Vereen Gallery

exhibition on view

PAINTER HAYES:

An Exhibition by Sarah Painter Hayes

and Cosby Hayes

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Opening Reception 

Thursday, April 24th 

5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

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Exhibition On View

April 24 - June 18, 2025

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Painter Hayes is the creative team of Sarah & Cosby. Specializing in site-specific mural works informed by their studio painting practice, the two have a combined 30 years of painting experience.

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Sarah Painter & Cosby Hayes have been painting together since 2017. In 2023, they got married, combined their names, and Painter Hayes was officially established.

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They have been commissioned by the Office of the Vice President, Coca-Cola, and collaborate with a variety of municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, and schools. 

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Sarah's Florida Girl series aims to showcase the often forgotten natural beauty and unique biodiversity of Florida through a feminist perspective. Inspired by her childhood spent growing up in Tallahassee, Florida, Sarah paints young girls standing as protectors of Floridian inhabitants, amidst a wide-range of Florida’s natural environments, positioning each figure to create a Madonna and Child motif. 

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Sarah's work is informed by Kehinde Wiley, Helen Bur, Norman Rockwell, and Frida Kahlo, whose works resonate with themes of identity, environment, and societal reflection.