Thimgan Hayden

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Thimgan Hayden

Thimgan Hayden (pronounced Tim' ee in) is a classical artist specializing in fine portraits, figure work, still lifes, and landscapes. She painted professionally as a self-taught painter for twelve years before pursuing further education in Florence, Italy in 2002.

While there, she studied classical drawing at the Angel Academy of Art (www.angelartschool.com), figure painting at the Florence Academy of Art (www.florenceacademyofart.com), and then oil painting independently at Atelier Harp (www.atelierharp.com). She now divides her time between Michigan and Italy.

She has won national and international awards and has works in collections both in the the USA and Europe. In the american southwest she is represented by Andreeva Gallery of Santa Fe, NM (www.AndreevaGallery.com). In Michigan her work is available through the Water Street Gallery in Downtown Douglas. 

Her artwork has been featured in American Artist Magazine, American Artist Drawing, Lake Magazine. the Grand Rapids Press, regional public television, and at the Detroit Institute of Art.



Judith Oil on linen, 28 x 40 in. 2005  Sold

Select Awards

2002 Finalist, The Artist's Magazine 2002 Portrait Competition
2002 Third Place, ARC International Scholarship Competition
2004 Winner, American Artist Magazine Drawing Competition
2006 Jack Richeson Award, Oil Painters of America 15th Annual Exhibition
2006 ARC International Salon, Honorable Mention

Exhibitions

2000 The Chase Gallery, Figure: Works by Three Artists
2003 Angel Academy of Art, Student Exhibition, Florence, Italy
2004 Angel Academy of Art, Student Exhibition, Florence, Italy
2005 Recent Works by Rebecca Harp and Thimgan Hayden, Piazza della Repubblica, Florence, Italy
2006 Oil Painters of America 15th Annual Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula,MT    

 2007 Works by Thimgan Hayden at Forest Hiills Fine Art Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan                                                                                         

 

Galleries
Andreeva Portrait Commissions and Gallery, Santa Fe, NM               Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI