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In 2017, Haynes graduated from the ArtCenter College of Design with a BFA. [7] Haynes is currently pursuing her MFA at the Mason Gross School of the Arts. [8]
Haynes' artwork graced the cover of the Aug 3–10, 2020 issue of The New Yorker. The new portrait of abolitionist Sojourner Truth, painted for the cover story of The New Yorker , is titled "Sojourner Truth, Founding Mother." The painting and the feature is an homage to Truth in honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. [5] Her work is in the permanent collection of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida.
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