the painter-alchemist is never far away, even in its perceived absence. The show is a paean to manual production, to the special place that the hand-made artefact holds in our collective consciousness. You are invited to confound your senses, and bear witness to the sleight of hand on display at Terrace, Frederick Terrace, London until Jan 11. Artists: Natasha Brown @stitches_for_dinner Eva Dixon @evadixon.png Ross Hansen @rosshansenstudio Roland Hicks @roland.hicks Marc Hulson @marchulson James William Murray @jameswilliammurray Christina Niederberger @christinaniederberger

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the opening of Sleight of Hand @terrace_gallery yesterday making it such an enjoyable night! 🙌 It has been a pleasure to put this show together with @stitches_for_dinner and to work with so many great artists, thank you for your fantastic paintings and enthusiasm for the project! If you couldn’t make the opening why not come along this weekend? Natasha will be opening the space from 12-6 on Saturaday and Sunday so please stop by to see the show and have a chat! Terrace, 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Open Sat-Sun 12-6pm or by appointment until 11/01/26 Participating artists: Natasha Brown @stitches_for_dinner Eva Dixon @evadixon.png Ross Hansen @rosshansenstudio Roland Hicks @roland.hicks Marc Hulson @marchulson James William Murray @jameswilliammurray Christina Niederberger @christinaniederberger For further details visit: /sleight-of-hand Terrace History In 2004 Artist @karl_bielik opened @terrace_gallery in Hackney, London. For over 20 years exhibitions have been held at Terrace Studios, Patchworks, a reclaimed wasteland, a pub back room, a Library and now back where it all began. More than 100 exhibitions have been held showing works by over 1000 Artists including Matthew Collings, Bob and Roberta Smith, David Leapman, Mali Morris and Eddie Peake. The primary focus of Terrace Gallery is painting. Proposals are welcomed for large group shows - please send a one page maximum outline of your proposal with confirmed Artists to Enquiries on

Come and join us for the opening of Sleight of Hand this Thursday 11 Dec 6-8.30pm @terrace_gallery 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Open Sat-Sun 12-6pm or by appointment The show runs until 11/01/26 Seven artists engaged in alchemy, magic, performance and subterfuge. There are works in this exhibition that show you one thing and do another; that perform a kind of ocular magic or material transformation before your eyes. Others conjure up the quiet spectacle of rehearsed actions and ritualised production. The ‘hand’ of the painter-alchemist is never far away, even in its perceived absence. The show is a paean to manual production, to the special place that the hand-made artefact holds in our collective consciousness. You are invited to confound your senses, and bear witness to the sleight of hand on display at Terrace, 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW until Jan 11. Artists: Natasha Brown @stitches_for_dinner Eva Dixon @evadixon.png Ross Hansen @rosshansenstudio Roland Hicks @roland.hicks Marc Hulson @marchulson James William Murray @jameswilliammurray Christina Niederberger @christinaniederberger Curated by Ross Hansen and Natasha Brown For further details visit: /sleight-of-hand Terrace History In 2004 Artist @karl_bielik opened @terrace_gallery in Hackney, London. For over 20 years exhibitions have been held at Terrace Studios, Patchworks, a reclaimed wasteland, a pub back room, a Library and now back where it all began. More than 100 exhibitions have been held showing works by over 1000 Artists including Matthew Collings, Bob and Roberta Smith, David Leapman, Mali Morris and Eddie Peake. The primary focus of Terrace Gallery is painting. Proposals are welcomed for large group shows - please send a one page maximum outline of your proposal with confirmed Artists to Enquiries on

Sleight of Hand Curated by @rosshansenstudio and @stitches_for_dinner PV 6-8.30pm Thursday 11 December The show runs until 11/01/26 Terrace 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Open Sat-Sun 12-6pm or by appointment Seven artists engaged in alchemy, magic, performance and subterfuge. There are works in this exhibition that show you one thing and do another; that perform a kind of ocular magic or material transformation before your eyes. Others conjure up the quiet spectacle of rehearsed actions and ritualised production. The ‘hand’ of the painter-alchemist is never far away, even in its perceived absence. The show is a paean to manual production, to the special place that the hand-made artefact holds in our collective consciousness. You are invited to confound your senses, and bear witness to the sleight of hand on display at Terrace Gallery, Frederick Terrace, Haggerston until Jan 11. Artists: Natasha Brown @stitches_for_dinner Eva Dixon @evadixon.png Ross Hansen @rosshansenstudio Roland Hicks @roland.hicks Marc Hulson @marchulson James William Murray @jameswilliammurray Christina Niederberger @christinaniederberger Terrace History In 2004 Artist @karl_bielik opened @terrace_gallery in Hackney, London. For over 20 years exhibitions have been held at Terrace Studios, Patchworks, a reclaimed wasteland, a pub back room, a Library and now back where it all began. More than 100 exhibitions have been held showing works by over 1000 Artists including Matthew Collings, Bob and Roberta Smith, David Leapman, Mali Morris and Eddie Peake. The primary focus of Terrace Gallery is painting. Proposals are welcomed for large group shows - please send a one page maximum outline of your proposal with confirmed Artists to Enquiries on

Re- 2025, 250 x 180 cm, acrylic paint, binders, gesso and structura on canvas #rosshansen #postdigitalpainting #paintinginthesimulation

Now showing in Berlin and online @weserhalle Weserstr. 46, Neukölln, Berlin (June 23-30) . Standard Painting no.3 2021, acrylic paint, transparent binders and drawing media on linen, 95 x 55cm Formulaic and prescriptive modes of art production are dissected and repurposed in this series of works based upon the pre-set, standardised forms of French curve templates. These drawing tools are either used directly, on a 1:1 scale, or as transparencies on a projector enabling blown-up configurations of stencils to be traced onto larger canvases. Whilst the tools are here fulfilling their intended purpose in many ways, their application to the task of duplicating the objects themselves might be deemed a subversion of their anticipated use.  The forms are masked off, then multiple layers of transparent acrylic paint are applied until a seamless depth has been built up, replicating the materiality of the original stencils. The results collapse many of the distinctions between the subject and its facsimile, the paint in many ways becoming the thing that it is describing. These supremely literal representations stop just short of reconstructing the subject matter exactly, a homogenised surface or a discernible trace of brushwork just revealing their painted origins. The works explore the tension between materiality and illusionism, and seem to hover between what might be considered the polar opposite positions of reductive minimalism and trompe l’oeil realism. #rosshansen #standardpaintings #conceptualpainting #weserhalle

Purple Overlapping Green 2024 72 x 52 cm acrylic paint and transparent binders on linen #replicapainting #conceptualpainting #hyperabstraction #paintinginthesimulation #rosshansen