Avin HannahSmith is a multimedia artist, educator and fabricator. Working in fabric and mixed media, his works are about the grids of understanding that BIPOC people construct to arrange and process the world around them, symbolizing the language, histories, and lineages of people who aim to create a space for themselves within the delineations set by systemic oppression and capital imposition.

A resident of the 2025-2026 Dark Matter Residency at Elastic Arts, and nominated for the sculpture program at the Ox-Bow School of Art and the Ground Floor at Hyde Park Art Center, his work has also been featured in the LP Herald Dispatch, ShoutOut Michigan, CanvasRebel, and Columbia Feature, and he has exhibited in the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, the Chesterton Art Center, and South Shore Arts.

HannahSmith is also a member of performance duo AvAq with Aquarius Ester Alegria.

Website: https://bio.site/avinarts

Instagram: @avinarts2