JENNY AUTHEMENT

MFA

BA

Magna cum Laude, Hall of Fame, Who’s who Among American Students, Phi Kappa Phi, Louisiana State Artist Roster, Member of the Public Art Coalition, DOA Artist Fellowship, 2002, and Coordinator for the NSU Folk Art Sculpture Garden & Studio

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

SELECTED SOLO/3-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

“Venerable Dwells”, collaborative installation, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA

“Three Person Show”, December, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA

“Journey of Transition: Tibet”, collaborative installation (Michael Howes), March 30 – April 25, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA

“Three Person Show”,Galerie Eclat, Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA

“Apparitional Labyrinth”, collaborative installation, (Michael Howes), Baton Rouge, LA

“Beyond Distance”, collaborative installation, (Michael Howes), Baton Rouge Gallery, LA

“Having Sanctuary”, collaborative installation, (Michael Howes), three person show, Baton-Rouge Gallery, LA

“Lead Insight”, Thomas St. Art Complex; Athens, GA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

“Online Global Artoteque’s Art Now 2005”, London, England, GRAND PRIZE WINNER
“Invitational 2005 Faculty Show”, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
“Group Show”, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
“Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea Invitational”, MJ Bronz collaboration, Florence, Fortezza da Basso, Italy Dec. 3 – 11, 2005

“Sculptors on Paper”, Invitational during the International Sculpture Convention, Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
"Holiday Member Show”, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
“Seduction”, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
“ Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden Exhibit”, Kenny Hill Folklife Museum, Chauvin, LA
“47 th Annual Delta Juried Exhibition, Mid-southern Regional States, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
"New Jersey Center for Visual Arts International Juried Show”, Summit, NJ

“Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea Invitational”, MJ Bronz collaboration, Florence, Fortezza da Basso, Italy
“Baton Rouge Gallery Holiday Group Exhibit”, Baton Rouge, LA
“Women”, Group Exhibition, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
“NSU Jubilee”, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA

“International Competition 2001”, The Robert & Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center; West Palm Beach, FL
“Art’s Alive Downtown”, Dansereau House; Thibodaux, LA
“2001 Irene Rosenzweig Exhibition”, South/Central US Competition; collaboration, Arts & Science Center; Pine Bluff, AR
“Group Show”, Baton Rouge Gallery; Baton Rouge, LA
“Three-dimensional Invitation”, Southdown Plantation Museum; Houma, LA

“12 th Biennial Exhibition for Louisiana Women Artists”, State Competition; LA State Archives Building, LA
“Gala 2000 National Invitational Art Exhibition Competition”, Brenau University Galleries; Gainesville, GA
“Woman 2000: An Exhibition of Strength, Invitational”, St. Tammany Art Association; Covington, LA
“Group Show”, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA
“NSU Invitational”, Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA

“Out of Your Element”, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA
“Pelican Pavilion”, Invitational Grand Opening Exhibit, collaboration, Bayou-Terrebonne
Waterlife Museum; Houma, LA
“Three-Dimensional Invitational Show”, Whitney Bank; Houma, LA
“Good girls don’t. . .”, National Competition, Mercury Gallery; New Orleans, LA

“The Botticelli Bacchanal II”, City Club of Baton Rouge, LA
“Feminine Products”, Newcomb Center for Research on Women, Tulane University; New Orleans, LA

“Holiday Group Show”, Architectural Pottery, Baton Rouge, LA
“Art & the Environment”, Southeastern Louisiana University; Hammond, LA
“Four Man Exhibition”, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA
“Feminine Products”, Zeitgeist Gallery, New Orleans, LA

“Southeastern Sculpture Invitational”, Southeastern Louisiana University; Hammond, LA
“Displacement: America’s Least Wanted”, Artist-in-Residence; NSU; Thibodaux, LA
“Viridian Gallery Seventh National Juried Exhibition”, New York, NY; juror Lisa Phillips
“11 th Annual combined Talents: The Florida National Competition”, Florida Museum; Tallahassee, FL

“Vision in Hand”, traveling Exhibition with Georgia Museum of Art at Breneau University; Gainesville,
Athens, and Thomasville, GA
“CAC Louisiana Open”, Contemporary Arts Center; New Orleans, LA
“The 22 nd Annual Juried Competition”, Masur Museum of Art; Monroe, LA
“The Screen Show”, Pamberi Studios; Hollywood, FL

“Group Show”, 621 Gallery; Tallahassee, FL
“Mostra”, Palazzo Vagnotti; Cortona, Italy
“UGA Sculpture Exhibition”, Albany Arts Festival, GA
“UGA Sculpture Exhibition”, SCC Gallery; Whiteville, NC

“Six Hours of Bliss”, Lyndon House Art Center; Athens, GA
Feature Artist for “Art for Art’s Sake”, Interior Design Gallery; New Orleans, LA
“Georgia Marble Art Festival Competition”; Jasper, GA
“The 20 th Annual Juried Competition”, Masur Museum of Art; Monroe, LA

AWARDS/GRANTS/RESIDENCIES

Grand Prize, Art Now, Online Global Art Annual, collaboration for Apparitional Labyrinth, publication in “Famous 100 Contemporary Artists”, London, England
Artist-in-Residence, St. Francis De Sales Elementary School, DOA Grant, Houma, LA

Artist-in-Residence, St. Francis De Sales Elementary School, DOA Grant, Houma, LA

Artist-in-Residence, St. Francis De Sales Elementary School, Terrebonne Parish Grant, Houma, LA

Finalist Shreveport RiverView Project, RRW #396/Project No. 99-07, collaboration, Shreveport LA
Artist-in-Residence, St. Bernadette School; Pre-K through 8 th grade; Houma, LA
Artist-in-Residence, Alexandria Art Center, Children’s Workshop; Alexandria, LA
Louisiana DOA, Artist Fellowship Award, Journey of Sacred Transitions, China; Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana DOA Grant, Arts-in-Education Grant, Artist-in-Residence, Terrebonne High School; Houma, LA Teaching Humanities Through Visual/Applied Art. (Collaborative art with 20 classrooms)

Visiting Artist, Milwaukee Institute of Design, Wisconsin
Louisiana DOA, Individual Artist Mini-Grant; Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana DOA Grant, Project Assistance Grant, Artist-in-Residence, (ceramics)
Terrebonne High School; Houma, LA
Artist-in-Residence, Alexandria Art Center, (Summer Workshops); Alexandria, LA
Finalist Teague Parkway Riverwalk Public Art Project; collaboration, Bossier City, LA
Louisiana DOA Grant, Arts-in-Education Grant, Artist-in-Residence, Terrebonne High School, Houma, LA;
Teaching Humanities Through Visual/Applied Art. (Collaborative sculpture with 20 classrooms)

Covington Sculptural Park Design Project: collaborative design team funded by Louisiana DOA
“Art Works 99, Louisiana State Arts Conference”, Panel Presenter “How to Win Public Art Commissions”,
Baton Rouge, LA
“Art Works 99, Louisiana State Arts Conference”, Visual Artist Hothouse Lecture; Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana DOA Grant, Non-Ferrous Metals Laboratory Workshop, Project Director, NSU; Thibodaux, LA
Louisiana DOA, Individual Artist Mini-Grant; Baton Rouge, LA
Board of Regents Support Fund Enhancement Program, Non-Ferrous Metals Laboratory, Co-Investigator, $78,000; Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA
Sculpture Commission Finalist, St. Francis Medical Center; Monroe, LA

Louisiana DOA Grant, Artist-in-Residence, Project Director, Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA

Teaching Assistantship Grant in Sculpture, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program; Cortona, Italy

Nolan Edwards Memorial Award, Lafayette International Art Competition; LA

1 st place Sculpture, Merit Award Sculpture, 1 st Place Printmaking; Nicholls State University Competition, LA

RELATED ACTIVITIES

Terrebonne Parish Funding Grant Panelist, Houma, LA
Juror, Vandebilt High School Art, Houma, LA

Visiting Artist, Milwaukee Institute of Design, Wisconsin
“Art Sense”, Sculpture Workshop, Bayou-Terrebonne Waterlife Museum; Houma, LA
Louisiana DOA Panelist, Arts-in-Education

Gallery Talk, Baton Rouge Gallery, LA
Covington Sculptural Park Design Project: collaborative design team funded by Louisiana DOA
“Art Works 99, Louisiana State Arts Conference”, Panel Presenter “How to Win Public Art Commissions”,
Baton Rouge, LA
“Art Works 99, Louisiana State Arts Conference”, Visual Artist Hothouse Lecture; Baton Rouge, LA

“Displacement: America’s Least Wanted”, Lecture, Artist-in-Residence NSU; Thibodaux, LA

GALLERY REPRESENATION/BUSINESS CORPORATION

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

RED RIVER

Alexandria Art Center; Residency; Alexandria, LA

St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission/West St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce; collaborative work/Michael Howes; Franklin, LA

Monroe City Hall; collaborative work/Michael Howes & Sheri Watkins; Monroe, LA

Nicholls State University; collaborative work/Stephanie Kalpakis; Thibodaux, LA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arte Studio
Pasquale Celona

Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Textbook, 2003

Public Art Handbook for Louisiana Communities , Textbook, 2001

Magazine, Capital City Press , November 26, 2000

Magazine, CC Press, “Powerful Images”, Dec. 5, 1999

Louisiana , DOA

Louisiana Cultural Vistas, Winter 1998-99

Price, Anne

The Advocate, Metro/State , November 15, 1998
Banner-Tribune, St. Mary and Franklin, March 16, 1998

Baton Rouge , LA
Franklin , LA

Cotton, Richard

The Advocate, Metro / State, March 2, 1998

Baton Rouge , LA

Price, Anne

Magazine, Capital City Press, October 19, 1997

Daugherty, Christi

Gambit Weekly, Greater New Orleans, Sept. 2, 1997

New Orleans , LA

FSU Museum

The Florida National 1996 Catalogue, Sept. 3, 1996

Williams, Jane

Daily Comet, “Artist Deals In Concepts”, June 10, 1996

Thibodaux , LA

Contemporary Arts Center Catalogue, Oct. 7, 1995

New Orleans , LA

Hawkins, John

Flagpole, “A Stroll Through the Psyche”, June 7, 1995

Athens , GA

Bierce, Laura

Athens Daily News, “Larger Than Life”, June 11, 1995

Athens , GA

LAA

Lafayette Art Association Catalogue, March 1993

Lafayette , LA

Studied under Mel Chin, Dodd Chair, University of Georgia

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST