Born in Hot Springs, AR, 1976

University of Tennessee, B.F.A, 1998

Vermont College of Fine Art, M.F.A., 2006

 

JODI HAYS (b. 1976) is a Nashville-based artist whose work explores the material vocabulary of the American South through reclaimed and repurposed cardboard, textiles, and fabrics that resemble screen doors, old boards, and sign paintings. She is a 2019 Finalist for the Hopper Prize. Her work has been seen most recently in a solo exhibition at Night Gallery, Los Angeles.