The Hutchinson Art Center is looking forward to displaying the artwork of father-and-son duo of Jim and Jake Hayward in our Main Gallery for the months of February and March.

After a long career as a graphic designer and illustrator, Jim Hayward began making and showing his own art in 2004. Today he paints and builds 3D assemblages with found objects and wood in the studio and gallery he owns in Independence, KS. His work hangs in private collections and public buildings in the U.S., Canada, and Sweden.

His son Jake Hayward is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Houston, TX. In creating art, he finds humor or boldness even in the face of grief. He views grief as a void we are conscious of but do not fully understand. By exploring this void, his hope is to foster conversations about a subject that needs addressing but is often suppressed in our society.

This exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery from February 21st - March 14th, 2025.