Donté K. Hayes (b. 1975 Baltimore, Maryland)[1] is an American artist known for his ceramic sculpture. He studied at Kennesaw State University and the University of Iowa.[2] In 2019 Hayes was named Ceramics Monthly magazine's emerging artist.[3] The same year he won the Society 1858 prize for contemporary Southern art from the Gibbes Museum of Art.[4] His work is in the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[5] His piece, Initiate, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[6][1]

Donté K. Hayes
Born1975 (1975)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Known forceramicist
Websitedontekhayes.com

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  1. ^ a b "Donté K. Hayes". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Donté K Hayes". Maake Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 Emerging Artist: Donté K. Hayes". Ceramics Monthly. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ Hiester, Becca (21 February 2020). "Society 1858 Celebrates Donté K. Hayes as Winner of Prize for Contemporary Southern Art". Gibbes Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Donté K. Hayes". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.
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