Bio
Born in Queens, New York, Jane Haimes has lived and worked in various parts of Manhattan for the past 39 years, living on the Lower East Side since 2006. She has exhibited widely in New York City, and in other parts of the United States and Europe. Some of her works on paper are presently with Pierogi Gallery Flatfiles in Brooklyn, and she has shown with noteworthy New York galleries such as O’Hara, Nancy Hoffman, Denise Bibro, and Michael Walls. Jane attended Cornell University and the Tyler School of Art in Rome, earning a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting with a minor in printmaking.
She is a recently retired professor, having taught since 1997 in the Foundation Arts Department at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
Contact
To reach the artist, contact jane (at) janehaimes.com
Curriculum Vitae
Born
1953 New York City
Education
1974 Cornell University, Ithaca NY, B.F.A., Painting /printmaking (studied w May Stevens, Friedl Dzubas)
1973 Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy (studied w Stephen Greene)
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Abstraction, Wayne County Artists' Alliance, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
2022 Truth, Arthouse NY Gallery, New York, New York
2019 Waves/Ondate-Migration, Centotto Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2019 Ondate/Waves-Migrazione, Oficina15 Galleria, Bologna, Italy (online catalog, Issu)
2018 Members Show, Wayne County Artists’ Alliance, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
2014 Foundation Faculty, Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2012 Development Grant Winners, Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn,
2010 The Small Painting, The Painting Center, New York
2009 Color Key, curated by Patrick Webb, The Painting Center, New York
2009 Summer Group Show, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York City
2009 On Display, President’s Office, Small Reception, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2008 Red Dot-Miami, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2008 Chicago Art Fair, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2008 Los Angeles Art Show, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2008 Crossing Disciplines: Light, juror, Keith Sonnier, Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2007 Foundation Faculty, Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2004 Expressionist Objects: Jane Haimes, Dina Novak, Betzalel Cadena Gallery, New York
2003 Small Works, Abozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2003 Annual Faculty Exhibition, Weill Art Gallery, 92nd Street Y, New York
2003 Foundation Faculty, Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2002 9/11: Pratt Artists Respond, Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2001 Jane Haimes: The Secret Life of Objects,” Solo exhibition-President’s Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2001 FlatFiles: 2001, Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Ghosts, International Collage Society, New York
1999 International Show ‘99, curated by Lisa Dennison, NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey
1999 Summer Works, Abozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada
1997 Intimate Universe Revisited, curated by Michael Walls, Robert Steele Gallery, New York
1996 Material Transformations: Seven Painters, The Interchurch Center, New York
1995 Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists’ Space, New York,
1995 The Small Painting, curated by Michael Walls, O’Hara Gallery, New York,
1995 Surface Exposure: Inner Language, Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York
1994 Mass Exposure, curated by Sarah Greenberg, TriBeCa 148 Gallery, New York
1993 The League at the Cape, jurors, Marisol, Will Barnet, Provincetown Museum, Provincetown, MA
1990 “Confessions,” Ridge Street Gallery, New York
1988 “Fall Invitational,” New York Feminist Art Institute, New York
1986 "Summer Group Show,” Provincetown Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts
1985 “Invitational”, Art Students League, New York
1977 “Long Island ’77”, Hechscher Museum, Long Island, New. York
1976 Long Island Artist Guild Show, Long Beach, Long Island, New York
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Grants & Honors
2011 Pratt Institute Development Grant, painting,
2008 Pratt Institute Development Grant, painting
2008 Work honored/chosen for display in President Thomas Schutte's Office, Pratt Institute
2002 Pratt Institute Development Grant, painting
1993 Second prize, painting, “Mass Exposure,” Sarah Greenberg, juror. Tribeca 148 Gallery, NY
1985 Merit award, drawing, “Invitational”, Art Students League, New York,
1977 Merit award, etching, “Long Island ‘77”, Hechscher Museum, Long Island, New York
1976 Honorable mention, painting, “Annual ‘76” Friends of Long Island Art, L.I Artist Guild Show
Private collections: Europe, Canada, and United States
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Curating
2001 “Can Chaos Have a Theory?" Robert Frank, Elizabeth Murray, Judy Pfaff, Keith Sonnier, Daniel Spoerri; Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, catalog/symposium with artists
1998 “The Color of No Color” Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York City
1998 “Trials and Tribulations” Col Legno, New York City
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Bibliography
2019 Ondate/Waves, Online Catalog - Issu Magazine
2001 Jane Haimes, "Can Chaos Have a Theory?" Robert Frank, Elizabeth Murray, Judy Pfaff, Keith Sonnier, print catalog essay
1996 Richard Mellins, “Dialoguing with abstraction”, Material Transformations exhibition catalog
1993 Provincetown Museum, The League at the Cape, print catalog
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Appointments & Teaching
May 2025 Awarded Professor Emerita at Pratt Institute after 27 years of service
1997-2024 Professor, (adj, CCE tenure 2007), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Foundation Department: Light, Color, and Design, Foundation Drawing, Painting and Drawing, SCCP Summer Intensive program. Retired August 2024
2004-2015 Lecturer, New York College of Technology of City University of New York, Brooklyn NY Graphic Design Principles 1, Graphic Design Principles II, Foundation Drawing
1998-2005 Painting/Drawing Instructor, Studio Art program, 92nd Street Y Art Center
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