Mary Hayes

Visual
Specialities: Drawing, Murals, Nature-focused art, Outdoor Art-making, Painting, Public Installations

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English Montreal

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Experience working with

  • Cycle 2 Elementary
  • Cycle 3 Elementary
  • Secondary 1 & 2
  • Secondary 3 & 4
  • Secondary 5
  • CEGEP
  • Senior Citizens

Lifelong Learners

  • Adult Learners

I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work

  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Environmental Awareness and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities
  • Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)

I've received CHSSN Mental Health Initiative training for:

  • Youth

Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire

  • No

I have experience working with

  • Collège Lionel Groulx, Commission Scolaire Marguerite Bourgeois (volunteer). Adult learning: Visual Arts Centre, MBAM , Concordia University, private classes with children and adults.

I can facilitate virtual creative experiences

  • Yes

Travel

  • I am available for travel within the same day
  • I am available for travel overnight
  • An extended residency is an option
For over 20 years I have facilitated people at various stages of life to express themselves through painting and drawing. As an artist, I explore the many facets of selfhood in relation to one's community, to society and to the natural world. I create murals and other collaborative projects with artists and non-artists.

Creative Approach and Experiences Offered

Drawing and painting are learnable skills that foster visual literacy and creative problem solving. My workshops are tailored for all ages and abililtiies, for individual, collaborative projects and murals. I am happy to work with your ideas - let's collaborate!

Here are some workshop suggestions:


Portraits/ Self Portraits - Explore many facets of selfhood and community:

- What is my "superpower"? My classmate's "superpower"?
- What is my "spirit animal"? Empathy with nature.
- Inner/Outer Self Portrait. Using colour to express emotions.


Connect to sense of touch and the environment through drawing and receive a much needed break from “left brain” / screen time activities.

- slow down and and explore shapes, patterns and textures of leaves, flowers, insects.
- explore shape and colour through a fantastical interpretation of "planets and stars''.
- continue with colour, texture, create large scale drawings or collaborative mural.