Andrea Hayes
Andrea Hayes is a textile artist based in Co.Tyrone who uses a unique combination of textiles, painting and metal elements in her work.
A graduate from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Andrea's arrtworks include a range of framed and mounted textile pieces which are all individually made by hand. Inspiration is taken from natural elements such as flowers, landscapes and trees. The subtle colourways, intricate stitching and metallic highlights of copper have become a recognisable feature in Andrea's work.
Andrea has developed a contrasting range of larger scale mixed media artworks in which her textile and painting skills have been applied onto an aluminium base.The processes and techniques used have been developed throughout Andreas' career, and her unique approach has produced this signature style. These pieces are showcased in selected exhibitions and have been completed for private commissions.
In 2009 Andrea completed a two year placement at North West Regional College on Craft NI's making it programme for craft business development.
“I have always found textiles as a medium to be versatile and endless in the ways in which it can be used. My working process is best described as a collage, and my interest in contrasting elements has resulted in employing textile techniques on aluminium combined with painting and etching elements. Visually I am inspired by my surroundings. What I try to capture through all of my work is an ‘essence’, which is generated through mark making, surface patterns and textures.”
Andrea promotes her work through galleries, exhibitions and works to private and corporate commission.
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Professional Experience
Selected Exhibitions
2010 13th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz, Poland
2009 National Crafts Competition Prize-Winners Exhibition, RDS Dublin
2008 ‘Breaking Out’, CCOI Exhibition, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny
2008 Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition, Titanic Drawing Quarter, Belfast
2008 ‘Going Green’ Craftmark exhibition, Belfast
2007 County Down Crafts Annual Exhibition, Spacecraft, Belfast
2007 Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
2006 ‘Commissioning’ Spacecraft, Fountain Centre, Belfast
2005 ‘New Contemporaries Exhibition’ Art Tank Gallery, Belfast
2004 ‘From the edge-contemporary textile exhibition’, Millenium Court Arts Centre, Portadown
Exhibitions
2011 Irish Art Exhibition, Millbank Gallery, Antrim
2010 Christmas Trilogy, SpaceCRAFT, Belfast
2010 Empathy Creations, Bangor
2010 Dungannon Arts Festival, Dungannon Arts Forum Centre
2010 Irish Art Exhibition, Millbank Gallery, Co.Antrim
2009 Irish Art Exhibition, Millbank Gallery, Co.Antrim
2009 ‘Love is’ Leitrim Design House
2008 ‘West of the Bann’ Burnavon, Cookstown, Co.Tyrone
2008 ‘Emerge & Infuse 08’, Spacecraft, Belfast
2008 Irish Art Exhibition, Millbank Gallery, Co.Antrim
2008 Termoneeny Art Exhibition, Co.L/Derry
2007 ‘Emerge & Infuse 07’, Spacecraft, Belfast
2007 ‘Distil(ing): the silver dusk’, Spacecraft, Belfast & Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
2007 D.I.V.A (Directing Irish Visual Artists) exhibition, Hazel Williams Gallery, Kilkenny
2007 Selected works from Fuaite: A Stitched Show, Leitrim Design House
2007 ‘Fuaite: A Stitched Show’, Glor Arts Centre, Ennis, Co.Clare
Undertakes private commissions.
2009 RDS National Crafts Competiton: Embroidery-Contemporary 1st Prize
2009 RDS National Crafts Competition: Mairin O’Brien Flegg Memorial Award
2006-2008 Making it 2006 Programme
2007 Index Award at Showcase Ireland
2007 Crafts Feature, South Belfast Life
2007 CraftsFeature, Ireland’s Homes Interiors and Living Magazine
2006 “Spark” Unique Crafts from Tyrone Brochure
2004 Graduate Feature, Ireland’s Homes Interiors and Living Magazine
Contact Details
11 Drumnacross Road
Cookstown
Co.Tyrone
BT80 9DT
