Eicher, Haleigh
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Haleigh Eicher
Haleigh Eicher is an MFA student in ceramics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
She was born in Dallas, TX where she was raised and graduated high school. In July 2015, she moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was seeking a fresh start with her son who was born in March of that same year. She has lived in a mansion, in a shack, and on a farm. She has traveled to thirty-one states and nine countries. She plans to travel more to show her son the world. She believes varying perspectives are important to the development of self and the responsiveness of her art. She is passionate about feminism and hopes to live to see the day that all women are equal economically, politically, and socially.
Artist Statement
Her art has a prominence on the trials and tribulations of women attempting to succeed in a male dominated world. The history books are filled with images and success of men. Rarely do you get a glimpse at the women who helped sculpt our world. Her sculptures attempt to bring to light the women who have shaped the fabric of time in the past and the present. Her goal is to help the world see the courageous, pioneering, and powerful women she portrays through her art.