Bethany Habegger
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1999
Currently living and working in Bloomington, Indiana
bethanyhabegger@gmail.com | Instagram: @bethanyhabegger
Website: bethanyhabegger.com
Education
2017-2021: BFA in painting, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
Minors: Art History, Arts Management
Experience
2023-Present: Communications & Community Outreach Coordinator/Gallery Manager, IU Arts & Humanities Council, Bloomington Arts Commission, Bloomington IN
2021-2023: Gallery Assistant, IU Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
2019-2023: Arts Management Intern/Gallery Assistant, IU Arts & Humanities Council, Bloomington IN
2018-2020: Visual Arts Coordinator, Arts Council Vice ChairArts Council Chair, Collins Living-Learning Center, Bloomington IN
2017-2021: Visual Arts Liaison and Visual Arts Curator, Hutton Honors College, Bloomington IN
Awards
2024: First place in Fiber Arts, Indiana State Fair Fine Arts Competition, Indianapolis IN
2022: Bloomington Arts Commission Emerging Artist Grant Recipient, Bloomington IN
2022: Klein Merit Award, National Society of Arts and Letters, Bloomington IN Chapter
2021: First Place, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Fine Art Awards (OVPUE), Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2021: Alma Eikerman Memorial Award, National Society of Arts and Letters, Bloomington IN Chapter
2021: Stasis Poetry and Art Contest Winner, Stasis Magazine, Indianapolis IN
2020: Friends of Art Award, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, and Design, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2019: Harry Engel Scholarship, Painting Award, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, and Design, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
Fall 2017/Fall 2019: The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation Scholarship, Watercolor Award, Honorable Mention
Publications
2024: Yearning Exhibition Zine, Featured Artist, Bloomington IN
2024: The Hand Horror Literary Magazine, “Bloody Valentine Edition”, Bloomington IN
2021: Lesbians Are Miracles Magazine No. 9, Virtual, “Home”, Brooklyn NY
2021: Lesbians Are Miracles Magazine No. 5, Virtual, “Mother/Nature”, Brooklyn NY
2019-2021: Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Volumes 22-24, Indiana University Union Board, Bloomington IN
2020: Cover Artist, Canvas Creative Arts Magazine Volumes 23, Indiana University Union Board, Bloomington IN
2018-2021: Dancing Star Volumes 42-45 , Collins Living-Learning Center Arts Publication, Bloomington IN
Collections
Two pieces, Indiana University Bloomington, Campus Art Collection, Bloomington IN
Wayne Township School Corporation, Superintendent Collection, Indianapolis IN
Private Collection, Wisconsin
Private Collection, Ohio
Private Collections, Indianapolis IN
Exhibitions
Thesis Exhibition:
2020: “Bones of Abandoned Futures” BFA Thesis Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
Group Exhibitions:
2024: “Yearning”, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington IN
2024: “Spooky Forest”, Gather Art Gallery, Bloomington IN
2024: “Small Works Show 2024”, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket RI
2024: “Last Minute…”, Accrete Art Collective, Backspace Gallery Bloomington IN
2011-2024: Indiana State Fair Fine Arts Competition, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis IN
2024: “Hot & Sweaty Summer”, Accrete Art Collective, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington IN
2024: “Americana”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2024: “In the Path of Totality”, The I Fell Gallery, Bloomington IN
2023: “Salsa Verde”, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis IN
2023: “BIG little Art Show 2”, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek WI
2023: “...a rose is a rose is a rose…”, Accrete Art Collective, Roses Midwest Gallery, Bloomington IN
2023: “Textured”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2023: “Signs”, Accrete Art Collective, Engraving & Stamp Center, Bloomington IN
2023: Visual Arts Competition & Exhibition, National Society of Arts and Letters, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington IN
2023: “Illuminate: Bloomington Emerging Artists”, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington IN
2023: “Seven Deadly Sins”, Accrete Art Collective, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington IN
2022: “Something Figurative, This Way Comes”, Accrete Art Collective, Backspace Gallery, Bloomington IN
2022: “BIG little Art Show”, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek WI
2022: “Sugar Rush”, Chromatic Collective Gallery, Indianapolis IN
2022: Emerging Artist Fashion Show, Hosted by Rebloomed Design, Bloomington IN
2022: "Fluffy & Airy”, Accrete Art Collective, Bloomington IN
2022: “Indy Post-It Show 2022”, Chromatic Collective Gallery, Indianapolis IN
2022: Visual Arts Competition & Exhibition, National Society of Arts and Letters, FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington IN
2022: “Everything’s Cyclical”, Accrete Art Collective, Bloomington IN
2021: “Winter Open 2021”, Accrete Art Collective, Bloomington IN
2021: “IU Alumni Show” Virtual Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
2021: “You Monster!”, Chromatic Collective Gallery, Indianapolis IN
2021: “Postcard Perspectives - International Mail Art Project”, ARTSPACE at Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City OK
2021: “Indy Post-It Show”, Chromatic Collective Gallery, Indianapolis IN
2021: “Power: Hoosier Women in Art”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2018-2021: “HHart Showcase”, Hutton Honors College, Bloomington IN
2021: “Sanctuary Art Exhibition”, Virtual Charity Exhibition, Yarrow Gallery, Bloomington IN
2021: Visual Arts Competition & Exhibition, National Society of Arts and Letters, Bloomington IN
2020: “Yellow: A Color Exhibition”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2020: “Pulpture: BFA Painting and Sculpture”, The I Fell Gallery, Bloomington IN
2019: “Tiny VIII”, Gallery 924, Indianapolis IN
2019: “Head to Toe: A BFA Painting Show”, IU Kirkwood Hall Gallery, Bloomington IN
2019: “Making a Mark”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2019: “The Button Show: Tiny Wearable Art”, Gallery 924, Indianapolis IN
2019: “Blue: A Color Exhibition”, Garfield Park Art Center, Indianapolis IN
2019: “An Impromptu Prompt Show”, Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis IN
2019: “Growth: Healing Through Art”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2018: “Art of Dying”, Thomas Gallery, Bloomington IN
2018: “Art Beat”, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis IN
2018: “Post-it Show”, Sugar Space Gallery, Indianapolis IN
2017: Metro-Area Student Group Exhibition, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis IN
2016: “Art & Soul”, Indianapolis Arts Garden, Indianapolis IN
2015: High School Junior Art Invitational, Herron School of Art IUPUI, Indianapolis IN