Education

Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont. MFA-Interdisciplinary Arts, July 2007
Brescia University, Owensboro, Kentucky Coursework for Certification K-12 Art Education, 1995-1997
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Instructor, Glen Kaufman. Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textile History and Techniques. Spring Quarter, 1987
Penland School, Penland, North Carolina. Scholarship student. Instructor, Carol Beadle. Fiber intensive. July 1975
University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin. Instructor, Walter Nottingham. September 1973-June 1974
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Art History, Three Dimensional Design, Rug Techniques, and Silk-screen on Fabric. January-June 1973
Penland School, Penland, North Carolina. Instructor, Edwina Bringle. Weaving Intensive. March-May 1972
Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Instructor, Edwina Bringle. Introduction to Weaving. August 1971
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. B.A. Philosophy, 1971

Exhibitions

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s Small Expressions 2026, Juror: Ellen Hess. August 10- October 16, 2026, Longue Vue House & Gardens, New Orleans LA, November 13, 2026-January 28, 2027, Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba MI, February 20-May 1, 2027, Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum, Carrollton GA, August 10–October 16, 2026, at the Longue Vue House & Gardens in New Orleans, Louisiana. November13, 2026-January 28, 2027, Bonifas Arts Center, Escanaba, MI, February 20-May 11, 2027, Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum, Carrolton GA
Art in the Time of Chaos A three-person exhibition, Historic Arkansas Museum 200 E Third St. Little Rock AR June-August 2025
Tapestry Unlimited: 11th International Unjuried Small Format Tapestry
Exhibition Milwaukee Public Library, 814 Milwaukee Avenue, Milwaukee WI July 26-August 11, 2016
New Deal Gallery, Solastalgia, Susan Chambers & Louise Halsey, 2003 S. Louisiana St. Little Rock AR, June 24-July 22, 2016
Matt McLeod Fine Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, June 2-July 21, 2016
Tapestry Weavers South 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Yadkin Arts Center, Yadkinville NC, May 3-July 8, 2016
2016 Batesville Area Arts Council National Invitational, Batesville AR. Juror: Joe Ford, April 26-June 11, 2016
Rosenzweig 2015, Biennial Juried Exhibition, The Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR. Juror: Coriana Close, September 17 – November 21, 2015
Going Home, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles MO. Juror: Mark Appling Fisher, October 22-December 4, 2015
Square, Members’ Exhibition of the Textile Study Group of New York, Narthex Gallery of Saint Peter’s Church, NYC, NY, Jan. 16-March 8, 2015
Southern Women in the Arts, Greg Thompson Fine Art, Little Rock AR April 18-June 14, 2014
McCallum & Halsey, Corrigan Gallery, Charleston SC, November 1-30, 2013
The Arkansas Women to Watch, Five fiber artists from Arkansas chosen by the AR Committee of NMWA in a joint exhibition at 5 locations around the state from February 2013-February 2014.
No Place Like Home, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark NJ. January 22–April 3, 2013
Women to Watch 2012: High Fiber, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC. 4 Tapestries chosen for this exhibit. November 2, 2012–January 6, 2013
Solastalgia: Views of Home, Paintings by Susan Chambers and Fiberworks by Louise Halsey, Butler Center Galleries, Mezzanine, Little Rock AR October 12, 2012-January 26, 2013
Arkansas Contemporary: Selected Fellows from the Arkansas Arts Council, 2 works shown. Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock AR August 10 -November 4, 2012
Solastalgia: Views of Home, Paintings by Susan Chambers and Fiberworks by Louise Halsey, Russell Fine Arts Gallery, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia AR October 4- November 2, 2011
Figuratively Fiber: Art Dolls, Textile Center, Minn. MN March 11-April 16, 2011
Exquisite Corpse - UALR Gallery II, Little Rock, AR 2010
Enchanted Pathways: Small Format Tapestry, William & Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe NM, July 19-31, 2010
Small Works Art Faculty Exhibit, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Atrium Gallery at the Arkansas Studies Institute, Fall 2009
UALR Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Fine Arts Building Gallery 1, August 17-September 27, 2009
Connections: Small Tapestry International 2009, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose CA May 5–July 26, 2009 and Earlham College, Richmond IN, August 20–September 20, 2009. Juror: Jane Sauer
Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation “Quality of Life Gallery” Owensboro, KY. Woven Works by Louise Halsey. February 16–August 16, 2009
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Louisville, KY Two works in Member Artist Exhibition January 10–February 21, 2009
Two Halseys Hampton III Gallery Taylors, SC, Paintings by William Halsey and fibers by Louise Halsey October 9-November 8, 2008
Woven Gems: Small Format Tapestry TECO Plaza Art Gallery, Tampa FL June 1 –July 31, 2008. Sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance
Bluegrass Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. June 7–August 4, 2008. Juror: Tim Glotzbach
Louisville Area Fiber Textile Artists at the Jewish Community Center, Louisville, Kentucky. February 24-April 7, 2008. Juror: Dennis Shaffner
Louisville Area Fiber Textile Artists Juried Exhibition at Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. June-August 2007. Juror: Arturo Sandoval
Louisville Area Fiber Textile Artists Juried Exhibition at the Actors Theater, Three works included in this show, Louisville, KY December 2006-January 2007
20th Anniversary Celebration Of the Arkansas Individual Artist Fellowship Program, Arkansas Arts Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 12--July 9, 2006
Fiber Focus 2004: The Cutting Edge, Fiber Guild of Lexington Kentucky, February 20-March 27, 2004. Juror: Ruth Summers
Off the Floor, An Exhibition of Handmade Rugs, The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois, October 4–November 15, 2003. Curator: Carol Kazwick
Fiber Directions 2003, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita Kansas March 7–April 20, 2003. Juror: Jason Pollen
Materials Hard and Soft, National Contemporary Craft Competition, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas, February-March 2003. Juror: Alan DuBois
Two Artists, Two Generations, 2002, Baum Gallery, Kentucky Wesleyan College, A joint exhibition of work by Louise Halsey and Corrie McCallum, February
Shuttle Craft: Kentucky Weavers, Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky, January-February 2001
Handcrafted Characters, Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville Kentucky, September-October 2001
Kentucky Women Artists: 1850-2000, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro Kentucky, October 28-December 30, 2001
Strengths and Sensibilities, An exhibition of Women Artists, Ralph Gallery at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, March 1999
The Regionalist 1996 and 1998, Owensboro, a regional juried craft exhibition at the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Kentucky
Baum Gallery, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, A joint exhibition with Stephen Driver. January-February, 1997
The Arkansas Repertory Theater, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 1993
Twining Weavers and Contemporary Crafts, Taos, New Mexico, A three person exhibit, October 1993
University of the Ozarks Fine Arts Gallery, Clarksville, Arkansas, A two-person exhibit with Stephen Driver, February 1991
Regional Women's Art Exhibition, Westark College, Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 1991
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Fine Arts Gallery, A two person exhibit with Stephen Driver, October-November 1990
The Southeast Arkansas Arts and Science Center Crafts Invitational, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Curator: Garlan Jenkins, April 1990
Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship Recipient, Exhibition, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Little Rock, Arkansas, November 1989
Toys Designed by Artists, The Arkansas Arts Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas. Juror: Townsend Wolfe, December 1988
Southern Fibers, University of Georgia Fine Arts Gallery, Athens, Georgia. Jurors: Ed Lambert and Marian Bramlett, March 1987
Arkansas River Valley Arts Center, a one-person show, January-February 1986
4th Biennial Path of the Weaver, Memphis, Tennessee, Weavers Guild of Memphis. October 1984 Juror: Naomi Whiting Towner
Arkansas Art '83, a state wide juried exhibition, Ouachita University and Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Juror: Cynthia Bringle
Arkansas Territorial Restoration, Little Rock, Arkansas, A two person exhibition with Stephen Driver, April 1982
11th Annual Prints, Drawings, and Crafts Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, May 1981
The Great American Foot, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City. Work included in the catalogue and in the book Sneakers, April 1978
Invitational Birthday Show, Signature Shop, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1977
Body Coverings, The Peachtree Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1977
Beyond the Body Terrain, Mano Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, "November 1976-January 1977
Atlanta Art Workers Coalition Show, Omni International Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1976
Textiles: Past and Prologue, National Handweavers Invitational Show, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, October 1976
Callanwolde Arts Center Faculty Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1976
Atlanta Arts Festival Juried Crafts Exhibition, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1976
Mercer College Fine Arts Gallery, Three-person exhibition, Macon, Georgia, March 1976
Invitational Show of Women Artists, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, October 1975
Five Artists of South Carolina, The Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, April-May 1975
Denim Art, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Sponsored by Levi Strauss, Included in the traveling exhibition, and in the book Denim Art published by Abrams. Honorable Mention 1974
Smith-Park Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, a group exhibition, 1974
Fiber and Clay, Leverett Craftsmen and Artists, Leverett, Massachusetts, A two person exhibition with David Halsey, reviewed in Crafts Horizons 1973

Awards

Arkansas Living Treasure 2017, Arkansas Arts Council Award
High Fiber: Women to Watch 2012, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC. 4 works were chosen for this national exhibition
First place award in Fibers, Owensboro Art Guild Annual Exhibition, Anna Eaton Stout Gallery, Brescia University, September 2001
First place award, Southern Fibers, University of Georgia Fine Arts Gallery, Athens, Georgia. March 1987 Jurors: Ed Lambert and Marian Bramlett
Merit Award, 4th Biennial Path of the Weaver, Memphis, Tennessee, Weavers Guild of Memphis. October 1984 Juror: Naomie Whiting Towner
First prize in Fibers, Arts, Crafts, and Design Fair, Little Rock, Arkansas, November 1981
Honorable Mention, Denim Art, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, New York 1974

Work Experience

Greenland Elementary School, Greenland, AR. Residency with 4th grade students. April 26-27, 2016
Greenland Elementary School, Greenland, AR. Residency with 4th grade students. May 18-20, 2015
Margaret Daniel Primary, Texarkana, AR. Artist in residence with 1st graders making small rag rugs. January 28 – February 8, 2013
Trice Elementary School, Texarkana, AR. Artist in residence with 4th graders weaving a small rug. December 3-7, 2012
Arkansas High School, Texarkana, AR, Artist in residence doing tapestry weaving with 9th graders. November 5-9, 12-16, 2012
Clinton Primary, Hope, AR. Artist in residence K-4 Quilt patterns using math. March 5-9 & March 12-16, 2012
Chenal Elementary, Little Rock AR, Artist in residence with a focus on fish and recycling. Grade One. April 16-20, 2012
Beryl Henry Upper Elementary School, Hope AR, Artist in residence in Social Studies using rag rugs to learn about Arkansas. April 23-27, 2012
Margaret Daniel Primary School, Ashdown, AR. Artist in residence, First Grade making rag rugs. April 30-May 3, 2012
Beryl Henry Upper Elementary School, Hope, AR, Artist in residence with 6 th grade using basket making to study AR history. May 9-11 & May 14, 15
Union Elementary Magnet School, Texarkana AR, Artist in residence, Grades 4, 3 & 2. May 21-25, 2012
Artist in Residence, Professional Development Institute for the Arts Education Advisory Group, Little Rock AR, September 6-8, 2011
Eureka Springs School for the Arts, Instructor for Paper Weaving, Eureka Springs AR, July 11-15, 2011
Roster Artist, Arkansas Arts Council 2011, Beryl Henry Elementary 6th grade, in conjunction with the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council in Hope, Arkansas, May 16-20 & May 23-27, 2011
Roster Artist, Arkansas Arts Council, Chenal Elementary K and I students in conjunction with Wildwood Park, October 4-8, 2010
Education Coordinator, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY, June 2008-July 2009
Interim Curator of Exhibitions, International Bluegrass Music Museum, January 2008–June 2008
Workshop Presenter: Tapestry Techniques, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville KY, September 27, 2008
Visiting Lecturer, Brescia University, Instructor for Design I, Contemporary American Art History. Owensboro, KY, Fall 2007
Art Instructor, Foust Elementary, Owensboro, KY. Fall 2004–Spring 2007
Artist in Residence, Foster Heights Elementary, Bardstown, KY. Two week KY Arts Council TIP grant with Sally Jones, February 2007
Artist in Residence, Caritas Peace Academy, Louisville, KY, May 10-20, 2004
Art Instructor, Eastview Elementary, Daviess County Schools, Owensboro, KY August 2003–May 2004
Artist in Residence, Brooklawn, Maryhurst, Bellewood, and Boy’s Haven, Jefferson County Schools, Louisville, KY. Spring and Summer 2002
Artist in Residence, Foust Elementary, Owensboro, KY. January-April, 2001 & September -February 2001-2002
Art Instructor, Owensboro 7/8 Center, Owensboro, KY. August-October 2000
Artist in Residence, Cravens Elementary, Owensboro, KY. 1999-2000
Artist in Residence, Teacher Incentive Program Residency at Audubon Elementary, Owensboro, Kentucky, October 1999
Artist in Residence, Tamarack Elementary, Country Heights Elementary, Sutton Elementary, Deerpark Elementary, Estes Elementary, Burns Elementary, Daviess County, Owensboro, KY throughout 1998-99
Artist in Residence, Lost River Elementary, Bowling Green, KY, 1997-98 and Fleming County Schools, Kentucky, February 1998
Director of Education, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY, June 1996 to September 1997
Studio Space, Brescia University, Owensboro, KY, 1994-2002
Docent Director, The Holiday Forest, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY, November-December, 1994
Artist in Residence, Emmerson Public Schools, Emmerson, Arkansas. Taught weaving to 3rd through 6th grades, 1994
Artist in Residence, The Children's Museum of Memphis. Memphis, Tennessee. Taught over 800 elementary students the basics of weaving in celebration of the Year of the American Crafts. March 1993
Artist-in-Residence, Arkansas Tech University, Gifted and Talented Camp, Russellville, Arkansas, June 1992
Instructor, River Valley Arts Center, Russellville, Arkansas. Taught an introductory weaving course, September-November 1988
Teacher's Aide, First Grade, Athens, Georgia, January 1987-June 1988
Guest Instructor, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, January 1983
Outreach Specialist, Arkansas Arts Center Art Mobile, Little Rock, Arkansas, summer 1981
Artist in Residence, Artists in Education Program of the Arkansas Arts Council, Clarendon, Arkansas, August 1980-June 1981
Arts Instructor, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Department of DeKalb County Parks and Recreation, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1975-March 1977

Volunteer

Friends of Conemporary Craft, auxiliary organization of the Arkansas Arts Center, secretary (2014-2015), vice chair(2015) & chair (2015-16)
Arkansas Arts Council AIE review panelist, August 2011
Kaleidoscope Grief Center, working with children using art

Professional Organizations

American Tapestry Alliance
Tapestry Weavers South
Arkansas Arts Center and Friends of Contemporary Crafts
Arkansas Arts Council Roster Artist
Kentucky Representative to the Handweavers Guild of America 2008
Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists 2006-2008
Community Conversations, Board Member 2002 to 2004
Kentucky Arts Council Roster Artist 1998-2008
First Night Owensboro, Board Member 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
Kentucky Arts Council-TIP Panel Review Board 1998

Performance Events

Goddess Festival, Song Circle, March 2016
Symposium in the History of Arkansas for Teachers, June 7, 2012
King Opera House, Van Buren AR. 2 segments of 15 minutes of comedy by Louise Halsey “Arkansas History, My Way” & “Living History: Back to the Land”.
Goddess Festival, Fayetteville AR “Restoring Balance” 2 performances of 15 minutes by comedian/storyteller Louise Halsey, March 2011.
Goddess Festival, Fayetteville AR 2010 Comedy Night, 5 minutes of Louise.

Publications

Exploring Fiber Art, editors E. Ashley Rooney & Anne Lee, Schiffer Publishing 2017/2018 (pending)
American Craft, October/November 2013, Wide World of Craft: Arkansas, page 091
Arkansas Made: A Curated Look at the Artisans of Arkansas, 2015-2016, pages 20 & 55
2010 Calendar for Eureka Springs School of the Arts, image for August
Lesson Plan included in KET Toolkit Visual Arts
Open 24 Hours 2007-Annual publication of the Brescia Writers Group
Kentucky Foundation for Women-Newsletter Spring 2007
Sneakers, Samuel Americus Walker, Workman Publishing Co. NY, 1978
American Denim: A New Folk Art, Peter Beagle & Baron Wolman, Harry N.

Travel Outside the U.S.A

Mexico, March 2015, April 2012
Ecuador, June 2007
Ecuador, June 2004
UK, Spain, and Paris, March – June 2003
Spain 2002
Costa Rica, Aug. 1998, 1999
Guatemala and Mexico, 1977, 1978, and 1979
World Crafts Council Conference, Oaxtepec, Mexico, 1976
Luxembourg, London, Paris, Venice, Sicily, 1966

Grants

Kentucky Arts Council, Professional Development Grant, June 2008
Kentucky/Ecuador Partners Cultural Exchange-Quito, Otavalo,
Banos, Ambato June 2007
Artist Fellowship Grant, Arkansas Arts Council and the National
Endowment for the Arts, May 1989
Hughes Foundation, Charleston, South Carolina, March -June 1977
Hughes Foundation, Charleston, South Carolina, 1978-1979

Collections

Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith Arkansas
South Carolina State Museum, Columbia South Carolina
Kimberly Clark, Corporate Offices, Maumelle Arkansas
Maurice Sendak Foundation, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Erin & Robert Linn-Driver, Cambridge MA
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Sainsbury-Carter, Bellevue WA
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Ritts, Isle of Palms SC