Originally from South Korea, she is interested in creating amplified-multi-sensory experience that is similar to an immigrating experience to tell stories.
Her theatrical design work has been seen across the country and internationally.
Her art installations have been shown at the Annenberg Space of Photography in LA, Jordan Downs Recreation Center, Occidental College and Baryshnikov Arts Center in NY.
Hana is a recipient of the Tony Awards (The Outsiders), the Princess Grace Awards in Theater Design, Richard Sherwood Award from CTG, and Kinetic Lighting Award for distinguished achievement in theatrical design from LA Drama Critics Circle. She was nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards. Her designs have been recognized by the Helen Hayes Award, Stage Raw Awards, StageSceneLA Awards and Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards. She is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.
Recent credits include Redwood at the Nederlander Theatre, Real Women Have Curves at the James Earl Jones Theater, Sumo at the Public Theater, The Outsiders at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, The Old Man and The Pool at the Lincoln Center Theater, Summer 1976 at the MTC, and Orfeo at the Santa Fe Opera.
She received BFA in visual communication at Seoul National University in South Korea and MFA at University of California, Los Angeles.
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