During his tenure, he oversaw the construction of a new gallery, writing and publishing a collection catalogue, and providing support to Australian regional artists.
[2] Commissioned by the Australian Bicentennial Authority, this exhibition toured extensively, featuring nearly 300 works from 57 non-State galleries across 10 venues throughout Australia.
[11][12] In 2022 and 2023, Hansen participated in the Attingham Trust Royal Collections Studies program, receiving the Nina Stanton Copland Foundation Scholarship to further his research.
[13][14] Hansen's final project, an exhibition on the little-known early colonial artist, Charles Rodius, was hosted at the State Library of New South Wales from June 2023 to May 2024.
[15] The exhibition, which built on the research undertaken during his tenure as the inaugural Ross Steele AM Fellow at the Library in 2019,[16][17] showcased Rodius' vivid portraits of indigenous and non-indigenous subjects.