The Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, Blackbird Media, and F&M Bank have teamed up to present the Artist of the Week on The Nashville Sign. This week, 2019 Periscope alum A.M. Hassan (a.k.a Helen Stackhouse) is featured!
A.M. Hassan (a.k.a. Helen Stackhouse) joined the POVA Artist Collective in September 2016. She is from Nashville, TN, and was homeless in California for a year with her husband. She graduated from Nashville State Community College with an associate’s degree in architectural engineering and studied drafting/architectural design at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, FL. Her work has been featured at numerous events and exhibits over the years, including the Centennial Art Gallery in the Nashville Parthenon, and various locations in Panama City. She is transitioning into creating paintings that deliver a message. Her mediums of choice are acrylic, watercolor, oil and pastel. She also designs wall murals, wearable art, and craft items.
“Amatullah means ‘female servant of God.’ I paint to share my talents with others and to Praise and Thank The One Who gave them to me.”