CHANNING HANSEN

CHANNING HANSEN (b. 1972) explores ideas of connection through his abstract knitted forms. He collects, processes, and dyes raw fleece from conservation-bred sheep. After spinning fleece into yarn, Hansen transforms the material into complex forms through knitting and weaving. Elaborate computer algorithms dictate his designs, combining craft and computation. In uniting technology with manmade and environmental concerns, Hansen’s work underscores our interconnected place in the universe— whether to the earth itself, an algorithmic world, or the cosmos— and asks us to consider what mark we should leave behind. Hansen has been included in group shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (2024); the Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CA (2022); the Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA (2018); and more. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Rachofsky Collection, Dallas; the San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA; and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, among others.