527 Madison Avenue is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by Gregory Hayes in the Lobby Gallery from January 13 – April 8, 2022. Located at 54th Street and Madison Avenue, the show is open to the public 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday through Friday. This will be the twenty-first exhibition in 527 Madison’s ongoing program showcasing noteworthy emerging and mid-career artists, organized by Jay Grimm Art Advisory.
At first glance, Hayes’ paintings appear as orderly, meditative abstractions, but upon closer inspection, endless intricate worlds of color are revealed in each drop of paint. His process begins with a meticulously drawn grid, into which he carefully applies small drops of acrylic paint––similar to the pointillist style made famous by post-impressionist painter Georges Seurat. The artist’s objective, in his own words, “is to heighten the viewer’s sensitivity to subtle variations and to reveal that pictorial complexity can be achieved through a restricted vocabulary.” Hayes received his BFA from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and his MFA from Brooklyn College. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the US and Europe and he is represented by Dimmitt Contemporary in Houston, TX, Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco, CA, Francesca Antonini in Rome, Ncontemporary in Milan, and Galerie Deux6 in Paris. He currently lives and works in New York City.
For inquiries about the work, please contact Gregory Hayes at info@gregory-hayes.com. For more information about 527 Madison’s exhibitions, please contact Jay Grimm, who organizes the contemporary art program on behalf of 527 Madison at jgrimm@jaygrimm.com.
527 Madison Avenue is a boutique commercial office building located at the corner of 54th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City. Completed in 1986, it was designed by celebrated architectural firm Fox and Fowle. The property has recently completed lobby and elevator upgrades and is owned by an affiliate of Mitsui Fudosan America, the US subsidiary of Japan's largest real estate company, Mitsui Fudosan Co., LTD.