Sara Hughes (born 1971) is a Canadian-born New Zealand artist.
Sara Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | Elam School of Fine Arts |
Background edit
Hughes was born in 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] She graduated in 2001 from the Elam School of Fine Arts with a Masters of Fine Arts.[3]
Career edit
Hughes is a painter and installation artist.[3]
Hughes is represented in Auckland by Gow Langsford Gallery[4] and in Melbourne by Sutton Gallery.[3]
Work by Hughes are included in some of public collections including the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki,[2] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,[5] and the National Gallery of Australia.[6]
In 2023 she was commissioned to create art works called Colour Quartet to be sold to raise funds for the restoration of Kāhui St Davids a music centre in Khyber Pass Rd, Auckland.[7]
Residencies edit
- 2008/09 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency[8]
- 2008 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC[9]
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Sara Hughes". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Sara Hughes". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Artist Profile - Sara Hughes". Sutton Gallery. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Sara Hughes". Gow Langsford Gallery. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Sara Hughs, Collections Online". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "NGA collection Sara Hughes". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Saving St David's: Transforming a church into a centre for music". RNZ. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Sara Hughes awarded Berlin Visual Art Residency". Scoop News. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ 20 years of Artists-In-Residence McColl Center
- ^ "2005: Sara Hughes". Wallace Arts Trust. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship". University of Otago. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
Further reading edit
Artist files for Sara Hughes are held at:
- Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library [1]
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa [2]
- Fine Arts Library, Te Herenga Toi The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services [3]
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki [4]
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena [5]
- Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu [6]
External links edit
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