James Hayes owns and operates the James Hayes Art Glass Company in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He has studied glassblowing in Murano, Italy; Paris, France; the Glass Furnace in Istanbul; Urban Glass Brooklyn, New York; New Town Plaza in Hong Kong; and the Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle, Washington.
James has had numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States over the years. Some of his honors include an invitation from the White House to design a Christmas tree ornament, as well as designing the 2001 Governor’s Arts Awards in addition to designing ornaments for the James Hayes Christmas Tree in the Governor’s Mansion in 2007. Two of his largest events include an installation at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs where hundreds of his works were on display outside for Splash of Glass exhibit from May to September of 2013, and an event showcasing his work in Hong Kong with a large installation, daily demonstrations, and where custom ornaments were created and sold in 2016.