Mark William Hansen Performance Video portfolio artist statement Initiating performance and video projects which generate accessible art experiences for the non art audience is central to my art practice. My work process is enriched through project collaborations with artists and local participants where my roles constantly adapt from facilitator to director to actor.  Education 2006 - 2008 Bauhaus-University, Weimar, Germany (MFA) 2000 - 2004 Otago School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand (BFA) 1995 - 1999 Otumoetai College, Tauranga, New Zealand, Study Abroad 2004 Woosuk University, Jeon Ju, South Korea, 2001 - 2002 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, NL, Work Experience,2005-2006 English Teacher, YBM Ecc, Seoul, South Korea2005 Photographer, Agrodome, Rotorua, NZ 2002 English Teacher, English Summer, Tarragona, Spain 2001 Art Teacher, Turning Point, Tauranga, NZ Exhibitions 2007 Wackel Kontact, Jenoptik Gallery and Jena Kunstverien, Germany 2005 Class of 2004, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, NZ 2005 Rivals, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, NZ 2004 SITE 04, Otago School of Art, Dunedin, NZ 2004 The First Debacle, Segue Gallery, Dunedin, NZ 2004 Allsorts, Fringe Festival, Dunedin, NZ2003 Spin like a Turtle on his Back, Axiom, Tauranga, NZ 2002 Jaarbeurs Exhibition, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, NL Performances 2008 Kampf der Alten, Kunsthalle Harry Graf Kessler, Weimar, Germany 2007 Gifthorse Network, Giessen University, Germany 2007 Confusing Faust, Weimar Train Station, Germany 2004 Marco Solo, Segue Gallery, Dunedin, NZ 2004 Beckham’s Body Painting Shop, Woosuk University, South Korea 2003 Shearing History, Dunedin, New Zealand Film Screenings2008 The Escapist Club, Gerber, Weimar, Germany 2007 Pilgrimage, Allshorts Film Festival, Takaka, NZ 2007 Pilgrimage, Virtual Chef, Caravansarai, Istanbul, Turkey 2007 Pilgrimage, Teatru 74, Targu Mures, Romania 2007 Rivals, Blue Movies, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, NZ 2006 Frozen Breath, De Vruchtbare Avond, Perdu, NL 2006 Rivals, De Schaarse Avond, Perdu, Amsterdam, NL 2006 Rivals, Magma Film Festival, Rotoura, NZ Residency/ Project2007 Hitchhiking to Translyvania, Morisena, Targu Mures, Romania Scholarships/ Award/ Sponsorship2007 – 2008 Fördervereins der Bauhaus- Universitat Weimar Scholarship.2004 Lynn Plummer Highly Commended Installation award
2004 Natural History New Zealand sponsorship