Terry Hays

Represented in Dallas by Ro2 Art.
Born and raised in Texas, I received my B.Sc. from West Texas State University and my MFA from Texas Christian University. Following graduate school, I spent eight years teaching painting
and drawing at the University of Manitoba School of Art in Canada. At that time, my work was primarily centered around installations that would literally fill the gallery. Soon after my return to Texas I put my art on hold and began painting large sets for stage productions and television. I returned to teaching for a few years and taught scenic painting in the theater department at Southern Methodist University. It wasn't until around 2002-03 that my interest in my own personal art began to slowly return. When you paint everyday as a scenic artist it is hard to go to your studio and paint without it reminding you of work. The separation of my every day job from my art was a constant struggle and finding a new voice was a long slow process.

I spent endless hours looking at a broad assortment of images from different cultures - Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, China, and Japan. At the same time there developed an interest in the popular imagery used in street art, graffiti and full body tattoos. In addition I...

Education
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Texas Christian University, Fort
Worth, Texas 1974
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), West Texas State University,
Canyon, Texas 1970

Professional Experience
Artist/scenic artist in Dallas 1985 - present
Instructor and lead scenic artist, Theater Department, Meadows
School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University 1995-98
Assistant professor, painting and drawing, School of Art,
University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1975-82
Chairman, Painting Department, School of Art, University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1981-82
Chairman, Visiting Artist Committee, School of Art, University
of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1982
Texas Christian University Gallery Director, Texas Christian
University, Fort Worth, Texas 1973-74

Awards
Manitoba Arts Council Project Grant 1980
Research Grant-in-aid awarded by the University of Manitoba Research Grant Committee, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1974
Nasher Company Scholarship, Dallas, Texas 1973
Nordan Fellowship awarded by Texas Christian University
School of Art, Fort Worth, Texas 1973

2014
MAC 20 Part II, McKinney Ave. Contemporary, Dallas,Texas
MAC Membership Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
Dallas Art Fair 2014, Dallas, Texas
Ro2 Art at the Magnolia, Dallas, Texas
Chaos!, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas
Couples:Half and Half, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas

2013
Objectified, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas
Chaos!, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas
MAC Membership Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
Art and Advocacy, DCAC, Dallas, Texas
Systems and Solutions, The Gallery at Visit Addison, Addison,
Texas

2012
Art and Advocacy, DCAC, Dallas Texas
MAC Membership Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
Co-curator with J R Compton, Cura! Cura! Cura!, Bath House
Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas
Irreversible Change, Solo exhibit, McKinney Ave.
Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
5x5, Arlington Museum of Art, curated by Lee Bowman,
Arlington, Texas

2011
5th Annual Art and Advocacy, DCAC, Dallas, Texas
MAC Membership Exhibition, Dallas,Texas
Cut Copy Paste Paint, with Kathy Robinson-Hays, Ro2 Art
Uptown, Dallas, Texas
Ro2 Art Uptown Group Show, Dallas, Texas

2010
16th Anniversary MAC Members Show, Dallas, Texas
No Rhyme or Reason, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas
Fresh Faces 2x2, Bath House Cultural Center, curated by Rita
Barna...