Ptownie Magazine - The Art Issue, Michelle Axelson, Summer 2022
Provincetown artist Jo Hay has been named Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s (AFCC) inaugural Artist of the Year.
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Worcester Magazine - Richard Duckett, March 27th 2024
Jo Hay’s painting of American Antiquarian Society former President Ellen S. Dunlap is unveiled
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Cape Cod and the Islands Magazine - Jennifer Sperry, Summer 2022
Portrait Painter Jo Hay is named Artist of the Year by the AFCC
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Forbes - Leslie Kelly, January 29, 2023
Jo Hay’s paintings of Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas are prominently featured in the new restaurant, Alice B., in Palm Springs, CA.
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Cape Cod Life - Valerie Gates, April 2023
Provincetown artist Jo Hay captures the essence of strong, unforgettable women in her portrait series, Persisters.
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Cape Cod Times - Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll, March 11th 2022
Local artists are inspired to raise money for humanitarian aid to Ukraine
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Provincetown Magazine - Steve Desroches, April 28th 2024
Jo Hay’s large canvas portraits of progressive figures have captured the imagination of Provincetown.
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Cape Cod Times - Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll, January 20, 2021
PROVINCETOWN — Artist Jo Hay finally feels a sense of hope this week, buoyed by the strong women who have helped guide her way through four years of Donald Trump’s presidency. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Young firebrand climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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Queer Forty - Richard Jones, December 2, 2019
Jo Hay is a painter, not just any painter, but one that has recently painted some of the most iconic people of the last few years, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Pete Buttigieg and Hilary Clinton.
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The Guardian - Nadja Sayej, 2 March, 2020
One artist with her paintbrush on the pulse of pop culture is Jo Hay, who creates portraits of female leaders. Her series Persisters, some of which are on display at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Massachusetts in March, shows Elizabeth Warren, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Provincetown Banner - Howard Karren, October 12, 2018
Over the last few years, artist Jo Hay has been painting a series of giant oil-on-canvas portraits of women, most of them 60 by 48 inches (five by four feet) and some 84 by 72 inches (seven by six feet), which she has called “The Persisters.”
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BuzzFeed - Didi Menendez, July 18, 2018
BuzzFeed - Didi Menendez
As the title implies, these are the badass painters chosen by the publisher of PoetsArtists magazine. Some are breaking through and others have been painting for decades.
Provincetown Magazine - Rebecca Alvin, May 10, 2017
It’s undeniable. There is a sense of outrage and fear, coupled with disbelief that has spread since the election of President Donald Trump, spurring ordinary citizens to become highly political in their everyday lives.
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Arbetet - Nana Eshelman Håkansson, May 20, 2019
Icon paintings by Greta Thunberg are becoming more common.
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Community/Wisconsin news - Shereen Siewert, July 11, 2018
WAUSAU — The international art world is abuzz over an upcoming exhibit of works by some of the most famous living figurative painters in the world, an event that is taking art enthusiasts by storm.
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Charleston City Paper - Mary Scott Hardaway, February 21, 2018
Gallerist Sarah Miller believes that art will change you, even if you don't believe it yourself. In her latest curated show, Miller has culled three seemingly disparate artists and works for one cohesive theme. "Art opens your eyes to different ideas, it sends a message without words," says Miller.
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