EDUCATION 

 

2010                 MA Studio Art  | Eastern Illinois University 

2009                 BFA Studio Art | University of Notre Dame

 

EXPERIENCE

 

2021-                Full Time Instructor | School of Visual Arts, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

2018 -21           Adjunct | Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

2018 -21           Adjunct | School of Visual Arts, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 

2015-19            Instructor | Firehouse Arts Center, Norman, OK

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2022                 Haley Prestifilippo , WOMPA, Tulsa, OK

2021-22            Objects of My Affection, River Oaks Square Art Center, River Oaks, LA

2018                 Powdered Graphite, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK

2017                 The Work of Haley Prestifilippo, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK

                        Haley Prestifilippo, OVAC member gallery, Oklahoma City, OK

2016                 Momentum Oklahoma City: Spotlight Artist, The Plow,

Oklahoma City, OK (Curated by Trent Lawson and Catherine Shotick)

2015                 Hidden Spaces, smART Gallery, Science Museum of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK

 

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2026                 

Upcoming two person show; title TBD, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

2025                 

nice;03, Northeastern State University, JFAC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD

                2025 National Multi-Media Juried Art Show, Wilson Arts, Wilson, NC,

2024                  

Drawing on Narratives, Mainsite Gallery, Norman, OK (Curated by Cedar Marie [Catalogue])

              Biophilia, Mainsite Gallery, Norman OK

               Sense of Place |The Emotive Bonds of Human Geography, Open Sky Editions, Oklahoma City, OK     

The Art of Accumulation, Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel College, Maryland

2023                

Drawing on Narratives, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI

2022                

24th Annual Rio Brazos Juried Exhibition, Langdon Center Concert Hall, Granbury, TX with Tarleton State University

International All Media, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND

2021                

Turmoil and Transformation, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI

Drawn to Macon IV, Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA

SEEDS V, Westobou Gallery, Augusta, GA (curated by Shai Perry)

2020                 

Concept/Survey, Hardesty Arts Center, ahha, Tulsa, OK (Curated by Heather Pesanti,[catalogue])

2019                

32nd Annual Mcneese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Mcneese State University, Lake Charles, LA (Curated by

Stephanie Mitchell)

34th Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX (curated by Christina Rees)

We Belong to the Land/Nous Appartenons A La Terre, Salle Gilbert- Gaillard, Clermont-Ferrand, France (Curated by Erinn Gavaghan)

Pushing Paper, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN 

2018               

  24 Works on Paper, Traveling Biennial Exhibit, Various Locations Oklahoma (Curated by Louise Siddons, Ph.D.) Vox Femina II, Art Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR (Curated by  Autumn Brown)

2017              

   The Art of the Nude, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK

Weather Center Biennial, National Weather Center, Norman, OK, (Juried by Joe Goode, [catalogue])

National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Juried by Sydney Cross)

New Bloods and Blue Bloods, In Your Eye Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK

Altered Barbie: Nobody’s Fool, Kasum Contemporary Arts, Oklahoma City, OK

FAC Faculty Exhibition, Firehouse Arts Center, Norman, OK

Selected Artist of the Month: April, Current Studio, Oklahoma City, OK

Glitter Ball, Dunlap Codding, Oklahoma City, OK

2016                

Momentum Spotlight Preview, Graphite, Oklahoma City, OK

Norman Open Studios, MAINSITE, Norman, OK

Concept Survey, Hardesty Art Center, Tulsa, OK(Curated by Adam Welch, [catalogue])

5x5x5 Show, River Oaks Square Art Center, Alexandria, LA

Holiday Art Extravaganza, Kasum Contemporary Arts, Oklahoma City, OK bArter, Current Studio, Oklahoma City, OK

Firehouse Arts Center Faculty Exhibition, Firehouse Arts, Norman, OK

2015                

ArtNow, Oklahoma Contemporary, Oklahoma City, OK (Curated by Julia Kirt and John Seward)

Elaborate Collaborate, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK, (Curated by Kelsey Karper and Romy Owens)

Catalyst: Leaving a Lasting Impression, The Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Susquehanna, PA

2014                

Descendents Exhibit, Wiley Family Galleries, Lancaster, OH

5th Annual Drawing Discourse, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville, NC, (Juried by Tim Lowly, [catalogue] )

2013                

Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, Living Arts, Tulsa, OK, (Curated by Emily Kern and Krystle Brewer)

Momentum OKC: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, 50 Penn Place, Oklahoma City, OK (curated by PLUG Projects and Taryn

Chubb)  

 

CURATORIAL

 2025                 

Upcoming Mammal Sensory Exhibit; Co-Curated With Alyson Atchison, Dustin Hamby, Tess Elliot, Dr. Hayley Lanier, and Cathleen Faubert,  Science Museum Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK,            

2024              

Biophilia, Mainsite, Norman OK, Curator + Organizer

                 Prehistoric Visions: Evolving Perspectives on Fossil Animals and Paleoart, Co-Curated with Dr. Jacqueline Lungmus,

                          Sam Noble Oklahoma Natural History Museum, Norman, OK

2023                

Flight Lines: The History of Scientific Illustration at OU, Co-Curated with Dr. Claire Nicholas, Sam Noble Oklahoma   Museum of Natural History, Norman ,OK                                                      

 

AWARDS + GRANTS 

2025                  Second Place Best in Show, Nice;03, Northeastern State University, JFAC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD

2024                   Art + Education Grant, Factory Obscura, Oklahoma City, OK

Best Exhibition: $10,000-$50,000 budget for Flight Lines, Co-Curated with Dr. Claire Nicholas, Oklahoma Museum Association, Awarded to Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum.

2018                 Professional Basics Grant, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK    

2017                  OVAC Fellowship, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK 

2016                 Merit Award, 5x5x5, River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria, LA

2015                 Spotlight Artist Award, Momentum OKC, Oklahoma City, OK

2013                 Award of Merit, Momentum OKC: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, Oklahoma City, OK 2013           

Award of Merit, Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, Tulsa, OK

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

2024                 Dailey, Olivia. “Lust For Life // Biophilia at Mainsite Contemporary Art.” Art Focus, Apr. 2024, pp. 22–25.

2022                 Susan Grossman, Beyond Drawing, Sooner Magazine, Vol 42, No. 4, Summer 2022, pp 4-9

University of Oklahoma, Gibbs College of Architecture. Environing Tension. Telesis: Habitation, vol. 4, 2021, pp. 33– 44. 

2020                 Cedar Marie, Haley Prestifilippo: Primary Elements, Art Focus, Volume 35, Issue 2, May 2020, pp18-19.

2016                 Greg Horton, Attention to Detail, 405 Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 5, May   2016, pp 42-43.                                      

Doug Hill, Goddess of Graphite, Norman Transcript, Oct 4, 2016, p7, p21.

 

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, & EDUCATION

 

2025                P anel Discussion,  Drawing on Narratives, Mainsite, Norman, OK

2024                Drawing Workshops, University of Oklahoma Geology Bartell Field Camp, Cañon City, CO

                        Kid’s Summer Workshop, Resonator institute, Norman, OK

                        Experimental Drawing Workshop, Resonator Institute, Norman, OK

2023              Panel Discussion, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI

                        Drawing Workshops, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI

2022               Online Curriculum Developer, Experimental Drawing, Oklahoma Arts Council 

2021                Juror, 5x5, River Oaks Art Center, River Oaks, LA

                        Workshop, River Oaks Art Center, River Oaks, LA 2018           

2018               Workshop, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK

2017               Workshop, ISAS Festival of the Arts, Cassady School, Oklahoma City, OK

Artist Talk, JRB Art at the Elms, Oklahoma City, OK

Juror, I Had the Strangest Dream, Spotlight Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK  2016               

Artist Talk; Momentum Spotlight, The Plow, OKC, Oklahoma