Hayley Rheagan Clayton is a photographer and visual artist influenced by her upbringing in New Mexico and the vibrant textures of the American Southwest.

Her photography playfully explores symmetry, form, and color, transforming ordinary scenes into extraordinary ones. With a touch of pop influence, Hayley captures natural geometric shapes and patterns, infusing everyday urban scenes with vibrant, abstract compositions that invite viewers into a world that is at once wondrous and occasionally humorous.

Currently based in Philadelphia, PA

Selected Exhibitions

Photo 2 Painting, Tyler School of Art & Architecture, 2024

Still Life City, Cooke Projects, Milwauke, WI, 2021

Geo-Metric, Providence College Galleries, Providence, RI, 2019

Light / Shadow, Warehouse 363, Pasadena, CA, 2018

Art Basel Miami, Selected works from “Sonny” and “Implication of Form” series, 2017

With Richard Levy Gallery at Pulse Miami Art Fair, Miami Beach FL, Selected Works from “Sonny” and “Implication of Form” series, 2017

Pieces, Parts and Place, Richard Levy Gallery, Abq NM, 2016

Color My World, Art Star, Los Angeles, CA, 2016

The Minimalist, Art Star, Los Angeles, CA, 2016

A.b.s.t.r.a.c.t. Art Star, Los Angeles, CA, 2016

Empty and Full, Project Room, Abq NM, 2016

Picture Space, SCA Contemporary Art, Abq NM, 2015

The Implication of Form, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe NM, 2015

Minor Incidents, Marion Center for Photographic Arts, 2015

Selected Publications & Press

“Be a Super Awesome Photographer” book by Henry Carroll with Laurence King Publishing, 2020

Surface Mag, Top Picks of Pulse Art Fair, 2017 

Commercial Clients

Impossible Project Film

Urban Outfitters

GUP Magazine

Tienda Ho

City of Santa Fe, NM.gov

Sotheby’s Museum Network

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum