Her work is included in numerous private and public collections including, Echo Incorporated – Lake Zurich, Illinois, The Johnson Law Group, Seattle, WA, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, and the Yakima Valley Museum. She was recently featured in the 11th International Contemporary Artists publication and earned a Villbrandt Award of Excellence in Painting in the 2014 Central Washington Artists Exhibition.

In addition to making paintings and drawings Hahn has been involved with installations, sculpture, and interactive projects. She also has extensive experience as a writer, curator, lecturer and teacher, having worked in the museum field for many years. The artist holds an MFA degree from Southern Illinois University and completed post-graduate work at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D. C.

Carol has served as a contributing writer to the Seattle-based publication Art Access and has written reviews for Art Papers. Cheryl has also directed several workshops and hosted lectures for numerous groups, universities, and galleries including the Francine Seders Gallery, Gallery One, Snohomish Fine Art Center, Edmonds Fine Art Museum, and the University of Washington.