Thomas Hancock

Thomas Hancock’s practice imbues a sense of familiarity, exploring the way in which we perceive objects, using uncanny viewpoints and lighting techniques to obscure their identity and give them a sense of mystery and allure. Hancock uses this suspended state of recognition through photographic and painting processes which dislocate the subject from its original setting and reimagine them with a new life.

‘Once Removed’ brings together paintings representing a variety of subjects and categories; found objects, imagined objects and created objects, repositioned as still life, photographs, digital and hand-made drawings and three-dimensional works, described by Hancock as a ‘middle ground’ prior to their resolution as paintings. – Warren Feeney

Thomas Hancock was born and raised in te Awakairangi, Lower Hutt. After completing his MFA in Painting at Ilam School of Fine Arts with Distinction in 2016, he moved to Melbourne, furthering his studio practice as well as foraying into mural painting. In 2020 Thomas moved back to New Zealand and now lives and works in Ōtepoti, Dunedin. Hancock has been exhibiting his work throughout Aotearoa and Australia.

Exhibitions
2025 – Mass in Flux
2022 – Once Removed