Sara Hughes (born 1971) is a Canadian-born New Zealand artist.

Background

Hughes was born in 1971 in

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, Canada. She graduated in 2001 from the Elam School of Fine Arts with a Masters of Fine Arts.

Career

Hughes is a painter and installation artist. Hughes is represented in Auckland by

Gow Langsford Gallery Gow Langsford Gallery is a commercial art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. The gallery was established in 1987 by John Gow and Gary Langsford. Gow Langsford represents and has represented many significant New Zealand and international artists, ...

and in

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by Sutton Gallery. Work by Hughes are included in some of public collections including the

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Set be ...

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. ''Te Papa Tongarewa'' translates literally to "container of treasures" or in full "container of treasured things and people that spring fr ...

, and the National Gallery of Australia. 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.

Residencies

* 2008/09 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency * 2008 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC20 years of Artists-In-Residence
McColl Center

Awards

* 2005 Wallace Arts Trust paramount award * 2005 Norsewear Art Award * 2003

Frances Hodgkins Fellowship The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, established in 1962, is one of New Zealand's premier arts residencies. The list of past fellows includes many of New Zealand's most notable artists. The position is based at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New ...

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