Donte Hayes
BORN
 1975, Baltimore, Maryland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Madison National Juried Exhibition (Juror Slvie Fortin), Madison, Georgia
2008 Cookie Cutter Conundrum, lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, Florida
2007 Connections, The Gallery at Screen Arts, St. Augustine, Florida
2006 Connections, Georgia Perimeter College, curator Deirdre Aims, Clarkston, Georgia
2005 The Misadventures of the Gingerblack Man, Carisma Gallery, Buford, Georgia
2005 Superstition, Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2004 The Misadventures of the Gingerblack Man, YMI Cultural Center, Asheville, North Carolina
2004 Cookie Monster, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama
2004 Hand Me Downs, The Roswell Cultural Arts Center, curator Susan Bridges, Roswell, Georgia
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007 No Name Show, SLM Projects, (Curator Wendy James), Roswell, Georgia
2007 GalleryGoRound: SLM Projects, The Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell, Georgia
2006 Emerging Artists, Spruill Gallery, (Curator Julia Fenton), Atlanta, Georgia
2006 Strong Works/Hot Topics, Prince Georges Community College, Largo, Maryland
2005
Project Creo: Communication, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
2005 Catharsis & Stereotypes, The Ohio State University Mansfield, Mansfield, Ohio
2005 Race: Enter Personal Politics, (Curator Dre'k Davis), ATHICA, Athens, Georgia
2005 Slotin Folk Fest, (Carisma Gallery booth), North Atlanta Trade Center, Georgia
2005 Madison National Juried Exhibition (Juror David Houston), Madison, Georgia
2005 18th National Juried Art Exhibition (Juror Robert Detamore), Mableton, Georgia
2004 Undercover, UpRoar Art party (Curator Susan Bridges), Roswell, Georgia
2004 Southwest Café' VI, (Juror Kevin Sipp), Atlanta, Georgia
2004 17th National Juried Art Exhibition, (Juror Gregor Turk), Mableton, Georgia
2004 Laramee' Fine Art Gallery, (National Black Arts Festival), Roswell, Georgia
2004 Works on Paper/ Various Artists, Temple Gallery, Decatur, Georgia
2004 LaGrange Biennial, (Juror Eleanor Heartney), LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia
2004 (Re) Narrate, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2003 Genesis XI Show, Golden Brush Awards, Roswell, Georgia
2003 17th Annual National Fine Arts Exhibition, (Juror Jerry Cullum), Douglasville, Georgia
2003 Communication, UpRoar Art party (Curator Susan Bridges), Roswell, Georgia
2003 Atlanta Biennial, (Curator Franklin Sirmans), The Contemporary, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Visible, (Curator Mentor artist Lilly Cannon), Gallery 100, Atlanta College of Art, Georgia
2000 Reading between the Lines, (Juror Allison Kaiser), Danville, Kentucky
2000 10th Annual Black & White Shades of Gray, (Juror Michael Milkovich), Tampa, Florida
1999 Annual Spring Juried Art Exhibition, (Juror Curtis Chapman), Kennesaw, Georgia
ART LECTURES
2007 Career's in Art Day, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia
2007 Art and Identity, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida
2006 Connections, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, Georgia
2005 Project Creo: Communication, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
2005 Race and Art, ATHICA, Athens, Georgia
2005 Superstition, Ruby Green Contemporary Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee
2004 The Misadventures of the Gingerblack Man, YMI Cultural Center, Asheville, North Carolina
2004 The Misadventures of the Gingerblack Man, University of North Carolina Asheville
2004 Cookie Monster, University of Alabama Huntsville
2003 Atlanta Biennial, The Contemporary, Atlanta, Georgia
SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS
2003 Most Thought Provoking, Genesis Show Golden Brush Award, Roswell Georgia
2003 Slide Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, New York
1999 Honorable Mention, Annual Spring Juried Art Exhibition, Kennesaw, Georgia
SELECTED ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
2007 Roswell Neighbor, GalleryGoRound Gets Going, March 7, Laura Moon
2007 The St. Augustine Record Compass, Gingerblack Man, February 2, by Carol Elliot
2007 The St. Augustine Record Compass, Cover Art, February 2
2007 Folio Weekly, Donte's Inferno, January 30, by Claire Clark
2006 The Collegian, "Connections with Hayes", October issue, by Chari Sutherland
2006 The Collegian, "Follow the Gingerblack Man", September issue, by Jennifer Johnson
2006 AJC Access Atlanta, Black Journey on Unusual Path, September 7, by Jerry Cullum
2006 AJC, Four Diverse Georgia Artists Emerge With A Flourish, July 16, by Catherine Fox
2006 AJC, Young Artists Explore Culture, Emotion, July 14, by Adrianne M. Murchison
2006 The Neighbor Newspaper, Spruill Gallery Hosts "Emerging Artists," June 28, by Erin Greer
2006 Emerging Artists Catalogue, Curator Julia Fenton
2005 News Journal Mansfield, OSU-Mansfield Art..., October 4, by Lou Whitimore
2005 Flagpole Magazine, Art Notes..., September 14, by Beth Sale
2005 Red & Black, ATHICA Battles Racial Barriers..., August 26, by Krista Derbercker
2005 Nashville Scene, Our Darkest Fears, February 17, by Julie Roberts
2005 Nashville Today, Ruby Green Benefit for Fisk University, January 27, by Brenda Batey
2005 Nashville Scene, Critic's' Pick of the Week, January 13, by David Maddox
2004 AJC Access Atlanta, Undercover Puts the Art in Party, November 11, by Jerry Cullum
2004 Asheville Global Report, Radical Artist, November 3, by Tamiko Murray
2004 Rapid River Art Magazine, Gingerblack Man, November Issue by Marcianne Miller
2004 Roswell Neighbor, Shades of Gray, January 21, by Carter Young
2003 AJC Access Atlanta, Art Goes Postal, October 23, by Catherine Fox
2003 Art World Newsletter, Fulton County Arts Council, Spring Issue, by Graham Dunston
1999 Roswell Neighbor, Roswell New Artist, November 17, by LaShan Knox
CAREER-RELATED EXPERIENCE
2007-Present Spruill Arts Center
2002-2006 Arts Instructor, Ocee Arts Center
2002-2004 Arts Program Assistant, Ocee Arts Center
1997-2003 Chairman, Roswell Fine Arts Alliance High School Art Show and Competition
1998-2000 Vice President, Roswell Fine Arts Alliance
EDUCATION
2002 Artist Mentoring program, Atlanta College of Art, Mentor Lilly Cannon, Atlanta, Georgia
1993-1997 Business/Illustration, American College for the Applied Arts, Atlanta, Georgia
1991-1993 Drawing/Painting/Design, Art Instruction School Home Studies, Minneapolis, Minnesota