CURRICULUM VITAE
GRETCHEN HAIEN 1171 Graymont Ave • Jackson, MS 39202 • (601) 291-8759 [email protected]
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts, 1979 Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi
Master of Fine Arts 1982 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana
AWARDS: 2005 Mississippi Arts and Letters Award in Photography
2006 Interior Frontiers Portfolio Archived with The National Museum of Women in the Arts Library and Research Center
2007 Photography's Emerging Artist to Watch Award The National Museum of Women in the Arts
2011 Mississippi Invitational Exhibition, Mississippi Museum of Art
2012 Tenure Awarded: Associate Professor of Art Belhaven University
2015 Honored Artist Award: National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Mississippi Chapter (MSC)
2016 Incidentals book released: Annual Mississippi Book Festival
2017 Rank Promotion to Full Professor Belhaven University
2019 Judge's Favorite Award: MSC/NMWA Annua Artists' Showcase
2020 Judge's Favorite Award: MSC/NMWA Annua Artists' Showcase
EXHIBITION HISTORY
ONE PERSON: EJ. BELLOCQ GALLERY 1982 Louisiana Tech University
EASTMAN KODAK GALLERY 1983 Rochester NY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE GALLERY 1988 Mississippi State University —2—
121 MILLSAPS AVE GALLERY 1988 Jackson, MS
LEWIS GALLERY 1990 Millsaps College
THE GALLERY 1992 Jackson, MS
THE PENNEBAKER GALLERY 2001 Jackson, MS
BACKWOODS GALLERY 2002 St. Francisville, LA
BESSIE CARY LEMLY GALLERY 2004 Belhaven College
MS LIBRARYCOMMISSION: Dedication Exhibit 2006 Jackson, MS
THE QUARTER GALLERY 2007 Jackson, MS
One-To-One STUDIO GALLERY PREVIEW GALA 2008 Jackson, MS
WALTER ANDERSON MUSEUM of ART 2008 Ocean Springs, MS
M. SCHON GALLERY 2009 Natchez, MS
BACKWOODS GALLERY 2015 St. Francisville, LA
FISCHER GALLERY: Event Space 119 2016 Jackson, MS
ACORN STUDIO GALLERY 2016 Clinton, MS
JOHNSON HALL GALLERY 2017 Jackson Stale University —3—
GALLERY ONE 2017 Jackson State University
JOHN C. HUTCHESON GALLERY 2017 Lipscomb University
JURIED: MERIDIAN Bl-STATE COMPETITION 1990 Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
MERIDIAN Bl-STATE COMPETITION 2003 Meridian, MS
MERIDIAN PEOPLE'S CHOICE 2006 Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
MISSISSIPPI INVITATIONAL 2011 Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
MSC/NMWA Annual Artists' Showcase 2019 Hattiesburg Cultural Center, Hattiesburg, MS
INVITATIONAL: LOUISIANA PHOTOGRAPHERS 1979 Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans
MILLSAPS COLLEGE FACULTY SHOW 1983 Jackson, MS
THE BESSIE CARY LEMLY GALLERY 1984 Belhaven College: Jackson, MS
MAIN STREET ARTIST'S CO-OP GALLERY 1985 West Point, MS
JACKSON UNAFFILIATED PHOTOGRAPHIC 1988 SOCIETY EXHIBITION: Jackson, MS
THE BESSIE CARY LEMLY GALLERY 2001 Belhaven College Faculty Exhibit
THE BESSIE CARY LEMLY GALLERY 2002 Belhaven College Faculty Exhibit: Jackson, MS
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MERIDIAN MUSEUM of ART 2004 35th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT: Meridian, MS
BEVERLY STREET GALLERY 2005 Staunton, VA
INAUGURAL EXHIBITION: MS INVITATIONAL 2005 Belhaven College, Jackson. MS
THE BITSY IRBY ART CENTER GALLERY 2006 Belhaven College, Jackson, MS
THE ART STORE: Group Exhibition 2008 Charleston, WV
HIGHLANDS GALLERY OF ART 2009 Jackson, MS
BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY: Faculty Exhibition 2010 Jackson, MS
GALLERY: MS Showcase Exhibition 2011 Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
FISCHER GALLERY: Nude Figurative Show 2011 Jackson, MS
COMMONS GALLERY: The Collective Showcase 2011 Jackson, MS
FISCHER GALLERY: View 2011 Jackson, MS
THE ART STORE: Kindred Spirits 2012 Charleston. WV
FISCHER GALLERY: New Work 2013 Jackson, MS
MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION: Contemplations 2013 Jackson, MS
THE ART STORE 2013 Charleston, WV —5—
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART: New Acquisitions 2013 Jackson, MS
GREATER JACKSON ARTS CENTER: Photography Exhibit 2014 Jackson, MS
GALLERY: Faculty Showcase Exhibition 2014 Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
MSC/NMWA Annual Artists' Showcase 2018 Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
THE ART STORE 2014 Charleston, WV
THE CEDARS: Metro University Faculty Showcase 2015 Jackson, MS
NAT’L MUSEUM of WOMEN in ART: MSC Showcase 2015 Jackson. MS
NAT’L MUSEUM of WOMEN in ART: MSC Showcase 2018 Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
MILSAPS COLLEGE: Hall Gallery Inaugural Exhibition 2019 Jackson, MS
PERMANENT COLLECTION: MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION 1979 Jackson, MS
McRAE'S EXECUTIVE PLAZA OFFICE COMPLEX 1996 Jackson, MS 1996
BUTLER SNOW O'MARA STEVENS CANNADA. PLLC 2002 Jackson, MS
MERIDIAN MUSEUM of ART 2004 Meridian, MS
MISSISSIPPI LIBRARY COMMISSION 2006 Jackson, MS —6—
PRUETT OIL CORPORATE OFFICE 2006 Jackson, MS
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM of ART 2007 Jackson, MS
MITCHELL PRIVATE COLLECTION 2008 Jackson, MS
HAROLD CORBIN & ASSOCIATES 2011 Madison, MS
BUTLER SNOW O'MARA STEVENS CANNADA. PLLC 2011 Jackson, MS
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM of ART 2012 Jackson, MS
DR. SYLVIA McCANDLESS COLLECTION 2013 Madison, MS
BUTLER SNOW O'MARA STEVENS CANNADA, PLLC 2015 Jackson, MS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JACKSON 2016 Jackson. MS
HAROLD CORBIN & ASSOCIATES 2016 Madison, MS
HOLLOMON ARCHITECTS 2016 Jackson, MS
GROUND ZERO HURRICANE MUSEUM 2017 Waveland, MS
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM of ART 2018 Jackson, MS
DR. REBECCA PATTON 2019 Jackson, MS
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GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2008 THE ART STORE GALLERY: Charleston, West Virginia
2011 FISCHER GALLER Y: Jack son, Mississippi
2017 TREEHOUSE G ALLERY: Oxford, Mississippi
PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES & REVIEWS:
2017 Lipscomb University, "Beyond The Material": lecture with concluding open forum discussion on photography as a fine art, October 16th, James O. Hughes Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2017 Jackson State University. "Beyond The Material": lecture with concluding open-forum discussion on photography as a fine art, January 191h, College of Liberal Arts, Jackson, Mississippi.
2016 Incidentals book released: Published by Studio 4, LLC and the Community Foundation of Mississippi
2011 Jackson Free Press, "Diversions: Flat on the Floor.” November 23-29, Vol. 10. No. 11, p. 24.
2008 Jackson Free Press, "A Fighting Chance: The Millsaps Arts District Rises Again?" June 26-July 2, Vol.61, No.41, pp. 14-17.
2008 Waller Anderson Museum of Art "Photography as a Fine Art": lecture and gallery open-forum discussions, August 22nd, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
2008 Motif: Waller Anderson Museum of Art newsletter, 2008-2009Exhibition Schedule
2008 Belhaven Tartan, "Parting Art” (reproductions). Winter, Vol.121. No. 2, p. 24.
2005 Clarion Ledger, "Miss. Institute of Arts & Letters Winners.” Friday, April 22, E2.
2004 The Creative Spirit, "Interior Frontiers" (reproductions). Fall, Vol. IV, No. 1, pp. 46-49.
2004 The New York Times, "Design Diplomacy: United States Rejoins World's Fair." Thursday, November 4, D11. —8—
2003 The Creative Spirit, "Belhaven College Center for the Arts: a visual tour by Gretchen Haien” August, Vol. 111, No,1, pp. 29-36.
2002 The Creative Spirit, "Writing with Light." August, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp.34 -35.
2002 Country Roads, "Calendar of Events.” August, p. 11.
2000 Mississippi Catholic, "Fresh Inspiration Competition.” September 29, front cover.
APPOINTMENTS:
January 1995 JUROR: Mississippi Scholastic Art Competition Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
January 1997 JUROR: Mississippi Scholastic Art Competition Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
January 1998 JUROR: Mississippi Scholastic Art Competition Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
January 1999 JUROR: Mississippi Scholastic Ari Competition Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
March 2000 JUROR: Fresh Inspiration 2000 Exhibition Jackson, MS
August 2010 JUROR: GJAC Storytellers Ball Competitive Exhibition Jackson, MS
July 2014 JUROR: GJAC Storytellers Ball Competitive Exhibition Jackson, MS
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2000 – 2003 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER: Antonelli College Jackson, MS
2009 – 2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: North Jackson Rotary Club Jackson, MS