JEN WINK HAYS

Born and raised in Bath, Maine, Jen Wink Hays lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. She studied visual art and art history at Barnard College in New York City. She is the co-founder of New York City’s Blue School.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Headlong, Sears Peyton Gallery / New York, NY (upcoming, May 2023)

2022 Obstacle Course, Arusha Gallery / London, UK

2022 Obstacle Course, Arusha Gallery / Bruton, UK

2022 Valley Low, Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY

2022 Valley Low, Zillman Art Museum / Bangor, ME

2021 Smotherland, Arusha Gallery / Edinburgh, Scotland

2019 Wondrous Ponderous Sears Peyton Gallery / New York, NY

2018 Playing Field, Sears Peyton Gallery / New York, NY

2017 Vacationland, Art Bastion Gallery / Miami, FL

2016 Almanac, Uprise Art/ New York, NY

2016 Survey, Market Art + Design, Uprise Art / Bridgehampton, NY

2014 Fathom, Uprise Art/ New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 “Rigorous Fun” Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY

2023 “Reverdie” Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (upcoming June 2023)

2023 Inaugural Exhibition: 6 Percy Street, Arusha Gallery, London, UK (upcoming spring 2023)

2023 Dallas Art Fair, Sears Peyton Gallery, Dallas, TX

2023 “Lightwell" Chen Projects, Yageo Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan

2023 Intersect Palm Springs, Sears Peyton Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2022 “Playground”, Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY

2022 London Art Fair, Arusha Gallery, London, UK

2022 Dallas Art Fair, Sears Peyton Gallery, Dallas, TX

2022 Intersect Palm Springs, Sears Peyton Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2021 Dallas Art Fair, Sears Peyton Gallery, Dallas, TX

2020 Jen Wink Hays & Sabine Finkenaur, 2 person show, BDDW Gallery, New York, NY

2019 Residency Exhibition, Offsite at Fitler Club, Philadelphia, PA

2019 Pulse Art Fair, BDDW Annex Gallery, New York, NY

2019 Summer Group Show, Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY

2019 Selections from the Permanent Collection, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME

2019 Salone di Mobile Annex Launch Exhibition, BDDW Annex Gallery, Milan, Italy

2019 Inauguration, BDDW Annex Gallery, New York, NY

2018 High Summer, Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY

2018 Salone di Mobile, BDDW Santa Marta, Milan, Italy

2017 At a Languorous Pace, Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY

2017 Art Show: Bedford / Westchester, NY

2016 Free Arts at The Reserve, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2016 Art Show: Bedford / Westchester, NY

2016 ElteMKT, Uprise Art / Toronto, Ontario

2016 Tribeca Art Night / First Edition + Artsy, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2016 Free Arts/Junior Board Exhibition and Auction, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2016 Affordable Art Fair, Spring, Framebridge / New York, NY

2015 Affordable Art Fair, Fall, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2015 Market Art and Design, Uprise Art / Bridgehampton,NY

2015 Art After Dark, Room & Board, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2015 Free Arts NYC, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2014 Guild Hall Members Group Show / East Hampton, NY

2014 The Norwood Exhibition, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2014 Affordable Art Fair, Fall, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2014 D.E. Shaw; Paperworks, Group Show / New York, NY

2013 Affordable Art Fair, Spring, Uprise Art / New York, NY

2013 Paper Party, Haus Interiors / New York, NY

2013 Best and The Brightest, Uprise Art / New York, NY

<2013 The National Arts Club, A.I.R. Gallery, Saint Paul’s Chapel, Ontology Shop, New York

SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

University of Maine Museum of Art, Permanent Collection / Bangor Maine

New York Presbyterian Hospital Solarium Collection / New York, NY

The Jennings Hotel / Joseph, OR

West Wing Writers / Wall Street Headquarters / New York, NY

Weill Cornell Hospital / New York, NY

PRESS + PROJECTS

2019 Domino Magazine: True to Form / editorial feature by Fiorella Valdesolo

2018 Artsy: Playing Field: The Art Of Jen Wink Hays / editorial feature by Amy Rahn

2017 Miami Magazine: Maine Attraction / editorial feature by Rebecca Kleinman

2017 Almost Essential, UK: Seeing Between The Layers with Jen Wink Hays' Vacationland / editorial feature by Nico Kos Earle

2017 OEN: The Process of Subtraction, Paintings by American Painter Jen Wink Hays / editorial feature

2016 Domino: Meet Jen Wink Hays, At Home with The Artist / editorial feature

2016 The Jealous Curator / editorial

2016 Market Art + Design Fair: featured artist for all online, collateral material and signage

2016 Lonny: A Gallerist’s Industrial, Artful Home / featured artwork

2014 Refinery 29: 8 Things To Do In NYC This Week / editorial

2014 Architectural Digest Online: Art Fair Roundup, featured artist

2014 Design Milk: Start Collecting Original Artwork with Uprise, featured artist

2014 Harper's Bazaar: How To Buy Art Online: featured artist

2014 DWR Catalog - “Fail Safe” featured on cover

2013 Quarterly Co. / Featured Artist

2013 Tumblr Open Arts Award “The Way I See”

2013 Minted / West Elm Challenge - 4 winning pieces

2013 Art in Limbo: An Art Fair For Everyone / editorial

2013 One Kings Lane Journal: At Home with Jen Wink / editorial

2011 Momfilter: Foot Fetish / editorial

2011 WABC News: New School of Thought

2010 The New York Times: Inventive Private School Faces Old Hurdles / editorial feature

2009 BBC: Visit the Blue School with the BBC

2009 Time Magazine: At Blue School, Kids Rule / editorial feature

2008 Imagine It / British television documentary segment on Blue School

RELATED EXPERIENCE

1998 Founder, Utility Design / New York, NY

2006 Co-Founder, Blue School / New York, NY