HANNAH O’HARE BENNETT
EDUCATION
2017 M.F.A. Design Studies (focus on Textiles and Paper), The University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
1998 B.F.A Printmaking, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
AWARDS AND GRANTS
1997 Undergraduate Research Award, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1998 Art Department Scholarship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2014-2017 University Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
2015 Summertime Research Award, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Honorable Mention, Design 2015 Annual Juried Show, Ruth Davis Design Gallery
2016 Design Studies Department Scholarship, Department of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
MFA Award, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2017 Design Studies Department Scholarship, Department of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Best In Show, UW Madison Juried Student Show, Gallery 1308
RESIDENCIES
1997 Artist Residency, Matfield Green, KS, site of project of the Land Institute based in Salina, KS
2015 Artist Residency, Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI
2018 Artist Residency, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE (2 weeks)
Artist Residency, Madison Public Library Bubbler, Madison, WI (May and June)
Tallgrass Prairie Artist Residency, Matfield Green, KS (10 days)
Artist Resdiency (focused on Art Ed and Outreach), StudioWorks, Tides Institute, Eastport, ME (8 weeks)
2019 Art In Ed Residency, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY (5 weeks)
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2015 Loomtour, a Traveling Interactive Textile project, various locations in the US, and in Madison, WI
2017 Hand In Hand, An online fundraising project for the ACLU
2018 Selected Artist for CSArt 2018, Arts and Lit Lab, Madison, WI
Collaborating Artist for Lab3, Arts and Lit Lab, Madison, WI
EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
1998 Scholarship Show, Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (group)
Senior Show, Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (group)
2000 Dear Friends, La Prima Tazza, Lawrence, KS (group)
2012 Constellation, A Backyard Art Event, South Minneapolis, MN
2014 A Common Thread 2014, Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (group)
Convergence, Gallery 7, Madison, WI (group)
2015 Design Studies Graduate Student Showcase, Design Gallery, Madison, WI (group)
Design 2015, Design Gallery, Madison, WI (juried, honorable mention)
STRUT!, a performance by Laura Anderson Barbata in downtown Madison, WI
2016 Design Studies Graduate Student Showcase, Design Gallery, Madison WI (group)
Fresh and Snappy, Hilldale Shopping Center, Madison, WI (group)
Seeds of Time, James Madison Park, Madison WI (performance)
Standard Incomparable, Amory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA (group)
Human Ecology: Three Constructed Landscapes, Common Wealth Gallery, Madison, WI (three-person show)
Pollen: The Work of Summer, Art Lofts Gallery, Madison WI (solo)
You Can’t Take it With You, Common Wealth Gallery, Madison, WI (group) (catalogue)
Origins: Domestication, Gelsey Verna Display Space, Madison, WI
2017 Domestication Syndrome: An Evolving Story, Arts and Lit Lab Gallery, Madison, WI (solo)
Domestication Syndrome: Artifacts, Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Madison, WI (solo)
UW-Madison Student Show, Gallery 1308, Madison, WI (juried) (best in show award)
Artifacts of the Domiculture, Louise Mecklenberg Reading Room, Madison, WI (solo)
30th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA (juried)
Standard Incomparable, Kunst Meran/Merano Art, Northern Italy
Midwest Paperfest, Green Lake, WI (juried)
Surface Tension, Friends of Dard Hunter Members’ Exhibition, Atlanta, GA (juried)
2018 Between the Seams, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (juried)
EcoSquared, Hatch Art House, Madison, WI, (juried)
Formations, HotelRed, Madison WI (solo)
31st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA (juried)
Fierce and Frail: Beings, Beasts, and Seeds, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland OR (juried)
Paper Trails, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH (juried)
CSArt 2018, Arts and Lit Lab, Madison, WI (group show and project)
Instructor Show, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH (group)
Books: Translations in Formation, Madison Public Library, Pinney Branch, (solo)
Domestication Syndrome: SEW/SOW Madison Public Library (solo)
ICE Cube Collaboration show , Arts and Lit Lab, Madison WI
2018 Tallgrass Residency Group Exhibition, The Bank Art Space, Matfield Green, KS (group)
Strata, Overature Center, Madison WI (two-person)
2019 The Hard and the Soft, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI (solo)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015 Teaching Assistant, DS 469: Community Arts Practice, Arts Institute, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
Substitute Weaving Instructor, DS 229: Weaving I, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
2015-2016 Teaching Assistant, DS 120: Fundamentals of Design, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
2016 Substitute Embroidery Instructor, DS 228: Structural Enrichment, University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
Instructor, Middle School Fashion Design, PEOPLE Program, Madison, WI
Instructor, Textile Design and Design Studies, Grandparents’ University, Wisconsin Alumni Association, Madison, WI
2017 Guest Instructor, Natural Dye section of DS 227: Print and Dye I, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Student Assistant for Concepts in Book Arts Workshop, Penland School of Crafts
Instructor, Middle School Fashion Design, PEOPLE Program, Madison, WI
Visiting Fiber Artist Workshops, Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI
Visiting Art Instructor, Madison Public Library Meadowridge Branch, Madison, WI
2018 Sculptural Papermaking Workshop Instructor, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
Papermaking, Embroidery and Fiber Arts Workshop Instructor, Madison Public Library Bubbler, Madison, WI
Studio Assistant for Conversations with Nature workshop, Penland School of Crafts
Embroidery and Tablet Weaving Workshop Instructor, Studioworks, Eastport, ME
Visiting Artist, Shead High School, Eastport, ME
Visiting Artist, Perry Elementary, Perry, ME
LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS
2016 My Work with Handmade Paper, Professor Mary Hark, DS 528: Papermaking, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Dyes and Pigments, Professor Jung-hye Shin, DS 120: Fundamentals of Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Backstrap Weaving demonstration as part of Celebrate Oaxaca!, Ruth Harris Design Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Domestication Syndrome, Professor Mary Hark, DS 528: Papermaking, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Papermaking History and Workshop, Professor Eve Emschwiller, Botany 240: Plants and Humans, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
2017 Sustainability in My Art Practice, Professor Mary Hark, DS 501: Sustainable Practice for Textiles and Design
Domestication Syndrome: A Slide Show of My Work, Penland School of Crafts
Domestication Syndrome Pecha Kucha, Friends of Dard Hunter Annual Meeting, Atlanta
Paper: Art, Craft and Industry, Professor Eve Emschwiller, Botany 240: Plants and Humans, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Natural Dyes (with Indigo workshop), Professor Eve Emschwiller, Botany 240: Plants and Humans, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
String Drawings and Handmade Paper demonstration, Goodday Market, Madison, WI
2018 Open Studio Artist Talk, Kimmel Harding Nelson Art Center, Nebraska City, NE
Work: A Slide Show of My Recent Art, Penland School of Crafts
Tallgrass Resident Artist Talk, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Chase County, KS
Tallgrass Artist Symposium, Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS
Studio Tour for Calais High School Advanced Art Class, Studioworks, Eastport, ME
Artist Talk and Studio Tour, Studioworks, Eastport, ME
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
FutureFarmers, San Francisco, CA
Curtis Bartone, Savannah, GA
COMMISSIONS
1999-2006 Illustrations for Angelic Organics, Caledonia, IL
2016 Custom Natural Dye for Amy Franceschini and Futurefarmers, San Francisco, CA
2017 Custom Indigo Dye for Regal Standard, Madison, WI
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2017 Concepts in Book Arts, Tate Shaw, Penland School of Crafts,
2015 Memory on Cloth, a Dialog with Material: An Indigo and Boro Workshop, Yoshiko Wada, Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA
2013 Industrial Sewing, Pattern Development I and Textiles, 3 courses in the Apparel Technologies Program, Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Natural Dyes, Print and Pattern, Anne Babchuk and Danielle Bush, MAIWA, Vancouver, CA
2012 Natural Dye, Charllotte Kwon, MAIWA, Vancouver, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Board Member, Vice President of Communications, Friends of Dard Hunter
Member, Arts and Lit Laboratory
Member, Surface Design Association
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
1999-2004 Organic Vegetable Farmer in Illinois and Kansas
2004-2006 Sustainable Agribusiness Extensionist, US Peace Corps, Ecuador
2007 Manager of Community Supported Agriculture, Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables, Rushford, MN
2008-2014 Buyer and Assistant Manager of Produce Department, Seward Community Co-op, Minneapolis, MN
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Schlough, Phoebe, “Podcast: Hannah O’Hare Bennett’s Feral Materials” , pocast interview for Tone Madison, May 3, 2018 https://www.tonemadison.com/articles/podcast-hannah-ohare-bennetts-feral-materials
Bennett, Hannah, “Domestication Syndrome,” Bull and Branch, Spring 2018
Bennett, Hannah, “Emerging Voices”, Surface Design Journal, Fall 2018
Schlough, Brett, “Interstices: The Feral Book”, radio interview on WMUU, Madison, WI, March 22nd, 2017
Witman, Sarah, “Standout Art Moments from Madison 2016,” Tone Madison Blog, Dec. 21st, 2016. https://www.tonemadison.com/articles/standout-art-moments-in-madison-from-2016/
McMahon, Meg, “Back to Her Roots,” UW School of Human Ecology Website article, Sept. 13, 2016. https://sohe.wisc.edu/tag/hannah-ohare-bennett/