Donte Hayes
b. 1975
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Through the influence of hip-hop, history, and science fiction, Donte’s work explores Afrofuturism, a projected vision of an imagined future which critiques the historical and cultural events of the African Diaspora and the distinct black experience of the Middle Passage. While also exploring deeper social issues which broaden the conversation between all of humanity.
About Donte Hayes
Born in 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland, Donté K Hayes graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University at Kennesaw, Georgia with a BFA in Ceramics and Printmaking with an Art History minor. Recent art exhibitions include group shows at the Museum of Science + Industry Chicago, Illinois, the Association of Visual Arts in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta.
He has also been included in recent juried exhibitions from the 2019 NCECA Student Juried Show at the Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the 2018 River to River Midwest Regional Ceramic Juried Show at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hayes, is the recipient of a Kennesaw State University travel scholarship for the study of stone lithography at the Taller Experimental de Grafica in Havana, Cuba. Currently, Donté is a second year MFA candidate at the University of Iowa Dimensional Studies in Ceramics and is the 2017 recipient of the University of Iowa Arts Fellowship.
Donte Hayes CV
EDUCATION
2020
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Degree Candidate, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2019
Forthcoming Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree Candidate, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Degree, Summa Cum Laude, Ceramics and Printmaking, Art History Minor, School of Art and Design, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
2016
Study Abroad, Printmaking, School of Art and Design, Kennesaw State University, Taller Experimental de Gráfica, Havana, Cuba
2002
Artists Mentoring Program, Mentor Lilly Cannon, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Garner Narrative, Louisville, Kentucky
Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2017
Cosmic Remix, Garner Narrative, Louisville, Kentucky
2015
New Works, The Art Spot Gallery, Fulton County Central Library, Atlanta Georgia
Afrofuturist, Garner Narrative, Louisville, Kentucky
2013
The Real Tales of The Gingerblack Man, Garner Narrative, Louisville, Kentucky
2012
Donté K. Hayes New Works, Seminole State College, Sanford, Florida
2010
Gingerblack Man, Florida Atlantic University John MacArthur Library Gallery, Jupiter, Florida
2009
*Imagine: Robert Sites and Donte’ K. Hayes, Selden Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia*
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Funkadelic Awakening: A Futuristic Resistance, Three Person Show, Donté K. Hayes, Jennifer Ling Datchuck, and Salvador Jiménez-Flore, The Clay Studio: Bonovitz Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (Invitational)
The Collective Presents: Surface Tension, Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa, (Group)
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Juried Student Exhibition, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, (Juried)
The University of Iowa Graduate Students in Ceramics Exchange, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, (Invitational)
And Still We Rise: Celebrating African American Printmakers, Johns Creek Arts Center, Johns Creek, Georgia, (Invitational)
Times End, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, Pennsylvania, (Juried)
2018
River to River: Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio Biennial, Eaton-Buchan Gallery, Sinclair Art Galleries, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, (Juried)
Picturing the Black Fantastic, The Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia, (Group)
Salon Show, Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, Tennessee, (Invitational)
Pop Start, DK Contemporary Gallery, Marietta, Georgia, (Invitational)
Material Transformation, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, South Carolina, (Group)
The University of Iowa Graduate Students in Ceramics Exchange, Sugar Gallery, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, (Invitational)
National Black Creativity Exhibition, Museum of Science + Industry Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, (Juried)
2nd Annual Black History Exhibit: The Modern Day Paris Exposition, Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, Tennessee,
2017
Fresh Emerging Artist Exhibition, Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, Tennessee, (Juried)
Gathered III: Georgia Artists select Georgia Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, (Juried)
Senior Capstone Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, (Group)
Visual Arts Exhibition, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), The Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, (Juried)
College Juried Exhibition (CJX), The Art Place Mountain View, Marietta, Georgia, (Juried)
Southern Futurism, Healthcare Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (Juried)
34th Annual Visions Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University,
Kennesaw, Georgia, (Juried)
AWARDS
2019
Zenobia Award, Full Tuition Residency, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
Ceramics Monthly Magazine Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly Magazine
Artaxis Fellowship: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Full, Tuition Residency, Deer Isle, Maine
Dare to Discover Research Student: Dimensional Practice in Ceramics, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2018
Emma McAllister Novel Scholarship, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2017
Iowa Arts Fellowship, School of Art and Art History, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
First Place, College Juried Exhibition, The Art Place Mountain View, Marietta, Georgia
Second Place Finalist, Deans Print (Dance: Theater), College of the Arts, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
SELECTED ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
2019
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), NCECA Juried Student Exhibition, Catalog, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2018
Smith, Jessica, Art Notes: “Picturing the Black Fantastic’ and More at the Lyndon House, September 12
2017
Brantley, Rebecca, Arts ATL, Review: “Gathered III” makes for a rich experience…, June 27
Havens, Sara, Insider Louisville, 7 Questions with… artist Donté K. Hayes, March 2
Leger, Benjamin, 225 Magazine, Juried art exhibit at the Healthcare Gallery showcases…, March 1
Triplett, Jo Anne, The Leo Weekly, Arts Staff Picks: Cosmic Remix by Donté K. Hayes, February 15
Kramer, Elizabeth, The Courier-Journal, Critic’s Picks: Histories of African diaspora inspires artist, February 1
Havens, Sara, Insider Louisville, Garner Narrative’s “Yours in Struggle” exhibit offers hope…, January 3
2016
Kramer, Elizabeth, The Courier-Journal, Activist voices “yours in struggle” in art, December 15
Editorial Team, East City Art, Anacostia Art Center Presents Unapologetic Négritude…, May 18
Seven, John, Hill Country Observer, Through art, a conversation about race, February/March
2015
Predojev, Hannah, The Collegian: Ashland University, Power of the Press, October 3
Triplett, Jo Anne, The Leo Weekly, Arts Staff Picks: Afrofuturist, March 11
Kramer, Elizabeth, The Courier-Journal, Critic’s Picks: Utopia Revisited, February 15
Havens, Sara, Insider Louisville, “Afrofuturist” exhibit blends history…, February 2
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