BIOGRAPHY

Hollis Hammonds is a multimedia artist whose work, built on memory and utilizing evidence from the public collective consciousness, investigates social issues ranging from economic disparity and state violence to environmental degradation and human-made disasters. Her dystopian drawings and found-object installations have been widely exhibited throughout the U.S., including solo exhibitions at venues such as Women & Their Work in Austin; Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston, South Carolina; Dishman Art Museum in Beaumont; and the Reed Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hammonds’ notable artist residencies include McColl Center for Art + Innovation, the Ucross Foundation, Atlantic Center for the Arts and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation.

Hollis is also part of the collaborative team Hammonds + West, whose multimedia projects and exhibitions revolve around the theme of climate grief and making visible individual contributions to climate change. Their works have been exhibited widely, including solo exhibitions at the Beeler Gallery at Columbus College of Art & Design; the Grace Museum in Abilene; and at Artprize in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Hammonds is the author of “Drawing Structure: Conceptual and Observational Techniques.” Her creative work has been featured in New American Paintings, Manifest’s International Drawing Annual, FOA (Friend of the Artist Magazine), Uppercase Magazine, LandEscape Art Review and Art on Paper. She came to Texas A&M in 2025 after 18 years of service at St. Edward’s University in Austin, where she was chair of the Department of Visual Studies and a professor of art.