Anne Marie Hayes was born and raised in County Waterford and is now Dublin based. Her background is in painting and ceramics. She graduated as mature student from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art & Design with a BA Fine Art. Following her graduation, she exhibited in Ireland and abroad. She returned to college to complete a Master of Art in the Contemporary World from National College of Art and Design. Anne Marie has studied architectural glass at a studio in Italy, working with two Mastercrafters restoring stained glass windows and working on commissions. Returning to study at Trinity College Dublin in 2022, Anne Marie graduated with a M.Phil in Art History with a focus on cartography in 16th Century Ireland.