Ealy Mays

Ealy Mays (born January 15, 1959) is a Paris-based Black-American contemporary artist, who infuses ethnic, political, and social commentary with his colourful, signature style and a satirical twist. His art maintains his stance as a social critic of our present time and space.

Mays' works have been exhibited at Galeria Clave, Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, and New York's Guggenheim Museum, among many other prominent and influential gallery spaces.

He counts Jacob Lawrence, Jackson Pollock, Maxfield Parrish, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, Herbert Gentry, Edward Clark (artist), and Franz Kline as his most notable mentors and influences.

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1996

2021
- Memories and Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art | The Appleton Museum of Art | Ocala, FL (Traveling)

2020
- Memories and Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art | The Gilcrease Museum | Tulsa, OK (January - July) and University of Richmond Museum | Richmond VA (August - November)
- Group Show | ABXY Gallery | New York, NY

2019
-ABXY Beach, Group Exhibition | Haven | Montauk, New York

2018
- Art Shopping, International Contemporart Art Fair Paris, Carrousel du Louvre - Individual Exhibition

2017
- Think Outside the Box. An Ealy Mays Retrospective of 1987-2017" | Pinter Gallery and Auction House |Budapest, Hungary | Individual Exhibition | Curator Barbara Brzoska and Timea Klincsek
- Ealy Mays: A Retrospective | ABXY Gallery | New York, NY
- Atelier 2 Deauville, Deauville France - Collective Exhibition with Caroline Sand - "Upside down"

2016
- Ealy Mays and Image Perception | Hammonds House Museum | AARL Satellite Gallery | Atlanta, Georgia | From the Collections of Kerry and C. Betty Davis, Greg Richardson, Larry and Brenda Thompson | Curator, Young Hughley | Speaking Engagement / Individual Exhibition
- UNESCO Paris Franc...