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Lauren Ashley Hayes Portfolio
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Lauren Ashley Hayes is a heart-led, nap-taking, passionate Pisces from Rockford, IL. Some of her favorite projects to date include The Revolutionists (Olympe de Gouges), A Darkling At Nightfall (Samanya Ashide), and Origin Story (Val), at the University of Illinois. She is devoted to telling the stories of brave, flawed, empowered women. Lauren is eager to create art that challenges and heals the way we see ourselves and the humans around us.