Curriculum Vitae

Education

MFA, Visual Studies, Concentration in Animation
Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN

BA, Cum Laude, with Honors and Distinction, Studio Art
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Selected Exhibitions/Screenings

Awards

2022

2020

2019

2018

Nomination
The Online 2022 Forwardian Film Festival
Stroudsburg, PA

Nomination, Arthur "Red" Motley Exemplary Teaching Award
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
(Nominated by more than five students however I was not eligible to receive the reward due to Adjunct status) [$500]

Next Step Grant
Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minneapolis, MN[$2500]

2nd Place, Best Film
Square Lake Film Festival, Stillwater, MN

Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Award for Master of Fine Arts
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

First Runner-Up
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture,
Dedalus Foundation, New York, NY

Audience Choice Award
Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association Wintertide Biennial, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN

Nomination
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture
Dedalus Foundation, New York, NY

The Master of Fine Arts Merit Award
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Juried by Betsy Byers and Vadim Gershman

Honorable Mention
UnLonely Film Festival, New York, NY

Curatorial Projects

2018

2017

The Back of Beyond
Co-curated with artist Heather Lamanno
MFA Gallery at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

Open Studio Night,
In collaboration with artists Sishir Bommakanti and Rachael Bonebright
MCAD MFA Studios and Gallery at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

Institutional Memory: 35mm Slides from the Met’s Collection Re-imagined
Co-curated with Omar Olivera and the Metropolitan Museum of Art MediaLab
MFTA Gallery at the Department of Cultural Affairs, Long Island City, NY

Press/Publications

Print Media

“Question & Answers: What is your job as an artist?,” Russ White, In Studio Magazine, Spring 2019. 18-20.

“Object Permeance,” Liz Logan, Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin, Fall 2017. 26-28.

“Donated Slides from the Met Get a Second Life, and Showing,” James Barron, The New York Times, April 17, 2017. A15.

Radio

“The Mysteries of Old Letters,” Liz Logan, Collecting Culture Podcast, Brooklyn, NY, October 15, 2017

Online Periodicals/Web Publications

“Question & Answers: What is your job as an artist?,” Russ White, MPLSArt, March 19, 2019. https://www.mplsart.com/written/2019/03/question-answers-what-is-your-job-as-an-artist/.

“Moving Pictures From Far and Wide,” Ryan Huling, The Spectator, April 23, 2019. https://www.spectatornews.com/currents/2019/04/23/moving-pictures-from-far-and-wide/

“Hallie Bahn ’14 Merges Art and Storytelling with Stop Motion,” Eden Stephey, The Kenyon Collegian, February 8, 2018. https://kenyoncollegian.com/arts/2018/02/hallie-bahn-14-merges-art-storytelling-stop-motion/.

“2018 Merit Scholarship Winner: Hallie Bahn,” MCAD, 2018. https://mcad.edu/features/2018-merit-scholarship-winner-hallie-bahn

“Hallie Bahn / Free First Saturday At Walker Art Center,” Alanna Stapleton, MCAD-MFA, March 8, 2018. https://www.mcad-mfa.com/hallie-bahn-free-first-saturday-at-walker-art-center/

“Hallie Bahn ’14 Merges Art and Storytelling with Stop Motion,” Eden Stephey, The Kenyon Collegian, February 8, 2018. https://kenyoncollegian.com/arts/2018/02/hallie-bahn-14-merges-art-storytelling-stop-motion/.

“née Rabbit,” The Unlonely Project, 2018. https://artandhealing.org/nee-rabbit/

“Archival Slides from the Metropolitan Museum Find New Life as Artworks,” Claire Voon, Hyperallergic, May 24, 2017. http://artforum.com/archive/id=25015

Publications as Author

“Barbara,” Morrison Abstract, Vol. 1, Issue 1: Transient Regions, Spring 2019.

Teaching Experience

Fall 2021 - Present Mentor in MFA Program
Advanced Animation, Introduction to Animation
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis

Fall 2019 - Present Adjunct Faculty
Advanced Animation, Introduction to Animation
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis

Spring 2020 - Fall 2021 Lecturer
3770: Introduction to Animation; 5770: Advanced Animation
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Spring 2020 Visiting Instructor
Animation
Perpich Center for the Arts, Golden Valley, MN

Fall 2019 Adjunct Instructor
Pre-College Weekend Intensive: Animation, Fall 2018
Continuing Education Department
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis

Spring 2019 Teaching Assistant
Ideation and Process
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis

Fall 2018 Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Animation
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis

Summer 2018 Lead Teaching Assistant
Pre-College Summer Session, Animation Major
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

Spring 2013 - Spring 2014 Assistant Photography Teacher
Introduction to Photography
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Panels/Visiting Artist/Presentations/Workshops

2019

2018

2017

2016

Teaching Artist, Walker Art Center’s Free First Saturday Workshop
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

Featured Artist, Augsburg Park Library, Minneapolis, MN

Creative Mentor, Student Success Day: Speed Networking Event
School of Design & the Arts, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Minneapolis, MN

Visiting Artist Lecture, Performing Institute of Minnesota Arts High School
Eden Prairie, MN

Panel Discussion, The Back of Beyond
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Featured Artist and Presenter, Stop Motion Webinar
Photog Fest, Minneapolis College of Art and Design in partnership with the All-American High School Film Festival and Josten, Minneapolis, MN

Presenter and Moderator, Insider’s Guide to Critiquing at MCAD
The Learning Center, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

Visiting Artist, Walker Art Center’s Free First Saturday Workshop
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

Payne Fund Visiting Artist, visiting artist lecturer and critique guest
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Panel Discussion, De/Coding
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Teaching Artist, Creative Reuse Stop-Motion Animation Workshop
Project Based Learning: Reuse in ELA, ASPDP Professional Development Courses
Friends of Materials for the Arts, Long Island City, NY