Jean Cauthen
Hickory Museum of Art reopens with a season of exhibitions
that honor the past while looking to the future.
Follow The Golden Thread through your new museum.
September 6, 2026 - January 31, 2027
1st Floor The Carolina Gallery
Opening Reception Honoring Exhibitions by
Jean Cauthen, Francis Simeni, and Rosa & Winton Eugene
Saturday, October 10 | 5 - 7 PM
Jean Cauthen, Tend
Jean Cauthen grew up in Naples, Italy, New Orleans and the Carolinas. She
completed her education with an MFA in Painting and Drawing at James Madison University in Virginia.
Much of her professional life was spent as head of the Art Department at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and as Professor of Art History (UNC-C).
Her art career has led her to Moscow, Russia as a set designer and she regularly returns to Italy, France and Ireland for month long artist residencies. When not working plein-air, she creates large scale paintings in her studio located in Dilworth Artisan Station in Charlotte, NC.