DOVE HAYS

Dove Zenaida Hays is a painter and sculptor known for her subtle, pastel-hued palette and soft matte surfaces. She has exhibited widely in the United States and internationally, including recent exhibitions curated by Young Space (Brooklyn, NY) and by Warbling Collective (London, UK). She has shown in a two-person exhibition with Sadie Halie Projects (Brooklyn, NY), and with every iteration of the Every Woman Biennial (New York, NY). She has attended residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Arteles Creative Center in Haukijärvi, Finland, and the Lighthouse Works Fellowship on Fishers Island, NY. Raised in Baltimore, MD, she moved to Brooklyn, NY, to attend Pratt Institute and later earned an MFA from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and rural Baltimore County, MD.

Dove has previously exhibited under the name Megan Hays.

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2022 After The Fall Comes Love; or The Shadow Society, Bushel Collective. Delhi, NY
2021 Found and Unfound. LaMama Galleria. New York, NY
2021 My Love Is Your Love. Copeland Gallery. London, UK
2019 Of course, I haven’t forgotten! Curated by Warbling Collective. London, United Kingdom
2019 Crocodile Tears. Curated by Kate Mothes. Young Space. Brooklyn, NY
2019 Every Woman Biennial. Curated by C. Finely. New York, NY
2018 Material Matters, BWAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 The Whitney Houston Biennial: The Greatest Love of All. Curated by C. Finley, New York, NY
2016 ACCESSART Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Model Reader. Transmitter Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Season Kickoff Drawing Exhibition. Sadie Halie Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Concerning Matter. Curated by Courtney Jordan, Gowanus Ballroom, Brooklyn, NY
2014 CURRENT: Gowanus. Curated by Benjamin Sutton, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Subtle Approach. Curated by Courtney Wendroff, BAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 The Whitney Houston Biennial. Curated by C. Finley, Brooklyn, NY
2013 STAGE. 2-person Exhibition, Sadie Halie Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Resurrection, Observatory, Brooklyn, NY
2012 The Public Secret, Curated by David Gibson. Dino Eli Gallery, New York, NY
2012 First Truth, Curated by Sara Hubbs and Sara Jones.Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Memory Palace, Curated by Adam Thompson. Flux Factory, LIC, NY
2011 Inspiration, InRivers Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Hybrid Life Forms, 300/6x9 Project, Brooklyn, NY
2011 CAA NY Area MFA Exhibition, Hunter College Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Place + Time. Curated by Johanna Bartelt. Bullet Space Gallery, New York, NY
2010 VOX VI. Juried by Jennifer Dalton and William Powhida. Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Mind Your Figure. Curated by Aniko Berman and Suzana Diamond. DB Projects, New York, NY
2010 World’s Greatest. Daily Operation. Brooklyn, NY
2009 little creatures. Curated by Megan Hays. McCaig-Welles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Our House. Lumenhouse, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Lumenhouse Benefit. Lumenhouse, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Out of the Woods. Collaborative Project, L.I.C, NY
2008 BETA Spaces. Arts in Bushwick, Lumenhouse, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Lumenhouse. Brooklyn, NY
2006 Wish You Here V. A.I.R. Gallery. NY, NY
2006 Generations V. A.I.R. Gallery. NY, NY

RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS
2020 Lighthouse Works Fellowship. Fishers Island, NY
2020 Arteles Creative Center. Haukijärvi, Finland
2014 Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT

ARTIST REGISTRIES & PUBLICATIONS
White Columns Curated Artist Registry
Friend of the Artist Studio Image Project Book (forthcoming late 2021)

EDUCATION
MFA Brooklyn College CUNY
BFA Hunter College CUNY
BFA Studies Pratt Institute, National Talent Search Scholar