Hannah Swingler is an artist, poet, teacher and maker of many things.

 

Her work explores themes of memory and nostalgia, relationships, community and wellness and history, heritage and legacy. She is most passionate when exploring female narratives, something that has only grown deeper since becoming a mother to a daughter.

 

As an artist, Hannah is interested in how crafts are cultivated by and empower real people; and feels most at home when working with mixed media, textiles and anything tactile - usually those deemed as ‘domestic’ or ‘everyday’.

 

She is an award-winning poet who’s been commissioned by The Poetry Society, BBC Arts and Nationwide Building Society. In 2024, she was a ‘Play Space’ resident artist at Birmingham Hippodrome and a China Plate Theatre Company ‘Optimist’. 

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Her debut collection ‘This Dress Has Pockets’ was published in 2019.

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Hannah is also a part-time secondary school Art teacher and workshop facilitator.

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She believes good things come to those who make.