Anne Hayden Stevens
Education
Master of Arts in Design (Visual Studies)
University of California, Berkeley, UC Berkeley Regents Fellowship
B.F.A in Printmaking & Drawing with High Distinction
California College of Arts and Crafts Oakland, CA
Il Bisonte School of International Printmaking: Registered Printmaker Color & B/W Intaglio
Residencies & Artist Projects
2020 THE BRIDGE PROGRAM Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL
2019 THE CENTER PROGRAM Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016-17 FIELD/WORK Artist Professional Development Residency: First Cohort
Chicago Artist Coalition, Chicago, IL
2016 THE BIG DRAW EVANSTON Participant Artist Coordinator
TO/FROM COMMUTER DRAWINGS at Downtown Evanston
SPOKEN WORD/DRAWN RESPONSE Gibbs Morrison Cultural Center, Evanston
2014 THE BIG DRAW CHICAGO Participant Artist Coordinator at The Green Mill, Chicago
2011-2013 SPRINGBOARD co-founder, Evanston Art Center
Co-director, Evanston Youth Film Festival
2010-2016 DIALOGUE: professional critique group with artist Sarah Krepp
2010 OPEN CRIT Juried critique presentation Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
2009 EYES ON THE PARK Installation and Public Presentation Sand Point Magnuson Park
2006-08 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE in the Seattle Department of Transportation for 2006-07.
2000 PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL Artist in Residence Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA
Public Projects
2023 TERRAIN BIENNIAL Programming Committee Support
2021 TERRAIN BIENNIAL Programming Committee
2021 TERRAIN BIENNIAL EVANSTON Curation, fundraising, publicity for 19 public art projects by 20 artists as part of the International Terrain Biennial
2019 TERRAIN BIENNIAL EVANSTON Grant $1000. for signage, events and publicity: grant from the Evanston Arts Council
2019 TERRAIN BIENNIAL EVANSTON Curation, fundraising, publicity for 19 public art projects by 20 artists as part of the International Terrain Biennial
Curatorial
2018-present SIDE/LOT Curatorial Project Evanston Art Center, Evanston, ILwith artist Mat Rappaport
Curating exhibitions and events for outdoor public space at the Evanston Art Center. Consistently funded through grants from the Evanston Arts Council and the Evanston Arts Center.
Experimental Film Festival 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023: Curator
Installation Artists 2018: Erin Hayden, Jeff Robinson
Installation Artist 2019: Julia Arredondo
Artist 2020: Aram Han Sifuentes
Installation Artist 2021: Mat Rappaport Range Mobile Labl
Installation Artist 2022: Damon Locks
Installation Artists 2023: Holly Greenberg, Melissa Blount
2017 TERRAIN BIENNIAL EVANSTON Grant $1000. Grant from the Evanston Arts Council
2017 TERRAIN BIENNIAL EVANSTON Curation, fundraising, publicity for nine public art projects by ten artists as part of the International Terrain Biennial
2011 THE CHICAGO ARTISTS' ARCHIVE: HIDDEN PAGES BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public LIbrary. Exhibition, Curation from the archive, Archive Donation Event.
2007 VISUAL WAYFINDING Three Murals on the 36th, 38th, 39th floors Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle, WA
2005 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION MURALS Miller Hall University of Washington, Seattle
Selected Solo
2023 THE PHILOSOPHER WALKS Evanston Art Center, Evanston IL
2023 NEW PAINTINGS Cafe Selmarie, Chicago IL
2022 THE PHILOSOPHER WALKS Open Studio Project, Evanston IL
2021 SURVIVAL OF THE UNEXPECTED James May Gallery Milwaukee, WI
2021 NEW WORK Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA
2019 THE PHILOSOPHER WALKS One River School, Evanston IL
2019 ANNE HAYDEN STEVENS Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 PAINTINGS Cafe Selmarie, Chicago
2018 PRINTS White Oak Tavern, Chicago
2018 SEASONS Vedder Price, Chicago IL, curated by Patter Hellstrom
2016 WALKING THE LANDSCAPE Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA
2015 RECENT PAINTINGS Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA
2013 NEW WORK Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA
2012 ARKAY WORKSHOP San Francisco, CA
2010 OPEN AND FREE: THE LIBRARY AS STUDIO Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library
2009 SKY CANYONS Integrated Design Lab | Puget Sound Seattle WA
2005 NEW WORK Fountainhead Gallery Seattle WA
2003 INTERACTION STUDIES Fountainhead Gallery Seattle WA
Selected Group
2021 TERRAIN BIENNIAL: The Philosopher Visits the Immortals installation, Evanston IL
2021 EVANSTON MADE POPUP 12’ Wall installation, Downtown Evanston, IL
2021 EVANSTON + VICINITY BIENNIAL Curator’s Prize Evanston Art Center, Evanston IL
2019 TERRAIN BIENNIAL: The Philosopher Walks installation, Evanston IL
2019 INTERSECTIONAL TOUCH Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 BOUNDARY ISSUES Pitner Pop-up Space, curated by Lisa Degliantoni
2019 LIKE SIRENS, Open Gallery, Arts of Life, Glenview IL curated by Erin Hayden
2018 HUMANITY AND INNOCENCE Open Gallery, Arts of Life, Glenview IL curated by Vincent Uribe
2018 SEASONS Vedder Price, Chicago, IL
2017 VIGNETTE The Saw Room, Evanston, IL
TERRAIN BIENNIAL EVANSTON Evanston, IL
STAGED with Platform Gallery, Evanston, IL
AMERICAN LANDSCAPES Gallery OTR, Evanston, IL
2016 DIALOGUE FULL FORCE Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago IL
MIDWEST BIENNIAL Rockford Art Museum, Rockford IL
2015 PEACE Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA
2014 GROUP SHOW Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle WA
2013 REPLETE WITH ERRORS (with Mara Baker) Gallery 175, Chicago, IL
WAYS OF MAKING: DIGITAL Governor's State University VIsual Art Gallery, University Park, IL
TAKING CHANCES Noyes Art Center, Evanston IL
2011 BRAINSTORM Governor's State University Art Gallery, IL
DRIVEN TO ABSTRACTION Gallery 4502, Evanston, IL
2010 THE NEW ANTIQUARIANS Stevens Square Center for the Arts Minneapolis, MN
EVANSTON + VICINITY BIENNIAL Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2008 THIS IS NOT A GROUP SHOW Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington
2004 FACULTY EXHIBITION Jacob Lawrence Gallery, School of Art, University of Washington
2002 REVEALING THE MYSTERIES: The Development of the Artist's Book in the Bay Area
San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
FIRE STAIR: Window Installation (solo) A 911Windows project, 911 Media Arts, Seattle, WA
UNIQUE HANDMADE BOOKS: THE CREATIVE PROCESS San Francisco Public Library, SF,CA
MY HAND + YOUR HAND Residency and Exhibition, Kirkland Art Center,Kirkland, WA
2000 THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING: Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL: Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA
Publications
2019 On Breaking the Rules Anne Hayden Stevens on the Lisa D Show
2017 Fundamental Commonalities (feature) Sheridan Road Magazine
New Exhibition brings local art to homes of Evanston residents The Daily Northwestern
The Lisa D Show: Mat Rappaport on the Terrain Biennial Evanston
Terrain Biennial Evanston Brings Public Art to Private Homes The Evanston Round Table
2011 Included in: International Drawing Annual 6,
Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center Manifest Press
2010 Featured in: Golden, Alisa. Anthology of Book Structures, Lark Books
2010 Foumberg, Jason. "Special Collections" Newcity, October 28, 2010. p. 6
2008 Featured in: Golden, Alisa. Painted Paper. New York, NY: Sterling, 2008. (pp 4,5)
2001 Featured in Unique Handmade Books, Alisa Golden, Sterling Press
1999 Featured in: Creating Handmade Books, Alisa Golden, Sterling Press.
Collections
Houghton Library, Harvard University | Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley | Butler Library, Columbia University | Ruth and Marvin Sackner, Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry | Wellesley College | University of Long Island | University of Vermont | Scripps College | Temple University | Marriott Library, University of Utah | Mills College | Mary Austin | Lois Iseminger | David Dedinsky