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About Us
Life in Color Gallery is a multidisciplinary art space rooted in legacy, community, and the transformative power of Black and African art. Located in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood, the gallery exists to make fine art feel both elevated and accessible — a place where artists are supported, stories are preserved, and the community can see itself reflected with dignity, beauty, and power.
Gallery Director Daniel Hayes, a Chicago native, developed a relationship with art early in life through family, music, performance, and visual culture. His creative journey has taken him from Chicago to Savannah and California, where he built connections across galleries, artists, institutions, and cultural spaces. After attending New Life Covenant for many years, Daniel personally connected with Pastor John Hannah and discovered a shared love for art, collecting, and community-centered creative expression. What began as conversations around artists and meaningful works slowly grew into a larger vision for a gallery that could serve both culture and community.
Pastor John Hannah’s passion for art reflects a belief that creativity can inspire healing, reflection, dialogue, and freedom. His desire to open a gallery comes from a deeper mission: to create a space where beauty, faith, legacy, and access can meet. Through his vision, Life in Color has become more than a gallery — it is a community pillar and a cultural home.
Chicago native Kinidee Lanier serves as Assistant Director, Curator, and Interior Designer of Life in Color Gallery. A graduate of Chicago High School for the Arts and the University of Illinois Chicago, her creative journey began at Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts, just steps from the gallery she now helps shape. With a background in performance, arts education, design, and cultural storytelling, Kinidee brings a thoughtful eye to the gallery’s atmosphere and programming. Fifteen years after first bonding over art in high school, she reunited with Daniel Hayes to help bring Life in Color’s vision to life.
Together, Daniel, Kinidee, and Pastor Hannah are building a space where art becomes a bridge — between generations, neighborhoods, cultures, and conversations. Life in Color Gallery exists to celebrate Black and African creativity, engage communities across economic backgrounds, and use art to express what words often cannot.