William H. Hays
21 Central St., Turners Falls, MA 01376
508-893-1710
william@theartistsloft.com
Affiliations and Collections
Boston Athenaeum Permanent Collection, Boston, MA
Syracuse University Art Galleries Permanent Collection, Syracuse, NY
Univeristy of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY
State of Vermont Permanent Collection
Vermont Supreme Court Permanent Collection
Member The Boston Printmakers, Cambridge, MA
Juried Exhibitions
2022
Providence Art Club National Open Juried Exhibition (Jean Fain Award for Printmaking), Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
The Winter Palette (Best In Show), Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
2021
Best Of The East Coast, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
The Colors of Change, Monson Art League, Monson, MA
Providence Art Club National Open Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
88th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Hudson Valley Art Association, Old Lyme CT
2019
32nd Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
47th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts, Brownsville TX
2018
Ink, Press, Repeat: National Juried Printmaking and Book Art Exhibition, William Paterson University Galleries, Wayne, NJ
38th National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Stand Out Prints 2018, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
American Landscapes Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Paper Works, M.S. Rezny Gallery, Lexington, KY
New Hope Art League 2018 Juried Art Show, (Jerry's Artarama Award) The Conservatory, Doylestown, PA
2018 National Juried Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
Texas National Competition & Exhibition, SFA Art Galleries, Nacogdoches, TX
Open Call NXNE 2018, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
55th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Creativity 25, (2nd Place Graphics Award) Monson Art League, Monson, MA
31st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
After The Sun Goes Down, Grosse Pointe Artists Association, Grosse Pointe, MI
Rewriting The Master Narrative, Arts and Literature Laboratory, Madison, WI
46th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts, Brownsville TX
2017
At The Walker, National Juried Exhibition, (Best In Show) Walker Art Collection, Garnett, KS
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Living With Craft, (Gorst Print Award) Sunapee, NH
Ink For Alaska, (First Place) Washington D.C., Traveling exhibit throughout the U.S.
GPAA 11th Annual Our Rivers, Our Lakes Exhibition, (First Place) Grosse Pointe, MI
Marking Time, 70th Anniversary of The Boston Printmakers Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA
After Dark 6, Greg Moon Art, Taos, NM
5th Annual International Juried Print Exhibition, Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
45th International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts, Brownsville TX
2015
Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Show, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire
INK! Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, W. Hartford, CT
2013
Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Show Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire
2011
Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Show, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire
2009
Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Show, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire
2008
As Others See Us, Brattleboro Museum and Fine Arts Center, Brattleboro, Vermont
2007
Quests, Visions & Journeys of the Spirit, Monson Arts Council, Monson, Massachusetts
57th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism, American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts
Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Show, (Honorable Mention) Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire
2005
Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Show, (Peoples' Choice Award) Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene, New Hampshire
2004
54th Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, Academic Artists Association, Springfield, Massachusetts
2003
53rd Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, Academic Artists Association, Springfield, Massachusetts
The Great River Show Art Space, Greenfield, Massachusetts
2001
51st Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, (Robert Bertolli Memorial Award) Academic Artists Association, Springfield, Massachusetts
1999
Reflections on Basin Harbor Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, Vermont
Art On The Mountain Haystack, Vermont
1998
Reflections on Basin Harbor Basin Harbor Club, Vergennes, Vermont
Art On The Mountain, Haystack, Vermont
6th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, NH
11th Annual - Envisioned in a Pastoral Setting Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
1992-98
The Stratton Arts Festival, Stratton Mountain, Vermont
1997
Art On The Mountain Haystack, Vermont
1993
Monadnock Regional Juried Exhibition, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
1991
Art On The Mountain Haystack, Vermont
1985
U.A.A. Juried Exhibition, (Best In Show, First Place - Drawing) University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
1981
Eighth Annual All Alaska Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
1979
Fifth Annual All Alaska Juried Watercolor Exhibition, The Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Solo Exhibitions
2007
The Rhythm Of Land And Sea, South Street Gallery, Greenport, New York
2006
Faces Of The Divine, American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts
2004-05
Paintings of William H. Hays, Queens County Museum, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
2004
To Vermont From The Heart, Offices of the Governor of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont
2002
Italy and Ireland, Oils and Watercolors, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
2001 European Spring Watercolors, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
New Faces, Oil Paintings, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
2000
Iberian Spring Watercolors, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
New Directions, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
1999
Carnevale, Italian Watercolors, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
Inside/Outside - Latest Work, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
Acadian Watercolors, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
1998
On Location, 33 Watercolors by William Hays, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
1997
Bright Lights, Exuberant Palette, The Artist's Loft Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
1992
Down the Shore!, Hays Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
1990
Opening Exhibit Hays Gallery, Brattleboro, Vermont
1986
My Eyes, University of Alaska Art Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
1984
The Experience Experiment, Installation at the 7AM Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
1982
Interiors, Sky Dynamics and Other Landscapes, Rendezvous Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
1981
An Asian Experience, The Collector's Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
1980
Recent Works, The Collector's Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Windows to Alaska, The Collector's Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
1979
William Hays, The Collector's Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Invitational and Group Exhibitions
2021
Spring Into Summer Print Show, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA
Vermont Printmakers, Frog Hollow, Burlington, VT
2018
Invitational Print Show, Riverviews Art Space, Lynchburg, VA
Living With Craft, (Gorst Printmaking Award), League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Sunapee, NH
2017
Craft Show, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA
Living With Craft, (Gorst Printmaking Award), League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Sunapee, NH
2016
Living With Craft, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Sunapee, NH
2014
What We Do Best, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Gallery, Concord, NH
2013
66th Annual Members Exhibition, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
2012
Prints, Leaving an Impression, The Gallery at the Craft Center and Headquarters, League of NH Craftsmen, Concord, NH
2008
As Others See Us, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
2004
Coastal Scenes, Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005
Snow, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA
2002
Italian Memories, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT
1998
In our Back Yard, Images of the Pioneer Valley and Surrounding Area, R. Michelson Galleries, Amherst, MA
Two Contemporary Landscape Painters, Newman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Four Contemporary American Realists, Newman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1993
Small Wonders, The Hays Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
1992
`Tis the Season, A Celebration of Autumn in Vermont, The Hays Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
Boyer • Trump • Hays, The Hays Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
1991
Recent Works, The Art Marketplace Gallery, Winooski, VT
Selected - A Showing of Recent Work, The Gallery on the Green, Woodstock, VT
1990
Landscapes, The Windham Art Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
Figurative Works, The Windham Art Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
1987
Another Big Head - Self Portraits, University of Alaska Art Gallery, Anchorage, AK
1986
U.A.A. Alumni Show, University of Alaska Art Gallery, Anchorage, AK
1985
Michelle Stewart Workshop Exhibition, The Visual Arts Center Alaska, Anchorage, AK
First Annual Invitational Pastel Exhibition, Artique Ltd., Anchorage, AK
Title: Untitled (as yet), University of Alaska Art Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Hard Art - A One Percent View, 7AM Gallery Installation, Anchorage, AK
Invasion Sweepstakes, 7AM Mail Art Performance, Anchorage, AK
Freezeout Film Festival, 7AM Outdoor Performance, Anchorage, AK
1983
La Bamba, 7AM Gallery Installation, Anchorage, AK
Trying Art, 7AM Performance, Municipal Court House and the Mayor's Office, Anchorage, AK
Selected Publications
2022
The Hand Magazine, May 2022 issue, featuring "Mountain Melody" and "Reflection" woodcuts
2020
Pomegranate Press blank cards of one linocut print
2019
Pomegranate Press blank cards of two linocut prints
2018
Pomegranate Press 2019 wall calendar Linocut Prints by William H. Hays
2017
Pomegranate Press boxed set of holiday cards, five each of four linocut prints
2011-Present
Artist's To Watch/Design House Greetings eight cards featuring linocut prints
2009
Vermont Main Streets and Backroads Cover Image, "The Swimming Hole"
The Art of Lake Champlain Verve Editions, featuring "Lake Champlain Sunset"
2006
American Style Magazine February Issue, "Arts Tour, Southeastern Vermont" featuring the artist's studio and gallery
2005
American Artist Magazine, April Issue, "Painting the Flow, Color and Rhythm of Water" featuring seven paintings
The Artist's Magazine, September Issue, article entitled, "Going Digital" by Managing Editor, Steve Smith
1999
"In Search of Excellence", 1999 Calendar for Fletcher Allen Health Care, "Splendid Memory"
1998
American Artist Magazine, May Issue, article on framing oils featuring "Draped Guardian" and "Stickneybrook" paintings
"In Search of Excellence", 1998 Calendar for Fletcher Allen Health Care, featuring "Splendid Memory"
1997
Mount Snow Magazine, Summer/Fall Issue article on the arts scene in southern Vermont featuring "Windham Woods"
1993
"In Search of Excellence", Cover, 1994 Calendar for Fletcher Allen Health Care, "A Barber's Eye View"
1992
The Artist's Magazine, February Issue, article on painting snow in watercolors featuring "Paper Shadows" and "Dummerston Bridge"
