Hannah Secord Wade, b. 1981, received her Master of Fine Art (MA) from Chelsea College of Arts, London, and her BA Fine Art from Hampshire College, Amherst. She has been a resident at the Arteles Creative Center (Finland), Open Wabi (Ohio), and The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation (New York). She has had solo shows at Rivalry Projects, Dowling Walsh Gallery, Buoy Gallery, and Northern Daughters, among others. Her work has been shown in numerous group shows, including at The Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA, Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA), Portland Museum of Art, Farnsworth Art Museum, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, and the University of New England. In 2020, her painting, Dog Fountain, was selected by Alex Katz for donation to the permanent collection of the Portland Museum of Art, courtesy of the Alex Katz Foundation. In 2022, the Farnsworth Art Museum acquired her piece, Underground, for inclusion in their permanent collection. Her work has been shown in London and Paris, and throughout the United States. She lives and works in Maine.