TOM HANSON ARTS: About the Artist

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For over 45 years Tom Hanson has been creating original art works professionally, specializing in custom commissioned works for corporations, businesses and individuals.

Currently, Tom's collections of originals and published works have found interest globally, from a sportsman's lodge in the Netherlands to a coffee shop in Japan, from his abstract fly-fishing works to art that reflects regional subjects and abstracts. Tom's broad areas of artistic expression offers something for just about everyone.

Raised in Great Falls, Montana in a family of artists, he got his start early in his fathers sign shop creating art works that would develop into a business, selling his first commercial art projects in grade school, he continued to refine his works into more functional wall art in high school.

There, his paintings started to sell to fellow students, teachers and at annual high school art sales. When he started generating more income from art sales than his after-school job, he started dreaming of being a full time artist.

First it would take several creative adventures to eventually lead him to realize his dream, in the years that followed, Tom's studies included Film & TV, Theater Arts, Broadcasting, performing in and production management of musical groups, and during that time he continued to develop his painting skills.

In 1974 he landed an opportunity with Expo 74 in Spokane, WA as an entertainment production manager, there he gained considerable experience in production management, artist relations and promotion, he continued to paint and found interest in his work, selling many of his art works there.

These series of events led to opportunities in Hollywood, where he would tour with numerous notable performers, design and create theatrical designs for groups and theaters, and would work in the Scenic Artist shops on numerous films and TV productions.

At this time he started finding a market for his art work in commercial office interiors in Los Angles, by going door to door in office buildings finding clients that needed something for the walls of their offices, the business was born there in the fall of 1977.

Before long, the workload was significant enough to put the other work aside and concentrate on his new business.

After a few years, he moved his studio back to his home town in Montana, there he established a studio gallery where he continued to grow his business by marketing his work throughout the western states.

Over the years he created original works in over 30 major bank interiors, numerous medical centers, corporate offices, facilities, businesses, and residences.

As the years went by, his work has continued to expand into numerous genres, and with the global marketing impact of the internet, he has developed a following globally.

Today, Tom calls Spokane area home, he continues to reach out into new areas of expression, a testimonial to the passion and tenacity of this artists creative spirit.