Hailing from Central Illinois, Don Hammontree is a Salem, Massachusetts-based artist, photographer, musician and writer. His photographs and colorful paintings, which tend to focus on streetscapes, architecture and vintage automobiles, have been displayed throughout New England, in exhibits and shows stretching from Salem, Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, New Bedford, and Fall River in Massachusetts to Newport, Providence and Pawtucket in Rhode Island, and Chicago and Peoria in Illinois.
As a musician, Hammontree is a regular presence on the local music circuit, performing original material from his three solo records in venues across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. His latest project, Why England Slept, has released its debut album, “House of Pizza” in 2025 and a follow-up is in the process of being recorded.
