hailey hartigan

is an award-winning interdisciplinary designer, director, and artist. Her work converges experiential design, visual language, and narrative to investigate how environments and systems of communication shape emotional and cultural experience.

Hailey believes in the power of design to connect, clarify, and create meaningful impact.

Working across physical media and creative technologies, her practice takes many forms. From curated exhibitions and hand crafted artwork to immersive graphics, brand identities, photography, and production, her work is defined not by the “how,” but by the “why.”

Hartigan leads Hailey Hartigan Studios, a creative practice and production space dedicated to narrative-driven work and community-centered exhibitions.

Outside of her work at the Studios, Hartigan serves as a Director at Basilinna, where she leads creative and brand strategy, designing a scalable, story-driven brand system that shapes everything from digital platforms to experiential moments.

Her client work centers on building and developing brand identities, intuitive user experiences, and scalable design systems that evolve alongside the organizations behind them.

exhibitions + Screenings

2026

Up in Smoke

10 paintings and 5 photographs exhibited

March 19, 2026 Silver Spring Civic Center at Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

Forms of Attachment

1 installation and 6 photographs exhibited

February 14 – 15, 2026 Earshot Gallery, New York, NY
2025

ROOTS

Curator; 3 paintings and 1 installation exhibited

September 4 – 24, 2025 ADA Art Gallery, Washington, DC
2020

Virginia Tech SOVA Senior Exhibition

1 animation screened

April 2020 Blacksburg, VA

Art Theories

1 animation exhibited

April 30 – May 1, 2020 Blacksburg, VA
2019

Data Bank 3

3 videos screened

May 2019 Blacksburg, VA
2018

Laser

1 sculpture exhibited

May 2018 Blacksburg, VA

Mish Mash Art Stash

1 painting exhibited

April 2018 Blacksburg, VA

publications

2020

Silhouette Literary and Art Magazine

1 photograph published

February 2020
2019

Silhouette Literary and Art Magazine

8 photographs published

May 2019

Awards

2024

Hermes Creative Awards

Platinum Winner, CBG Building Company 2023 Recruiting Campaign

Hermes Creative Awards

Gold Winner, CBG Building Company Training and Development Logo

Hermes Creative Awards

Gold Winner, Oakland School Fall Festival Campaign and Graphics

2023

MarCom Awards

Platinum Winner, CBG Building Company Quality Control Handbook Design

MarCom Awards

Gold Winner, CBG Building Company 2022 Social Media Employee Engagement Campaign

MarCom Awards

Gold Winner, Women in Construction Week Social Media Campaign

MarCom Awards

Honorable Mention, Oakland School Summer Camp T-Shirt Design

MarCom Awards

Honorable Mention, Oakland School Informational Short-Form Marketing Video

Internet Advertising Competition Awards

Winner, Best Construction Ad Campaign, CBG Building Company 2022 Recruiting Campaign

2022

MarCom Awards

Platinum Winner, CBG Building Company Training Center Branding

dotCOMM Awards

Gold Winner, Best Paid Media / Social Media Ad Campaign, Oakland School 2022 Summer Camp Campaign

Internet Advertising Competition Awards

Winner, Best Construction Social Media Campaign, CBG Building Company 2021 Intern Spotlights

2021

Great American Living Awards

Social Media Winner, CBG Building Company 2021 Women in Construction Week Social Media Campaign

dotCOMM Awards

Platinum Winner, Social Content, CBG Building Company 2021 Women in Construction Week Social Media Campaign

MarCom Awards

Platinum Winner, Benefits, CRC Companies 2021 Employee Benefits Guide

MarCom Awards

Honorable Mention, Instagram Engagement, CBG Building Company 2021 Intern Spotlights

MarCom Awards

Honorable Mention, Special Events, CBG Building Company 2021 Summer Picnic

MarCom Awards

Honorable Mention, Special Events, CRC Companies 2021 Kids' Day

Hermes Creative Awards

Gold Winner, Public Relations / Communications Special Event, CRC Companies 2021 Kids' Day