Education:
1997 MFA, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, (Program in Artisanry) Dartmouth, MA.
1987 Philadelphia College of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. (Special Student ceramic sculpture)
1982 BFA, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA.
Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy: Full year 1981, second semester 1982.
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Grants:
2011 Star Residency Program, MCC grant for two month clay tile making workshop at Dartmouth High School. Dartmouth, MA.
1999 Massachusetts Cultural Council FY99 Artist Grant, Award recipient in Crafts.
1998 New Bedford Cultural Council Grant FY98.
1994 - 2000 Free studio space, Artworks Pilot Project Competition, New Bedford, MA.
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Awards:
2017 Selected for six month instalation at 220 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, by the deCordova Corporate
Program.
2010 Award winner, Ceramic Sculpture, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT.
2002 The 2002 Society of Arts and Crafts Artist Award.
1997 Best of Show, Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center.
1997 First Place sculpture, The State of Clay, Lexington Guild of the Arts and Crafts Society.
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Collections:
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.
Danforth Museum at Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
Collection of the New Bedford Libraris, New Bedford, MA
Many private collections.
Museum Shows:
2022 Danforth annual juried show, Danforth Museum at Framingham State University.
2021 Wonderscape, Curated by Jessica Roscio, Danforth Museum at Framingham State University.
2020 Excavation, Layers of Meaning, Curated by Catherine Carter, New Bedford Art Museum,
New Bedford, MA
2018 Newport Annual, Members Juried Exhibition, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
2017 Perspectives, curated by Mary Dondero, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
2015 Community of Artist, National Juried show, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
2000 Featured Artist, The 2000 DeCordova Annual Summer Exhibition featuring ten New England Artist,
DeCordova museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA.
Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Other-Worldly: Painting by Nancy Hayes, RSM Gallery, Bentley University, Waltham, MA
2017 Anatomy of a Small Universe, Solo exhibition, de Menil Gallery, Groton, MA.
2015 In Flux, Solo Exhibition, Harbor Gallery, U-Mass Boston, Boston, MA.
2015 Solo Exhibition, Colo Colo Gallery, New Bedford, MA.
2013 Origins, Solo Exhibition, Colo Colo Gallery, New Bedford, MA.
2011 On the Wall, Solo Exhibition, Colo Colo Gallery, New Bedford, MA.
2009 Solo Exhibition, Colo Colo Gallery, New Bedford, MA.
2009 Process and Discovery, Solo Exhibition, Dartmouth Gallery, Dartmouth, MA.
1999 Solo Exhibition, Bromfield Art Gallery, Boston, MA.
Exhibitions - two and three person shows:
2019 New England Bio Labs, two person show, NEBL, Ipswich, MA
2017 By Way of Color and Design, Three person show, Fort Point Community Gallery, Boston, MA
2015 Adria Arch/ Nancy Hayes/ Allison Pashke, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery, three person
show, Jackson Arts Center,Bristol CommunityCollege, Fall River, MA
2014 Retina Riot, two person show, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA
2014 Form and Pattern, Three person show, Krause Gallery, Moses Brown School, Providence,
RI
2013 Abstraction: Pattern, Gesture, Spirit. Three person show, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall
River, MA
2011 Ceramics - Two Views, Two person show, The New Haven Free Public Library Gallery,
New Haven, CT
2000 Sculptural Works, Two person show, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
2008 Featured Artist, Crocker and Griffin Gallery, Wakefield, RI.
2006 Featured Artist, Isolte Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
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Selected Exhibitions:
2019 Pattern, Curated show, Worcester Center for Crafts, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester, MA
2016 Color, National Juried show, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI,
2015 Biennial exhibition, National Juried show, New Hampshire Institute of Art, manchester, NH
2015 Earth Elements, National Juried show, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
2013 Cool, National Juried show, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2011 Sources - Origins, National Juried show, juror Howard Yezerski, South Shore Art Center,
Cohasset, MA
2010 Ceramic Sculpture, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT.
2010 Earthworks, The 37th Annual Works in Clay by New England Artist, South County Arts
Center, Kingston, RI.
2010 An Expression Of Love, National Juried show, The Gallery at South Pointe, South Pointe
Towers, Miami Beach, FL.
2005 Swain Alumni, Juried competition, U-Mass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA.
2002 The 2002 Society of Arts and Crafts Traveling Awards Exhibition, The Society of Arts and
Crafts, Boston, MA, Worchester Center for Crafts, Worchester, MA, The Berkshire
Museum, Pittsfield, MA.
2001 Making the Green, juried competition, Woodstock, VT.
2001 Ceramics 2001, National juried competition, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT.
2001 In Residence, Artworks at Dover St., New Bedford, MA.
1999 Craft Forms 99, National juried competition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
1999 The State of Clay 99, National juried competition, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society,
Lexington, MA.
1999 Ceramics ’99, National juried competition, The Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT.
1999 Form and Figure, Artworks at Dover St., New Bedford, MA.
1998 Craft Forms 98, National juried competition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
1997 Craft Forms 97, National juried competition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
1997 The View from Here, The Dartmouth Gallery, Dartmouth, MA.
1997 Gallery selected show, Deblois Gallery, Newport, RI.
1997 A celebration of Regional Artist, Rotch-Jones-Duff House, New Bedford, MA.
1997 The State of Clay 97, juried competition, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA
1996 Annual Winter Show, juried competition, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA.