Hailey Becker is an intermedia artist interested in how materials, natural resource management, and social science inform the built environment. Hailey holds an MFA in Studio Art and is pursuing a PhD in Forestry in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources lab at Michigan State University.
Media Mentions
The State News
City Pulse
MSU College of Arts and Letters
Pulp Ann Arbor
Ignite Talks MSU #4
Convergence: Fusing Art and Science at MSU
The State News
City Pulse
Lansing State Journal
WKAR
MSU College of Arts and Letters
MSU Department of Forestry
MSU Today: The Week in Photos: April 1-7, 2025
Participate in the MSU Museum CoLab Studio Exhibitions and Programs
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EDUCATION
2023-2027PhD in Forestry
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2023-2026MFA in Electronic Art and Intermedia
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2020-2023MS in Materials Science and Engineering
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2016-2020BS in Metallurgical Engineering
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Honors College Minor: Mathematics
SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS/PERFORMANCES
2025Where the Light Gets In (Beal Botanical Garden), East Lansing, MI
Michigan Tree Choir, Woldumar Nature Center, Lansing, MI
Where the Light Gets In (Cherry Lane), East Lansing, MI
2024Where the Light Gets In (PESB), East Lansing, MI
GROUP SHOWS
2026Shooting Stars, Struk Studio, Lansing, MI
Glitch Cult Festival, Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
Rapid Art Movement, Grand Rapids, MI
2025Electronic Currents, Gallery 130, Oxford, MS
But Just Now, Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
Marking Place, University Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
2024New Music Forum: Living Installations, Turner-Dodge House, Lansing, MI
Preface, Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
Resonant Earth, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
2023Electronic Art and Intermedia Festival, Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
All Graduate Exhibition, Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
20221.5 Celsius, MSU Museum (Science Gallery Detroit), East Lansing, MI
Earth Day Art Model, Indianapolis, IN
2021Electronic Art and Intermedia Festival, Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
SOLO SHOWS
2024Roadside Azaleas, Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2023-2027Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Advisor: Dr. Emily Silver
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Lab
2024Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Advisor: Dr. Mojgan Nejad
Green Bioproducts Lab
2022Graduate Research Assistant
IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain
Advisors: Dr. Jose Manuel Torralba and Dr. Ahad Mohammadzadeh
Powder Sustainable Technologies Group
2020-2023Graduate Research Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Advisors: Dr. Martin Crimp and Dr. Philip Eisenlohr
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2025Teaching Assistant: STA112 Art and Design: Concepts and Practices
2024-2025Instructor of Record: STA114 Three Dimensional Form
2023-2025Faculty and Graduate Student Mentor: STEAMPower Fellowship
2022-2023Teaching Assistant: EGR100 Introduction to Engineering Design
2022Advisor: Undergraduate Independent Study ENG490 Independent Study
2019Ranger: Philmont Scout Ranch
CONFERENCES/ PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS
2026Workshop: Seeing the Forest for the Trees in VR and IRL, MSU Science Festival, East Lansing, MI
Artist Talk: MFA Artist Talks, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI
College Arts Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
Presenter: Not Real but True: Entangling Scientific Inquiry and Artistic Practice
2025Workshop: Listening After Natural Disasters, Refugia Festival, Ann Arbor, MI
Workshop: Using 360 Cameras to Show Changes to Place, Digital Scholarship Lab, East Lansing, MI
Artist Talk: Where the Light Gets In - Engaging the Community About Tree Removals on Campus, Digital Scholarship Lab, East Lansing, MI
Workshop: Where the Light Gets In - Honoring Trees in Shifting Spaces, MSU Science Festival, East Lansing, MI
Digital Humanities End of Year Celebration, East Lansing, MI
Presenter: Where the Light Gets In: DSL Extension Project
a2ru Emerging Creatives Student Summit, Atlanta, GA
Ignite Talks MSU, MSU Museum, East Lansing, MI
Presenter: What Are We Made Of? Envisioning Materials for a Sustainable Future
Forestry GSO Symposium, East Lansing, MI
Presenter: Where the Light Gets In: Using Art Installations to Understand Eco-Grief on College Campuses
2024Universities Art Association of Canada, London, ON, Canada
Presenter: Leave No Trace: Developing Natural Conservation Practices in the Gallery
Artist Talk: Resonant Earth, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
2023Engagement Scholarship Consortium, East Lansing, MI
Presenter: Mobilizing Change through Engaged Scholarship
MSU Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning, East Lansing, MI
Presenter: MSU’s STEAMPower Fellowship: Fostering a Culture of Learning and Collaboration Amongst Arts and STEM Scholars
2021ComSciCon-Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
MSU SciComm Conveyance, East Lansing, MI
FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS
2025Department of Forestry Graduate Office Fellowship
Digital Scholarship Lab Graduate Arts Fellowship
2024Department of Art, Art History, and Design Professional Development Fellowship
Department of Forestry Graduate Office Fellowship
Lansing Arts Council Mini Pocket Grant
2023Department of Art, Art History, and Design Professional Development Fellowship
STEAMPower Project Fellowship
2022STEAMPower Project Fellowship
Immersive Visualization Institute
2021STEM Ambassador Training Program
PUBLICATIONS
2023A. Mohammadzadeh et al., “Exploring the impact of configurational entropy on the design and development of CoNi-based superalloys for sustainable applications,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 965, p. 171380, Jul. 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.171380.