Cassandra Hahn was born in Vermont and graduated from Bennington College, receiving a B.A. in liberal studies with a concentration in photography and printmaking. During college, Hahn (née Hotaling) completed internships at the Chaffee Art Center in Rutland, and the Lower East Side Printshop in NYC. After college Hahn worked for 8 years as a staff photographer at the Rutland Herald. During her photojournalism career she won multiple photojournalism awards in Vermont and New England. Hahn then embarked on a second career as a physician assistant, graduating from Franklin Pierce University in 2017 with a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies. After moving to Maine, the first years of her career as a PA were heavily shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the early months of the pandemic, Hahn realized that she needed to find an outlet to relieve these new stressors, so one day she picked up a paint brush and started painting with acrylics. Finding the painting process cathartic, she tried oil painting and took to this medium instantly. Hahn and her husband relocated from midcoast Maine to Kennebunk in 2021. With a newfound love for art, she continues to paint and began exhibiting her work in Maine in 2023. 

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