THIS SOME MAGGIE HAYES SHIT RIGHT HERE
Maggie hayes b. October 2, 1989, age 26 (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) 649 E 40th St. Savannah, GA 31401 +1 912 344 1329 | brermaggie@gmail.com thehouseofhayes.com | maggie-hayes.com Education Strala Yoga (New York, New York July 2014) Tyler School of Art, Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2012-2013) Seaside Yoga (Nosara, Costa Rica 2010) Academy of Art (San Francisco, California 2009) University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida 2008-2009) University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia 2007-2008) Savannah Arts Academy (2004-2007) Selected Exhibitions 2016 Goldfish, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA (duo) 2016 No Man’s Land, Welmont Gallery, Savannah, GA (solo) 2015 Portraits, Sentient bean gallery, Savannah, GA (group) 2015 Bodies of Work, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA (duo) 2015 Elemental, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA (group) 2015 House of Hayes Presents: Alphaville, Brooklyn, NYC (exhibited in group, curator) 2015 First Class, Starland Art Rise Gallery, Savannah, GA (exhibited in group, curator) 2015 Ladyfest Atlanta Broad Street Visitors Center, Atlanta, GA (group) 2014 & In Residence, Ampersand, Savannah, GA (group) 2014 Art Swim Vol. III, W Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, GA (group) 2014 Company XX, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA (group) 2014 Fix Your Head, The Pharmacy Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (group) 2014 Como Se Dice?, Sentient Bean Gallery, Savannah, GA (solo) 2014 Bodies Electric, Balance Health Center, Philadelphia, PA (solo) 2014 Now’s Good, Sicky Nar Nar Gallery, Savannah, GA (solo) 2013 The Cost of Living, Community Bikes and Boards, Philadelphia, PA (solo) 2013 Right On, Installation for Rocker’s BBQ Weekend, Philadelphia, PA (solo) 2013 Hell or High Water, Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA (duo) 2012 Kalos I, Installation at Love Park, Philadelphia, PA (solo) 2012 KALOS, Installation for House of Hayes, Philadelphia, PA (solo) 2012 Violence and Utopia, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (group) 2012 Launch, Sol Restaurant, Savannah, GA (duo) 2011 Wake Up, Studio 210 Gallery, Savannah, GA (exhibited in group, curator) 2005-2008 Spring and Winter Student Juried Exhibitions, Savannah, GA (group) Residencies sort of. 2016 “Goldfish”, A performative residency culminating in exhibition, summer, Non Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA 2014 “And In Residence”, A week-long process driven residency and exhibition, Ampersand, Savannah, GA 2009 Academy of Art, Summer Residency Program, San Francisco, CA 2006 Governor’s Honors Program, Valdosta, GA (Fine Art with special studies in Portuguese)
(left and right) details of “Burn in Hell”, a sculpture installation inspired by junior kimbrough and his song by the same title, along with the blues tradition of confronting mortality with great boldness. The installation was created from a cast iron tub, unfired clay, a convex mirror with vinyl lettering and 6 dead birds. one bird perched on the right hand of the sculpture was professional taxidermy and had bright green and blue coloring with a posture of stillness and curiosity. the birds placed on the left hand were found in various states of decay in my chimney, some worn down to the fossil, but all dark grey/black and covered in soot. This was the second variation on this installation and included the addition of the birds, an illustration of the thin thread between life and death, vitality and ashes. The phrase along the top of the mirror references a live recording of the song in which junior says “If i get there (to hell) before you, I’m gonna open the door saying come on in brotherfuck,” a quip in the moment, but a fitting summation of his fearless outlook on life and death.
another view of burn in hell, as photographed by a visitor to the gallery
(Above) 35 mm b/w installation view of sculpture during “& in residence� exhibition (mirror, vinyl letters, clay) (Below) photograph during sculpting process taken by cedric smith
(ABOVE) “Superman at 17, superman at 67”, oil on canvas, mixed media. 8 ft high by 12 feet wide (triptych) (left) a polaroid photograph that I took from the water of my dad standing at the end of a diving board, he allowed me to record and photograph a series of videos of him doing dives from different angles which served as inspiration for the painting above. On the left side of the painting, I referenced a photograph of him doing a swan dive at his high school pool at 17 years old. at the time of the painting, he was 67 years old and I wanted to show a progression of maturity and physicality in a reverent and honorable way, despite the trials and difficulty of the body deteriorating as it ages. at twelve feet wide by 8 feet high, it was the largest work and a central piece for my solo exhibition “No man’s land” which was created to have a conversation on the warrior and the lover archetypes of masculinity. diving as a perfect example of ferocity, grace and precision, and an underlying conversation on how those merits reflect in the modern concepts of the warrior and lover.
“...so they were hard workers”, text burned into vintage boxing gloves, about 12 inches high inspired by a quote of evander holyfield’s as he discussed his parents saying, “My mother didn’t read, my father didn’t read, so they were hard workers”. He also discussed how he had been made fun of in school for not being as advanced academically as other students, which in turn, his mother asked, “But who can Run the fastest?” He replied, “Well, I can, but nobody’s talkin about that.”Your day will come.” she foresaw. It was easy to have a parallel study of Evander holyfield and Mike Tyson as they were both raised in poverty but with very different family and moral upbringings. Evander’s anecdotes showed a quiet poignancy with the positivity and encouragement he received from his parents which allowed him to flourish with emotional confidence and sense of self despite having to overcome educational and socioeconomic difficulties on his way to becoming the incredible sportsman for which he became renowned.
(ABOVE) “Kid Dynamite”, mixed media paint on found metal and plastic signs, 6 feet high by 4 feet wide each (Below) “Shadow boxer”, oil paint on wood, 4 feet wide by 3 feet high
(Above) view of exhibition “No Man’S Land” (Below) Nude, oil on wood, 3 feet wide by 2 feet tall
“so far, so good (aaron)”, oil on canvas, 6 feet high by 4 feet wide
“I can’t build a good house”, oil paint, nails, and resin on wood
“Happy together”, oil on canvas, 4 feet high by 3 feet wide
40 feet wide by 26 feet high mural project (solo) in Savannah, ga (northfacing wall of the welmont gallery), commemorating Jack Johnson, legendary boxer and first black heavyweight champion of the world, my original muse for the “No Man’s Land” exhibition for his prowess in the ring and unflinching individuality and self-assuredness that forced social progressions beyond what could be understood in his own time.
“This is the greatest taste I can Imagine”, oil on canvas, 4 ft high by 3 ft wide
“Hunter thompson losing an election”, mixed media on canvas, 3 ft x 3 ft
“No hay mayor placer que dar placer (there is no greater pleasure than to give pleasure)� photo transfers (all unique photographs taken by the artist of a palm tree reflected in a pool), hand stitched lettering, spray paint and mixed media acrylic, 5 feet wide by 4 feet high
“Splitting atoms (will)�, mixed media painting on wood panel, 5 feet high by 5 feet wide
(Left) Installation view of three fur swings, two rabbit fur (black, white) one coyote (natural brown and white), made from wood, steel connective/ hanging hardware, and marine grade ropes (Above) installation view of “Muscle Memory) triptych oil on linen, each 6 ft high by 3 ft wide. Handmade pillow covers, “Ain’t nothin for nothin” cotton and bleach.
“Better far from all I see To die fighting to be free What more fitting end could be? Better surely than in some bed Where in broken health I’m led Lingering until I’m dead Better than with prayers and pleas Or in the clutch of some disease Wasting slowly by degrees Better than of heart attack Or some dose of drug I lack Let me die by being Black Better far that I should go Standing here against the foe Is the sweeter death to know Better than the bloody stain On some highway where I’m lain Torn by flying glass and pane Better calling death to come Than to die another dumb Muted victim in the slum Better than of this prison rot If there’s any choice I’ve got Kill me here on the spot Better far my fight to wage Now while my blood boils with rage Lest it cool with ancient age Better vowing for us to die Than to Uncle Tom and try Making peace just to live a lie Better now that I say my sooth I’m gonna die demanding truth While I’m still akin to youth Better now than later on Now that fear of death is gone Never mind another dawn.” Muhammad ali
(left and above) installation view of sculpture of muhammad ali inspired by his poem (at left) about the attica prison riots and his iconic “Esquire” magazine cover. (Below) Burned text and paint on vintage leather boxing gloves inspired by the ali quote, “I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours;my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.”
PRESS Shaunii Rawls, No Man’s Land (Preview Dinner Video) https://vimeo.com/155290734 Sean Thomas, No Man’s Land: Checking in with artist Maggie Hayes http://seanthomas.format.com/SmallSets/maggie-haye February 10, 2016 Kayla Goggin, Visions of Masculinity Revisited,(cover article) (print x online) http://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/visions-of-masculinity-revisited/ Content?oid=3188001 February 10, 2016 Grace Kutenkast, Looking for the diamonds in the day to day: Maggie Hayes Ladies Magazine, Cambodia, December 2015 (print) Molly Hayden, Yoga Workshops and Art Exhibit Aimed at Self-discovery , (print x online) http://www.dosavannah.com/article/wed-06242015-1906/yoga-workshops-and-artexhibit-aimed-self-discovery June 24, 2015 Rachael Flora, Maggie Hayes wants to teach you how to not feel like shit , June 24, 2015 http://savannahartinformer.org/community-events/maggie-hayes-cara-griffin-want-toteach-you-how-not-to-feel-like-shit Asli Shebe, Bringing the House of Hayes to Savannah , June 16, 2015 http://scaddistrict.com/2015/06/16/bringing-the-house-of-hayes-to-savannah Jessica Leigh Lebos, In Da House of Hayes (cover article) , April 29, 2015 (print x online) http://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/in-da-house-of-hayes Cedric Smith, Artist in Residence at Ampersand November 10, 2014 http://yourewelcomesavannah.com/artist-in-residency-at-ampersand/ Jim Morekis, 5 Questions: Maggie Hayes July 1, 2014 (print x online) http://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/5-questions-maggie-hayes Adriana Boatwright, Homegrown: Artist Maggie Hayes explores Costa Rica in New Exhibit June 26, 2014 http://savannahnow.com/accent/2014-06-26/homegrown-savannah-artistmaggie-hayes-explores-costa-rica-new-exhibit Rasheed Davis, “Building a Better Philadelphia: House of Hayes”, Build a Better Philly July 27, 2013 http://buildabetterphilly.blogspot.com/2013/07/house-of-hayes.html Derrick Woodyard, “PHSH TANK x HOUSE OF HAYES Documentary”, Phsh Tank Blog March, 2013 http://phshtank.com/phsh-tank-x-house-of-hayes-documentary/ Jason Ganski, “House of Hayes: Hell or High Water”, Phsh Tank Magazine, March 2013 Jade Stone Jewelry, “Jade Stone Jewelry Ambassadors: Maggie & Liz Hayes”, Stonelove Collective Blog http://stonelovecollective.blogspot.com/2013/07/jade-stone-jewelryambassadors-maggie.html, July 2013