Aubrey Hayden was born in West Monroe, Louisiana in 1960. He grew up in an average Southern Christian home, riding bikes, playing baseball, going fishing, and of course, watching TV. However, unlike most kids his age, Aubrey was acutely aware of the difference between himself and those people on television. You might say that he was aware of his "Southerness" at an early age. He also knew that something just wasn't right with what he was being taught in school about the history of the South. As Aubrey got older, he began to investigate his heritage on his own. Once the truth became clear, he caught fire with the desire to see that the true history of the South was known, especially by fellow southerners who had been taught they should feel guilty about their "shameful" heritage.

Today, Aubrey Hayden is a member of The League of the South and Sons of Confederate Veterans. Through his paintings he strives to present the South and its history in a positive light and help promote the preservation of a fragile Southern Christian culture.

Aubrey has had no formal training as a painter. He acknowledges that what talent he has is a gift from God and gives Him full credit. His works hang in homes, City Halls, and offices across the South. Aubrey was commissioned by the Kennedy brothers to do a portrait of Jefferson Davis. This painting appears on the cover of (and inside) their book Was Jefferson Davis Right?