Jodi Hays (b. 1976, Arkansas, United States) is a painter who exhibits widely across the United States. Her work has been shown at Night Gallery (LA), Susan Inglett Gallery (NY), Wiregrass Museum, Stoveworks Museum, the Brooks Museum, Tiger Strikes Asteroid (GVL), Fisk University, Curb Center at Vanderbilt University, Cooper Union, Devening Projects, and more.


The Rauschenberg Foundation, CERF+, The Foundation for Contemporary Art, Sustainable Arts Foundation, Amy Ringholz Prize, Tennessee Arts Commission, and the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation are among those who have awarded her grants and Fellowships. She was a 2019 Finalist for the Hopper Prize. Residencies include The Cooper Union School of Art, Stove Works, Oxbow School of Art, and Vermont Studio Center. New American Painting, Two Coats of Paint, Hyperallergic, ArtForum International, New Art Examiner are several publications that have featured her work.


Her paintings can be found in many public and corporate collections including the Birmingham Museum of Art, The J Crew Group, Nashville International Airport, National Parks of America, and Tennessee State Museum.


image courtesy of Logan Elder Photography