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  • “

    Paula has managed to penetrate what might seem to be pretty stiff boundaries between design and sculpture as well as between nature and culture, comments Temkin.

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes: Growing Power"
    Hilarie M. Sheets
    ARTnews, March 25, 2013
  • “...credited with stimulating the recent revival of terrariums...”
    —"Paula Hayes"
    Matthew Nichols
    Art in America, October 11, 2012
  • “

    ​Hayes is a loving mother of living form and a sculptor of the first magnitude....

    ”
    —"Among the Living"
    Jerry Saltz
    New York Magazine, April 30, 2012
  • “Paula creates these Lilliputian little tropical worlds using the energies of innovation...”
    —"Petite Forests"
    Mala Bajaj
    Home Review Magazine of India, February 20, 2012
  • “The caretaking required stresses Hayes’ belief in the need for a more interrelated relationship between people and the environment”
    —"Paula Hayes at Lever House"
    Katie Mendelson
    Garden Design Magazine, January 18, 2012
  • “Absolutely breathtaking”
    —"A new perspective on the past year in interiors, architecture, fashion and art"
    Meghan Edwards
    Interior Design, January 1, 2012
  • “Her microcosms of plant life manage to connect us directly to nature even within the four white walls of a gallery. ”
    —"Paula Hayes at the Wexner Center"
    Wosuartzine, November 11, 2011
  • “Her works can function as consciousness-raising devices”
    —"House and Garden: Paula Hayes Brings the Tropics to Midtown"
    Andrew Russeth and Sarah Douglas
    The New York Observer, November 3, 2011
  • “…she creates delicate terrariums that make the viewer feel as though they are the universe…”
    —"Engaged Devotion and Care: The Terrariums of Paula Hayes"
    Amanda McCuaig
    Art Threat, November 1, 2011
  • “

    Glass has this fragile ability to partially contain something so ephemeral...

    ”
    —"Glasstress 2011"
    Museum of Arts and Design & Venice Projects, July 10, 2011
  • “

    ​artworks...that mix living plants with Hayes' unusual, and almost sci-fi, sensibility.

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes’s Art Terrariums at MoMA"
    Claire Lui
    Garden Design Magazine, December 20, 2010
  • “It's also about... a way to add life to the space in an oddly sensuous way. ”
    —"Inside Art: Adding Green Space to MoMA with Tropical Terrariums"
    Carol Vogel
    The New York Times, December 3, 2010
  • “…these pieces are focused, dynamic and always impressive in their formal rigor…”
    —"MOMA At Its Very Best"
    Charlie Finch
    artnet, November 21, 2010
  • “I think seeing something alive and real and growing in a museum in this context will be very powerful. ”
    —"Behind the Scenes: Paula Hayes, Nocturne of the Limax maximus"
    Martin Schneider
    MoMAVideos, November 15, 2010
  • “

    Each one, you learn a different thing about the craft of growing a landscape in a little bubble. 

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes on New Art TV"
    Robert Knafo
    newarttv.com, July 31, 2010
  • “There is a type of response to this work that invites a familiarity...”
    —"Paula Hayes at the Tang Museum"
    The Tang Museum, July 15, 2010
  • “Her handmade tableware is sculptural and tactile…”
    —"For The Table, Biomorphic Shapes"
    Penelope Green
    The New York Times, May 12, 2010
  • “It feels like a ‘traditional wild garden,’ says Boesky, that keeps the city at arm’s length.”
    —"Hiding From the High Line"
    Wendy Goodman
    New York Magazine, August 3, 2009
  • “…a fresh look at volumes and surfaces. ”
    —"The Artist’s Eye"
    Meghan Edwards
    Interior Design Magazine, August 1, 2009
  • “Her latest terrariums are bigger than before and especially satisfying as sculpture.”
    —"Art in Review: Paula Hayes"
    Roberta Smith
    The New York Times, July 3, 2009
  • “Garden designer Paula Hayes stirred interest in Manhattan fine-art circles with her duodenum-like glass vessels ”
    —"Terrarium Tales"
    Joanna Fortnam
    Garden Design Magazine, July 1, 2009
  • “...her deeply personal, ephemeral and handmade worlds have told a markedly different story... ”
    —"Love Alters the Landscape"
    Penelope Green
    The New York Times, June 10, 2009
  • “…famous for her blown-glass terrariums…”
    —"Green Anchors"
    Melissa Feldman
    The New York Times Magazine, May 2, 2008
  • “

    ​The living aspect of my work is not only botanical, but it's also the interaction I have the with the people that help me create my work. 

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes at the CAC show in New Orleans"
    Elizabeth Underwood
    Elizabeth Underwood, March 2, 2008
  • “New York art critics and collectors have taken to her work, creating buzz that has traveled…”
    —"The Terrarium is Back, Revived for a New Generation"
    Bettijane Levine
    The Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2008
  • “These works become like devotional objects…”
    —"Ephemeral Art, Eternal Maintenance"
    Christopher Mason
    The New York Times, November 10, 2007
  • “Paula Hayes's singular landscapes blur the boundary between art and nature—and redefine the relationship between art and beholder”
    —"Terra Ephemera"
    Amber Bravo
    Dwell, September 11, 2007
  • “…Hayes has a keen eye for the passionate moment when art…pushes through with all its might and begins to bud.”
    —"The Eye of the Beheld"
    David Colman
    The New York Times, August 26, 2007
  • “…The sinuous glass containers are hand-blown and… They're growing on us... ”
    —"Blown Away"
    Michael Reynolds
    Wallpaper, September 1, 2006
  • “The only works that stand on their own as exciting objects are the miniature gardens inside clear, organically shaped, blown-glass bottles by Paula Hayes. ”
    —"Nurturing Modernism With Spades, Water and Black Flowers"
    Ken Johnson
    The New York Times, July 29, 2005
  • “…it does something no ordinary pot achieves: It expands to accomodate root growth…”
    —"A Potted History of Gardening"
    Adrian Higgins
    The Washington Post, June 2, 2005
  • “…she is committed to elaborating and strengthening the relationship between nature and civilized society.”
    —"Paula Hayes at Salon 94"
    Jonathan Goodman
    Art in America, May 1, 2004
  • “Anyone can see how lovingly the plants have been tended...”
    —"Paula Hayes “Forest”"
    Ken Johnson
    The New York Times, February 13, 2004
  • “

    My whole creative process is always looking for ways to honor the planting....

    ”
    —"The Growing Trend Of Terrariums"
    Serena Altchul
    CBS Sunday Morning,
  • “

    ​The living aspect of my work is not only botanical, but it’s also the interaction I have the with the people that help me create my work. 

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes at the CAC show in New Orleans"
    Elizabeth Underwood
    Elizabeth Underwood
  • “

    My whole creative process is always looking for ways to honor the planting....

    ”
    —"The Growing Trend Of Terrariums"
    Serena Altchul
    CBS Sunday Morning
  • “

    Glass has this fragile ability to partially contain something so ephemeral...

    ”
    —"Glasstress 2011"
    Museum of Arts and Design & Venice Projects
  • “There is a type of response to this work that invites a familiarity...”
    —"Paula Hayes at the Tang Museum"
    The Tang Museum
  • “Her microcosms of plant life manage to connect us directly to nature even within the four white walls of a gallery. ”
    —"Paula Hayes at the Wexner Center"
    Wosuartzine
  • “I think seeing something alive and real and growing in a museum in this context will be very powerful. ”
    —"Behind the Scenes: Paula Hayes, Nocturne of the Limax maximus"
    Martin Schneider
    MoMAVideos
  • “

    Each one, you learn a different thing about the craft of growing a landscape in a little bubble. 

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes on New Art TV"
    Robert Knafo
    newarttv.com
  • “These works become like devotional objects…”
    —"Ephemeral Art, Eternal Maintenance"
    Christopher Mason
    The New York Times
  • “The only works that stand on their own as exciting objects are the miniature gardens inside clear, organically shaped, blown-glass bottles by Paula Hayes. ”
    —"Nurturing Modernism With Spades, Water and Black Flowers"
    Ken Johnson
    The New York Times
  • “Her latest terrariums are bigger than before and especially satisfying as sculpture.”
    —"Art in Review: Paula Hayes"
    Roberta Smith
    The New York Times
  • “…famous for her blown-glass terrariums…”
    —"Green Anchors"
    Melissa Feldman
    The New York Times Magazine
  • “…a fresh look at volumes and surfaces. ”
    —"The Artist’s Eye"
    Meghan Edwards
    Interior Design Magazine
  • “It feels like a ‘traditional wild garden,’ says Boesky, that keeps the city at arm’s length.”
    —"Hiding From the High Line"
    Wendy Goodman
    New York Magazine
  • “…she creates delicate terrariums that make the viewer feel as though they are the universe…”
    —"Engaged Devotion and Care: The Terrariums of Paula Hayes"
    Amanda McCuaig
    Art Threat
  • “Paula creates these Lilliputian little tropical worlds using the energies of innovation...”
    —"Petite Forests"
    Mala Bajaj
    Home Review Magazine of India
  • “Absolutely breathtaking”
    —"A new perspective on the past year in interiors, architecture, fashion and art"
    Meghan Edwards
    Interior Design
  • “

    ​Hayes is a loving mother of living form and a sculptor of the first magnitude....

    ”
    —"Among the Living"
    Jerry Saltz
    New York Magazine
  • “…it does something no ordinary pot achieves: It expands to accomodate root growth…”
    —"A Potted History of Gardening"
    Adrian Higgins
    The Washington Post
  • “…The sinuous glass containers are hand-blown and… They're growing on us... ”
    —"Blown Away"
    Michael Reynolds
    Wallpaper
  • “…Hayes has a keen eye for the passionate moment when art…pushes through with all its might and begins to bud.”
    —"The Eye of the Beheld"
    David Colman
    The New York Times
  • “Anyone can see how lovingly the plants have been tended...”
    —"Paula Hayes “Forest”"
    Ken Johnson
    The New York Times
  • “Her handmade tableware is sculptural and tactile…”
    —"For The Table, Biomorphic Shapes"
    Penelope Green
    The New York Times
  • “...her deeply personal, ephemeral and handmade worlds have told a markedly different story... ”
    —"Love Alters the Landscape"
    Penelope Green
    The New York Times
  • “New York art critics and collectors have taken to her work, creating buzz that has traveled…”
    —"The Terrarium is Back, Revived for a New Generation"
    Bettijane Levine
    The Los Angeles Times
  • “Garden designer Paula Hayes stirred interest in Manhattan fine-art circles with her duodenum-like glass vessels ”
    —"Terrarium Tales"
    Joanna Fortnam
    Garden Design Magazine
  • “…these pieces are focused, dynamic and always impressive in their formal rigor…”
    —"MOMA At Its Very Best"
    Charlie Finch
    artnet
  • “…she is committed to elaborating and strengthening the relationship between nature and civilized society.”
    —"Paula Hayes at Salon 94"
    Jonathan Goodman
    Art in America
  • “...credited with stimulating the recent revival of terrariums...”
    —"Paula Hayes"
    Matthew Nichols
    Art in America
  • “

    Paula has managed to penetrate what might seem to be pretty stiff boundaries between design and sculpture as well as between nature and culture, comments Temkin.

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes: Growing Power"
    Hilarie M. Sheets
    ARTnews
  • “The caretaking required stresses Hayes’ belief in the need for a more interrelated relationship between people and the environment”
    —"Paula Hayes at Lever House"
    Katie Mendelson
    Garden Design Magazine
  • “

    ​artworks...that mix living plants with Hayes' unusual, and almost sci-fi, sensibility.

    ”
    —"Paula Hayes’s Art Terrariums at MoMA"
    Claire Lui
    Garden Design Magazine
  • “Her works can function as consciousness-raising devices”
    —"House and Garden: Paula Hayes Brings the Tropics to Midtown"
    Andrew Russeth and Sarah Douglas
    The New York Observer
  • “Paula Hayes's singular landscapes blur the boundary between art and nature—and redefine the relationship between art and beholder”
    —"Terra Ephemera"
    Amber Bravo
    Dwell
  • “It's also about... a way to add life to the space in an oddly sensuous way. ”
    —"Inside Art: Adding Green Space to MoMA with Tropical Terrariums"
    Carol Vogel
    The New York Times

Paula Hayes

By appointment only:

151 1st Avenue #144
New York, NY 10003

  • Phone: 718-855-7733
  • Fax: 718-855-7766
  • [email protected]
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