Hannahlyan
Hannahlyan

Born at Brazil, in 1978, Ana Paula’s childhood was surrounded by colour pencils and chalk. She was very fascinated by colours, their mixtures and combinations. She used to ask her mother if her coloured clothes matched. And she has always been fascinated by sunsets, seeing the different shades of colour that caressed the evening sky.

During her teenage years, she used to collect colour pens, which she used to do her homework in rainbow colours. Even while attending university and completing her degree in Nutrition, she used to express her knowledge with colourful presentations. After completing university and while working as a nutritionist, she taught her patients about the importance of having a colourful diet, one rich in nutrients; and even as a professor teaching Nutrition, she used colourful pens to correct assignments and tests, as well as presented her lessons on the blackboard with multi-colours.

In 2008 she felt a great need to stop her career and explore other possibilities in her life. After a time of self-exploration she found time, space and a need to express herself, emotions and feelings.  She discovered a new way of life letting the creativity blossom and flowing freely. And since this change in her life was so huge, as a rebirth, she decided to use another name, a name chosen by her, a name that popped into her mind. And the name is HANNAHLYAN.

After using canvas, oil, acrylic and watercolours, her paintings have become the basis of work for the production of digital art using specific programs to edit images.

Ana Paula Stier:

1978 – born in Curitiba - Brazil

1996-2000 – Graduation in nutrition - Federal University of Paraná

2001-2003 – specialization in clinical nutrition - Federal University of Paraná

2004-2008 – professor at nutrition course - Tuiuti University of Paraná

HannahLyan:

2008 – Start of painting using canvas, oil, acrylic and watercolours

2009 – start of editing her paintings in digital art.

2009 – participation at “snap to grid”, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art - LACDA
Work presented: Iced & Hot

“SNAP TO GRID”
November 12-December 5, 2009
Artists' Reception: Thursday November 12, 7-9pm
(in conjunction with Downtown Artwalk)
Los Angeles Center For Digital Art
107 West Fifth Street