Hanna Bordewijk was born in a creative and entrepreneurial family in The Netherlands.
Initially Hanna became a physiotherapist until in 1995 on a holiday with her friends in Turkey, tragedy struck. She had been assaulted, raped, and left in a coma. Permanent visible and invisible injuries ended her career in physiotherapy.
In 2002 Hanna started afresh in Canada with a business in retail and in 2017 started drawing and painting after being diagnosed with Lupus.
Since, Hanna has been able to explore and expand on her artistic talents with a focus on portraits. Using the darkness, she is seen in the past, to create beautifully vivid pieces of art for her clientele.