It is with great pleasure that Burgess Modern + Contemporary presents Man of Steel: Selected Artworks from the Estate of David Hayes. It is the inaugural exhibition since Burgess Modern + Contemporary has been named to represent the Estate of David Hayes, one of the most distinguished sculptors of the 20th Century. Marking the tenth anniversary of the artist’s passing, this exhibition pays tribute to Hayes' remarkable talent for capturing the essence of form and space through his unique artistic vision and begins to examine the broader context of the artist’s 60-year legacy.
Throughout his illustrious career, David Hayes created sculptures that were both bold and refined, evocative and enigmatic. With an unwavering commitment to experimentation, Hayes explored a wide range of materials, including steel, bronze, and ceramic as well as paint, paper, and canvas. He was known for his ability to create complex, abstract compositions that deftly balanced the natural and the industrial, the organic and the geometric.
A wide range of Hayes' works are showcased, spanning several decades of his career. From his early animalia works to his later geometric abstractions, each piece represents an exploration of form, space, and materiality. Hayes' signature use of angular and curvilinear forms creates an interplay of light and shadow that gives his sculptures a dynamic presence, inviting the viewer to engage with the work from multiple angles. This exhibition represents an exciting moment for both academics and collectors alike.
Through the examining of these sculptures, we gain a deeper appreciation of Hayes' profound artistic contribution to the development of abstract sculpture in the 20th century. Burgess Modern + Contemporary is honored to represent the Estate of David Hayes and to bring his vision to new audiences.
The majority of Hayes’ oeuvre was created at Stonewalls, a 54-acre property in Coventry, CT where the artist lived, worked, and raised his family. The home was built in 1774 and was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. Today, it is known as the David Hayes Sculpture Fields with 20 acres devoted to the exhibition of Hayes work. When I first visited, the goal was to gain a better understanding of the collection at large. The experience ranged from viewing majestic works standing in former hayfields and orchards to hunting treasures in the barn and basement. My visit was so extraordinary, that I left feeling compelled to help preserve this unique property for scholars and the public at large.
I encourage you to join me on this journey, explore the remarkable collection of works and discover for yourself the unparalleled talent of David Hayes. I would like to offer special thanks to the Hayes family for their invaluable contributions to this partnership and project. It is my hope that this exhibition will inspire a renewed appreciation for the beauty and complexity of abstract sculpture, and the enduring legacy of one of its most visionary practitioners.
-Lisa Burgess
Artist, David Hayes, Coventry, Conn
Artist, David Hayes, Coventry, Conn
Artist, Hayes,
DAVID HAYES – MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes, an exhibition at Burgess Modern + Contemporary, consisting of sculptures, original paintings, and drawings by David Hayes showcases aspects of the artist’s remarkable career that spanned over six decades.
By offering the opportunity to bear witness to a life committed to artistry and exploration, MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes reinforces Hayes as an indispensable figure in the world of modern and contemporary sculpture alongside his mentor and teacher, David Smith – and friends, Alexander Calder & Alberto Giacometti. The exhibition offers intriguing insight into Hayes’s academic accolades –confirmations of his proper place in art history that gives critical examination and analysis into his signature and abstracted sculptures.
David Hayes' immense contribution to art cannot be overstated and should be celebrated alongside titans of the visual art landscape. Ten years after his passing, we have reached such a juncture with regards to his legacy. It is time to re-evaluate the impact created by this figure - understanding not only what was done in the past, but also how Hayes’ prolific career can be utilized going forward. By doing so, we honor the memory of this artist and ensure future generations have a foundational understanding of his role in the broader context of art history. The exhibition, MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes embarks upon this process.
Hayes’ virtuosic sculptural oeuvre has rightly earned admiration and acclaim across the world and is immortalized in monolithic art institutions like The Museum of Modern Art, NY and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY where examples of his unique craftsmanship are found in their permanent collections. Hayes' work remains a benchmark for dedication, growth, and abundant creation. He has certainly experienced a prolific careernot only was he the proud recipient of the Logan Prize for Sculpture awarded by the Art Institute of Chicago in 1961 and the Arts and Letters Award in Art from the National Academy of Arts & Letters in 1965 (now the American Academy of Arts & Letters), but he also received a post-doctoral Fulbright Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
His distinctive use of organic shapes coupled with the construction of abstractionist steel profoundly contributes to a unique style that stimulates thought, conversation, and expression. His sculptures often capture environmental light that highlights the welded steel textures, compounding a playful interaction experienced by the viewer. He is a master of his craft, never settling for easy solutions while constantly innovating his approach to creating dynamic shapes that reinvigorated expectations of traditional sculpture.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 15, 1931, Hayes went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1953, but it was his Master of Fine Arts program and degree from Indiana University which allowed him to work with internationally renowned sculptor, David
Smith
a mentorship that would no doubt add great depth and finesse to his work. Thanks to this unique opportunity, Hayes gained an appreciation for the durability and longevity of steel which was channeled into his work. Sadly, David Hayes died in Coventry, Connecticut on April 9, 2013; a decade apart from the exhibition, MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes at Burgess Modern + Contemporary.
As we pause to examine specific decades of innovation, experimentation, and creation, we see continuous progress in Hayes’ career from the mid-1900’s through the early 2000’s; never faulting, nor slowing.
In the late 1950’s, Hayes began exploring aspects of animal form constructionsartworks later accepted with admiration into New York’s Museum of Modern Art 1959 exhibition titled: Recent Sculpture U.S.A. His works would ultimately be included in four exhibitions at the MOMA.
In 1961, Hayes decided to pack his bags and venture to Paris with wife, Julia and their two babies in tow. There, he was able to meet Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, and Alberto Giacometti each providing an invaluable source of inspiration, camaraderie, and lifelong friendship.
Hayes’ ambitious studio practice in the 1960’s hardened his work ethic. He undertook an ambitious exhibition schedule, showing both in Paris and the US at the Martha Jackson Gallery, the Willard Gallery, and the Anderson Mayer Gallery.
After receiving much acclaim during this period of highly regarded, and well received exhibitions, Hayes made yet another daring move in 1968 - transplanting the whole family to Connecticut, where a 54-acre farm would become home to his main studio. This grandiose outdoor space ultimately freed him from any past studio spatial encumbrances. It is here on this farm that Hayes created hundreds of artworks, displaying them within
the paths, hayfields, and orchards of the multiacre purchase. This cherished land is now preserved by the Hayes Family and the David Hayes Foundation as the official David Hayes Sculpture Fields. This plot containing the family homestead and turn-of-the-century buildings & structures, is listed on the Connecticut Register of Historic Places and once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Retrospectively, we can now see Hayes’ cohort of mentors were deeply rooted in Modernism, but Hayes’s artistic style, which eloquently blend elements of Calder's playful stabiles with Matisse's vibrant shapes and colors, moved beyond the ideas and values of modernist visual linguistics - essentially placing Hayes in the next generation of artists who were forming the foundational building blocks of a new genre of Post-War Contemporary Art.
Clement Greenberg, in his essay, “Towards a Newer Laocoön” , written in 1940, seems to inadvertently address principles of Hayes’ practice –
“The arts… have been hunted back to their mediums, and there they have been isolated, concentrated, and defined. It is by virtue of its medium that each art is unique and strictly itself. To restore the identity of an art the opacity of its medium must be emphasized. For the visual arts the medium is discovered to be physical; hence…pure sculpture seeks above all else to affect the spectator physically . . . Emphasize the medium and its difficulties.”
Greenberg's notion offers an academic, as well as unique perspective that we can in turn, conceptually project onto Hayes' commitment to steel, and the underlining dedication with which he approached this field of work.
MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes, reveals a cohesive collaboration and partnership between the gallery and the Estate of David Hayes,
presenting an exhibition that offers a curatorial selection of Hayes’ decades-long legacy. A few spotlights of this extraordinary and timely presentation include highlights by the artist from the early 2000’s, the late 1980’s and the coveted 1960’s Logan Prize for Sculpture award winning bronze. Standing a full 66 x 55 x 45 inches with an engaging angular form and curved edges, “Capricorn”, 2004, is a tour de force of skilled artistry. Hayes’ sculpture is a seamless homage to the juxtaposition of perfect antisymmetry. His structured composition of steel blends harmoniously with curves that evoke an ethereal balance between earth and sky. His evocative use of sweeping angles and sturdy form provide an aesthetic perspective that is unique in its sophisticated expression. Uniting four panels into one cohesive figure, an intricate amalgamation of a yellow stairlike metal structure and the curved red plate supports a large blue plane that bears an uncanny resemblance to a facial profile. Piercing through the center of one side of the sculpture is a light blue V-shape, seemingly pointing both up and down simultaneously. As one observes the elegant interplay between the different forms, it's hard not to appreciate the sheer grandiosity of “Capricorn”.
“Screen Sculpture #83”, a black steel sculpture, circa 1990, measuring 60 x 53 x 21 inches, is crafted from diamond plated steel. To the untrained eye, it may simply appear to be composed of 13 generously sized abstract shapes. Hayes masterfully transforms an otherwise stoic totem into a rhythmic work of art whose shapes challenge the viewer to recognize the roll negative space plays in relation to the physical painted form. The interplay between silhouette and negative space propels the organic character of this sculpture beyond the corporeal confines of physical limits. Like an architectural gatekeeper, the defined arches, angles, points, peaks, and curves create a cohesive screen
that transcends the traditional boundaries of materiality. Nothing is static here; the palpable energy elicited from this sculptural union grants permission for singular moments to breathe freely to and from a positive / negative dichotomy of substance.
“Seaforms”,1987, is an 18 x 17 x 19-inch tabletop, welded-steel sculpture that showcases a Carnivale arrangement of color and form, composed of a myriad of bold hues containing angles and trajectories that collaborate into a unifying structure. The red plate seems to stand out as the main anchor in the work, leading the viewers’ attention throughout the sculpture to other forms in its close proximity. In this way it serves as the cohesive link between otherwise distinct parts - drawing our gaze from one shape to another. This level of temporal complexity makes "Seaforms" an enigmatic work of art worthy of continual analysis.
“Centaur”, dated circa 1963, is a majestic bronze adorned in black patina. It serves as a testament to the relationship between David Hayes and Alberto Giacometti. Hayes was able to gain firsthand insight into Giacometti's sculptural expertise while spending time in his French studio. This exceptionally rare artwork reflects a key moment in the career of Hayes, meriting him with the prestigious Logan Prize for Sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1961. As one of the oldest pieces on display in the exhibition, this remarkable piece speaks to the importance of their association, elevating Hayes’s craftsmanship to withstand the shifting tides of time and trends. The piece offers evidence that Hayes embossed his artistry with a timeless quality and versatility, propelling it to canonic heights in the annals of curatorial achievement. Strikingly profound, this artifact is both a salute to the legacy left behind by Hayes' expertise as well as an acknowledgement of the prolonged success achieved by him.
David Hayes can easily be recognized as one
of the most innovative sculptors of his generation, having created highly celebrated works of art that have been displayed in prestigious museums nationwide. A celebrated and ever-evolving sculptor, Hayes left behind an intricate and inspiring legacy before his passing. At the time of his death, Hayes' work was on exhibition at several esteemed institutions across the nation including John's College in Annapolis, Maryland; the Contemporary Art Center in Peoria, Illinois; the University of Kentucky Art Museum; and most notably, the University of Notre Dame's renowned Snite Museum.
He has also been the subject of more than 400 exhibitions and is included in numerous permanent collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY; The Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL; and the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI. In 2021, Legacy List with Matt Paxton produced a one-hour PBS special on David Hayes. To celebrate his distinguished career, Albertus Magnus College presented him with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 2007 - a fitting testament to his outstanding creative endeavors. He left an indelible mark on American Art that will remain apparent for generations to come.
The much-deserved tribute and exhibition, MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes certainly provides an inspiring reminder of all that this contemporary art figure achieved in his lifetime.
Artist, David Hayes, Coventry, Conn
Artist, David Hayes, Coventry, Conn
Artist, David Hayes, Coventry, Conn
DAVID HAYES CV
1958
Silvermine Guild; New Cannan, ConnecticutSculpture Award
New Haven Festival of Arts; New Haven, Connecticut - Best in Show Wesleyan University; Middletown, Connecticut
1959
Boston Arts Festival; Boston, MassachusettsDrawing Award
Lyman Allen Museum; New London, Connecticut
Museum of Modern Art; New York – New Talent Series
1960
New Haven Festival of Arts; New Haven, Connecticut - Best in Show for Sculpture Sharon Creative Art Foundation: Sharon, Connecticut – Two-man show with Cleve Gray
1961
Chicago Arts Institute; Chicago, Illinois - Logan
Prize for Sculpture
Post-Doctoral Fulbright for study in Paris. Guggenheim Fellowship awarded and arranged to follow Fulbright. Willard Gallery, New York City
1962
University of Notre Dame and Indiana University; Notre Dame and Bloomington, Indiana – Retrospective Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawing
1963
Represented United States at "Forma Viva" Sculpture Symposium, Portoroz, Yugoslavia Root Art Center, Hamilton College; Clinton, New York
1965
Sculpture and Drawings
Arts and Letters Award in Art from the National Academy of Arts & Letters, New York , New York
1966
Lyman Allen Museum; New London, Connecticut
Houston Festival of Arts; Houston, Texas
Willard Gallery; New York David Anderson Gallery; Paris
1968
Return to live in the United States
Galerie De Haas; Rotterdam, Holland
Ceramic
1969
Bard College; Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Willard Gallery; New York
Arizona State University; Tempe, Arizona
1970
Monumental Ceramic Wall Commission, Elmira College; Elmira, New York
University of Connecticut; Storrs, Connecticut
Manchester Community College; Manchester, Connecticut
St. Joseph College; West Hartford, Connecticut
1971
Harvard University, Hunt Hall; Cambridge, Massachusetts
New Britain Museum of American Art; New Britain, Connecticut
Agra Gallery; Washington, D.C.
1972
Appointed visiting artist, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1973
Juror, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute; Utica, New York - Annual Exhibition
Illustrated Varmint Q by Charles Boer; Chicago: Swallow Press
Juror, American Academy in Rome - Sculpture Munson Gallery; New Haven, Connecticut
Sunne Savage Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts
Albany Institute of History & Art; Albany, New York
Gallery Five East; East Hartford, Connecticut
1974
Copley Square and Dartmouth Street
Mall; Boston, Massachusetts
Martha Jackson Gallery; New York City
Ceramics
Columbus Gallery of Fine Art; Columbus, Ohio
Sunne Savage Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts
1975
Everson Museum of Art; Syracuse, New York – Sculpture
Brockton Art Center; Fuller Memorial, Brockton, Massachusetts
1976
Sculpture for playground; Killingly, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut – Sculpture in the City
1977
Monumental Sculpture Commission, Massasoit Community College; Brockton, Massachusetts
Franz Bader Gallery; Washington, D.C. –Sculpture and Ceramics
George Washington University; Washington, D.C. – Outdoor Sculpture Georgetown University Hospital; Washington, D.C. – Five Sculptures
DeCordova Museum; Lincoln, Massachusetts – Outdoor Sculpture
1978
David Hayes: Sculptor; Channel 57 television documentary
Sculpture Commission, Moriarty Brothers, Inc.; Manchester, Connecticut
Museum of Fine Arts and City of Springfield; Springfield, Massachusetts – On Loan to Springfield: Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawings
Choate Rosemary Hall; Wallingford, Connecticut – Outdoor Sculpture
State University of New York; Albany, New York – Sculpture and Drawings
Manchester Community College; Manchester, Connecticut – Outdoor Sculpture
Dartmouth College; Hanover, New Hampshire – Sculpture on Tuck Mall
1979
Illustrated French Cooking for People Who Can't by Julia Hayes; New York; Atheneum Publishers Sculpture Commission, Lydall
Corporate Headquarters; Manchester, Connecticut
Amherst College; Amherst, Massachusetts –Sculpture
Nassau County Museum; Sands Point, New York – Outdoor Sculpture
The Gallery, G. Fox & Co.; Hartford, Connecticut
White Mountains Center for the Arts; Jefferson, New Hampshire Plymouth State College; Plymouth, New Hampshire
University Library, University of Connecticut; Storrs, Connecticut – Sculpture in the Library
1980
Juror, Scholastic Art Awards, Connecticut, for Sculpture
Juror, National Screening Committee, Institute of International Education, for Sculpture
Bethel Gallery and Bethel Library grounds; Bethel, Connecticut – Sculpture Inside/Outside
Art Museum and City of Fitchburg; Fitchburg, Massachusetts – Sculpture, Drawings, and Ceramics
Saratoga Performing Arts Center; Saratoga Springs, New York – Outdoor Sculpture
Skidmore College; Saratoga Springs, New York – Sculpture & Drawings
1981
Monumental Sculpture Commission, Hartwood Acres; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bard College; Annandale-on-Hudson, New York – Outdoor Sculpture
Old State House; Hartford, Connecticut –Sculpture on Old State House Lawn
June 1 Gallery; Bethlehem, Connecticut –Sculpture and Drawings
Visual Images Gallery; Wellfleet, Massachusetts – Sculpture, Gouaches, Ceramics
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus; Catonsville, Maryland –Cross Section, Drawings, Ceramics, Tapestries, Sculpture
1982
Juror, National Screening Committee, Institute of International Education, for Sculpture Relief Sculpture Commission, Albertus Magnus College; New Haven, Connecticut
Sunne Savage Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts – Sculpture and Drawings
Elaine Benson Gallery; Bridgehampton, New York – Sculpture and Models
Visual Images Gallery; Wellfleet, Massachusetts – Sculpture, Drawings, and Ceramics
1983
Relief Sculpture Commission, Wilbraham & Monson Academy; Wilbraham,
Massachusetts Appointed Trustee, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford; Hartford, Connecticut
Wesleyan Potters; Middletown, Connecticut –Sculpture, Drawings, and Ceramics
Visual Images Gallery; Wellfleet, Massachusetts – Sculpture, Drawings, Ceramics and Small Bronzes
Rensselaer County Council for the Arts; Troy, New York – Sculpture, Drawings, and Reliefs
1984
Visual Images Gallery; Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Sculpture, Gouaches, and Painted Reliefs
Shippee Gallery; New York City – Recent Sculpture and Works on Paper
1985
The Brooks File: David Hayes' Sculpture Fields, Channel 3 WFSB; Hartford, Connecticut
Visual Images Gallery; Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Sculpture, Gouaches and Small Vertical Motifs
1986
Shippee Gallery; New York City – Vertical Motif Series
1987
Monumental Sculpture Commission, Hartford Public Library; Hartford, Connecticut
Juror, National Screening Committee, Institute of International Education, for Sculpture
Albertus Magnus College; New Haven, Connecticut – Outdoor Sculpture and Wall Reliefs
1988
Monumental Sculpture Commission, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame, Indiana Station Plaza; Stamford, Connecticut –Outdoor Sculpture
1989
Snite Museum of Art; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana – Sculpture, Maquettes and Gouaches. Exhibition travels to Indiana University Art Museum
1990
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington
Indiana – Sculpture, Maquettes and Gouaches
1991
Neville-Sargent Gallery; Chicago, Illinois –Sculpture, Maquettes, Drawings and Installation Photographs
1992
Gallerie Françoise; Baltimore, Maryland –David Hayes Outdoor Sculpture
1993
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York – Screen Sculptures
1994
Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, New York – A Survey of Screen Sculptures – Sculptures, Macquettes and Drawings.
1996
Prudential Center; Boston, Massachusetts –Screen Sculptures
Gulf Coast Art Center; Belleair, Florida –Screen Sculptures
The Pingry School; Martinsville, New Jersey –Sculpture, Drawings and Macquettes
1997
100 Pearl Gallery; Hartford, Connecticut –Sculpture, Drawings and Maquettes
The Gallery, University of New Haven; West Haven, Connecticut – Sculpture and Paintings
Southern Vermont Art Center; Manchester, Vermont – Screen Sculptures
Gulf Coast Art Center; Belleair, Florida –Screen Sculptures
Orlando City Hall; Orlando, Florida – Screen Sculptures
Hines Building; Boston, Massachusetts – Five Screen Sculptures
Hayes Modern Gallery; Naples, Florida –Sculptures, Drawings and Macquettes
1998
Mercy Gallery, Loomis Chaffee School; Windsor, Connecticut – Drawings, Maquettes, Reliefs, and Screen Sculptures
City of Stamford, Connecticut and Stamford
Town Center – Stamford Sculpture Walk: 59 Sculptures in Stamford, Connecticut
Tremaine Gallery, Hotchkiss
School; Lakeville, Connecticut – Drawings, Maquettes, Reliefs and Polychrome Sculptures
Boca Raton Museum of Art; Boca Raton,
Boca Raton, Florida
Vertical Motifs, Drawings, Maquettes and Large Vertical Motifs
Appleton Museum of Art; Ocala, Florida –Large Vertical Motifs
Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum; Stamford, Connecticut – David Hayes: Paintings, Acrylic Landscapes and Studies
Downtown Stamford and Stamford Town Center; Stamford, Connecticut – Sculpture in Stamford
1999
Screen Sculpture Commission, Nicotra Group; Staten Island, New York
Colgate University; Hamilton, New York –Sculpture, Maquette Reliefs
2000
One-man shows at Sculpture at Sasaki, Sasaki & Associates; Watertown, Massachusetts\ Fordham University Downtown; New York|
David Hayes Steel Sculptures, Denise Bibro Fine Arts Inc.; New York, New York
2001
Geary Design; Naples, Florida - Graham Nickson Paintings, David Hayes Sculpture
Lyric
Theater Sculpture Garden; Stuart, FloridaOutdoor Sculpture
2002
Lyric Theater Sculpture Garden; Stuart, Florida - Outdoor Sculpture
One-man show: Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut - Small Sculptures
2003
Burt Reynolds Museum, Jupiter, FloridaInaugural exhibition
5 Screen Sculptures at the University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida
David Hayes Sculpture, Sculpture Garden & Studio at Gidion's, Kent, Connecticut
2004
David Hayes Sculpture at Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, Miami, Florida Outdoor Sculpture
James A. Michener Art Museum; Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Exhibition Without Walls; 40 sculptures in downtown Fort Pierce, Florida
2005
8 Vertical Motifs at the Mobile Museum of Art; Mobile, Alabama.
12 sculptures on Oyaron Hill, Hartwick College; Oneonta, New York Maquettes and Drawings, Yager Museum, Oneonta, New York
Small Sculptures and Drawings, Krasl Art Center; Saint Joseph, Michigan Sculpture in Art Around Erie: installation of sculpture in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania
2006
LSU Museum of Art; Baton Rouge, Louisiana - David Hayes Sculpture
Erie Art Museum Annex Gallery; Erie, Pennsylvania - Small Sculptures and Drawings
Longview Museum of Fine Arts; Longview, Texas - David Hayes Sculpture
2007
Awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Albertus Magnus College; New London, Connecticut
Albertus Magnus College; New Haven, Connecticut: David Hayes Outdoor Sculpture
Vero Beach Museum of Art; Vero Beach, Florida: David Hayes Sculpture
The Irving Arts Center; Irving, Texas: David Hayes Steel Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture, The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art; Laurel, Mississippi
Everson Art Museum; Syracuse, New York: Return to Syracuse
Ross Art Museum at Ohio Wesleyan University; Delaware Ohio – Small Sculptures, Drawings and Outdoor Sculpture
City of Syracuse, New York - Downtown Sculpture
2008
David Hayes in White Plains: 60 sculptures in White Plains, New York.
2009
The Sweeney Decade: Acquisitions at The 1959 Inaugural. Solomon R. GuggenheimMuseum. Hayes Family Show: Three Generations. White Plains Library, White Plains, New York
2010
Art to the Avenue; Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut
Fathers & Daughters, The Greenwich Arts Council Presents In The Bendheim Gallery;Greenwich, Connecticut Boscobel, in conjunction with the CURRENT show through Garrison Art Center
2011
Sculpture at One North Broadway; White Plains, New York
David Hayes Sculpture, Huntsville Museum of Art in conjunction with Huntsville’s Spaces Sculpture Trail David Hayes Small Sculpture, George Waters Gallery, Elmira College; Elmira, New York
Sculpture at Goodwin College; East Hartford, Connecticut
2012
Small sculpture, gouaches, and new Totems; Garrison Art Center, Garrison, New York
20 Sculptures at Art Museum at the University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky
Sculptures at the WSU Downtown Art Gallery; Westfield, Massachusetts
Sculptures at the Governor’s Mansion, Hartford, Connecticut
2013
David Hayes Sculpture, Contemporary Art Center; Peoria, Illinois
David Hayes: A Sculptor of Space and Nature, Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College; Annapolis, Maryland
Hanging Screen Sculptures at the Lutz Children’s Museum; Manchester, Connecticut
David Hayes dies April 9, 2013
David Hayes Sculpture at the Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame, Indiana Sentinel Sculptures at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, Indiana
David Hayes Sculptures at the Wiregrass Museum; Dothan, Alabama
2014
Small Sculptures and Gouache Studies, Wiregrass Museum; Dothan, Alabama
David Hayes Sculpture at the Jundt Art Museum; Spokane, Washington
Maquettes and Gouache Studies at the Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut Sculpture at the Springfield Museums; Springfield, Massachusetts
Recent Small Sculptures at M+V Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
Five Totem Sculptures, Bushnell Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut
Sculpture at Northwood Village; West Palm Beach, Florida
2015
Art Wynwood fair, Cynthia Corbett Gallery; Miami, Florida
Sentinel Sculptures at the Cummer Museum and Gardens; Jacksonville, Florida
Art Miami New York Fair, Cynthia Corbett Gallery; New York, New York
David Hayes Sculpture at the Wichita Falls, Texas Museum of Art
David Hayes Sculptures, Project Space
Gallery, SUNY College at Oneonta; Oneonta, NY
Large and Small, Hartford Public Library Gallery; Hartford, Connecticut
Art Hamptons Fair, Cynthia Corbett Gallery; Southampton, New York
Sculptures on campus, SUNY College at Oneonta; Oneonta, New York
2016
Art Miami art fair at the Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami, Florida
Context art fair at M+V Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
The Original Miami Beach Antiques Show, Miami Beach, Florida with Alpen Art & Antiques Small Vertical Motifs, Commenoz Gallery, Key Biscayne, Florida
Art Palm Beach fair with Alpen Art & Antiques; Vail, Colorado
Straight from the Barn, Emmanoel Lavagnolli
Fine Art Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, Florida
Small Sculptures and Gouache Studies, Center For Creative Education, West Palm Beach Florida
Clio Art Fair at Ale Berni Gallery, New York, New York
Small Sculpture and Gouache Studies, Lowe
Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
Art Southampton fair with Cynthia Corbett Gallery; Bridgehampton, New York
David Hayes Sculpture. The Perfect Provenance, Greenwich, Connecticut
Small Sculpture, Arte Fundamenta, Wynwood, Florida
David Hayes Sculpture, Isabella Garrucho Fine Art, Greenwhich, Connecticut
David Hayes Sculpture at the Dubuque
Museum of Art; Dubuque, Iowa
Modern Sculptors of Indiana, Eskanazi Art Museum, Indiana University, Bloomington
Indiana
2017
Art New York art fair via ACA Galleries, New York
Art Bites, Alessandro Berni Gallery, New York, New York
Totem Sculpture, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, New York
Sabrina, Memphis Brooks Museum; Memphis, Tennessee
Market Art & Design fair, Bridgehampton, New York, via Laurence Fine Art, East
Hampton
Yager Art Museum: In a Modern Vein:
Contemporary Art from the Yager Museum
Collection
Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, Massachusetts via Lawrence Fine Art
Wallace Hall Art and Antiques Exhibition, New York City, via Bradbury Art & Antiques and Garvey Rita Art and Antiques
2018
Outdoor Sculpture in downtown Winter Park, Florida; City of Winter Park, Florida
Connecticut Spring Antique Show, Hartford
Armory, via Garvey Rita Art and Antiques
Art Miami New York fair at Pier 94, New York City, via Long Sharp Gallery
David Hayes: Permanent Nature. The Ventana Series at the Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana Market Art & Design fair, Bridgehampton, New York, via Laurence Fine Art, East Hampton
The Ventana Series, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas (exhibit travels)
2019
Art Palm Beach art fair, West Palm Beach, Florida, via the David Hayes Art Foundation
Wallace Hall Art and Antiques Exhibition, New York City, via Garvey Rita Art and Antiques T
he Ventana Series, Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, Iowa
Sculptural Adornments: David Hayes Jewelry. Georgia Museum of Art; Athens, Georgia (exhibit travels)
24 Sculptures in Gainesville Parks; Gainesville, Florida
Sculptural Adornments: David Hayes Jewelry. Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, Conn.
Five large sculptures in Muscatine, Iowa; Muscatine Art in Public Places Commission.
2020
Sculpture in Downtown Naples, City of Naples, Naples, Florida
Sculpture in Danbury, Danbury Connecticut with CityCenter Danbury.
A Totem grows in Manchester. Totem
Sculpture at Center Springs Park, Manchester, Connecticut, the artist's birthplace
2022
Hamptons Fine Art Fair art fair, Southampton, New York via Burgess Modern + Contemporary
Art Miami art fair, Miami, Florida, via Burgess Modern + Contemporary
2023
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art fair, West Palm Beach, Florida, via New River
Fine Art
David Hayes| MAN OF STEEL: Selected Works from the Estate of David Hayes, Solo Exhibition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Burgess Modern + Contemporary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Addison Gallery of American Art; Andover, Massachusetts
Currier Gallery of Art; Manchester, New Hampshire
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
Detroit Art Institute; Detroit, Michigan
Museum of Fine Arts; Houston, Texas
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Arizona State University; Tempe, Arizona
Carnegie Institute; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wadsworth Atheneum; Hartford, Connecticut
Elmira College; Elmira, New York
Brockton Art Center, Fuller Memorial; Brockton, Massachusetts
Ringling Museum of Art; Sarasota, Florida
Fleming Museum, University of Vermont; Burlington, Vermont
First National Bank of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
De Porceleyne Fles; Delft, Holland
University of Connecticut; Storrs, Connecticut
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts; Columbus, Ohio
University of Notre Dame; Notre Dame, Indiana
Michael Schiavone and Sons; New Haven, Connecticut
Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana
National Museum of American Art; Washington, D. C.
Struktuur 68NV; The Hague, Holland
Boston Public Library; Boston, Massachusetts
Dartmouth College; Hanover, New Hampshire
Everson Museum of Art; Syracuse, New York
Dade County Art Collection; Miami, Florida
DeCordova Museum; Lincoln, Massachusetts
Williams College Museum of Art; Williamstown, Massachusetts
George Washington University; Washington, D. C.
New Britain Museum of American Art; New Britain, CT
Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, New York
Price, Waterhouse, Inc.; Hartford, Connecticut
Russell, Gibson, Von Dolen, Inc.; Farmington, Connecticut
Thiokol Corporation; Newtown, Pennsylvania
University Art Gallery, State University of New York; Albany, NY
Lynch Motors; Manchester, Connecticut
Housatonic Museum of Art; Bridgeport, Connecticut
Boca Raton Museum of Art; Boca Raton, Florida
Museum of Fine Arts; Springfield, Massachusetts
Wichita State University; Wichita, Kansas
Gund Hall, Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Norton Company; Worcester, Massachusetts
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Nelson Rockefeller
Collection; Tarrytown, New York
Harry Guggenheim Collection, Nassau County Museum; Sand Point, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum; Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Ohio Weslyan University; Delaware, Ohio
Hunter Museum of Art; Chattanooga, Tennessee
Albertus Magnus College; New Haven, Connecticut
Wilbraham and Monson Academy; Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Westmoreland County Museum of Art; Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Wondriska & Russo Associates; Farmington, Connecticut
The Woodlands, Texas
Philbrook Art Center; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Pfeizer, Inc.; New York
Pepperridge Farms, Inc.; New Haven, Connecticut
Olin Corporation; Cheshire, Connecticut
Manchester Community College; Manchester, Connecticut
Hartford Public Library; Hartford, Connecticut
BKM, Inc.; East Hartford, Connecticut
Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hollister Corporation; Libertyville, Illinois
Hartford Art School; West Hartford, Connecticut
University of Hartford; West Hartford, Connecticut
Mitchner Museum; Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Gerwun Jewish Heritage Foundation, New Jersey
University of Connecticut Health Center; Farmington, CT
Westminster School; Simsbury, Connecticut
Hartwood Acres; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut
Gulf Coast Art Center; Belleair, Florida
Nicotra Group; Staten Island, New York
Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University; Hamilton, New York
Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center;
Naples, Florida
Hamilton College; Clinton, New York
City of Fort Pierce; Fort Pierce, Florida
Office of Charles Moore; Owensboro, Kentucky
Frost Art Museum; Miami, Florida
Vero Beach Museum of Art; Vero Beach, Florida
William Benton Museum of Art; Storrs, Connecticut
Fairfield University Art Museum; Fairfield, Connecticut
Lowe Art Museum; Coral Gables, Florida
Dubuke Museum of Art; Dubuke, Iowa
Muscatine Art Center; Muscatine, Iowa
Jorge and Darlene Pérez, Miami, Florida
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Burgess Modern + Contemporary is a private fine art advisory firm, publishing and art projects company that specializes in fine art collections management and provides expert advice on bluechip, museum quality acquisitions to discerning individuals, corporations, and public institutions seeking to develop high quality, uniquely tailored collections, and art programs.
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