Hanna Fitzgerald
Hanna Fitzgerald: Not Everything We’ve Inherited is Worthy
Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025, 5-8pm
Not Everything We’ve Inherited is Worthy examines the complexities of parent-child relationships, with a focus on motherhood. Drawing inspiration from the enduring expectations placed on children, often regardless of their own feelings, the pieces confront the realities of failed motherhood and abuse that leave lasting emotional wounds. By incorporating deliberate motifs such as pantyhose, cowry shells, and hair, the work juxtaposes traditional sculptural materials with objects that symbolize femininity, reflecting the artist’s contextualization of motherhood. These materials and forms explore the intertwined dynamics of love, manipulation, and envy. Revealing the emotional layers that shape these relationships. Conceptual installations are grounded in a nude color palette, emphasizing the body and the physicality of parent-child connections. Through this lens, the work provokes reflection on power dynamics, the struggle for self-assertion, and the enduring impact of emotional harm within intimate familial relationships.
Hannah Fitzgerald (she/her) holds a BFA in Fine Arts from Columbus College of Art & Design, where she primarily focused on sculpture. Prior to CCAD, Fitzgerald interned at The Children’s Museum of Art (NYC, New York) as an Art Administration and Education intern. This experience led her to The Wexner Center for the Arts, where she interned in the Learning and Public Practice department for two academic years. After earning her BFA, she dedicated time to international artist residencies, which included The Burren College of Art (Ballyvaughan, Ireland,) Metafora Studio Arts (Barcelona, Spain,) and R.A.R.O BCN (Barcelona, Spain & Paris, France.) Back in Columbus, Fitzgerald has completed solo and juried exhibitions, was the gallery director at Adamah, and is establishing her studio practice at The Dream Clinic Project Space. She is the Assistant Director of Development at The Wexner Center for the Arts and looks forward to her upcoming group exhibition at Beeler Gallery.
Exhibition dates: November 6 -29, 2025
Gallery hours: Thurs – Fri 2-6pm, Sat – Sun 12-4 pm