Mya Hayes is a painter and mixed media artist living in Charleston, South Carolina. She received a B.F.A. in May of 2026 from the College of Charleston School of the Arts, concentrating on painting and drawing mediums.
She focuses on concepts of spiritualism, identity, memory, and impermanence in her oil paintings. The color of her work engages with mood and atmosphere, and her composition and layers imitate the mind in its understanding of past, present, and future.
Occasional updates on new work, exhibitions, and studio news.
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art — Charleston, SC
Awarded Best Drawing for "Think of You in Everything I Do" (watercolor on cotton paper, diptych, 24 × 30 in each) at the 41st Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Also accepted: "Meet me at our spot" and "Wow! look at this rock." Juried by Will Hutnick.
View Exhibition ↗Cato Center for the Arts, Hill Gallery — 161 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC
Students from the Department of Studio Art present their Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening. Free and open to the public.
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Simmons Center for the Arts — Charleston, SC
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art — Charleston, SC
40th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, juried by Allen Frame.
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Cato Center for the Arts, Hill Gallery — Charleston, SC
Mixed media drawing and photography from the summer 2024 study abroad program in Rome, Italy.
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