Shara Hughes

Shara Hughes (b. 1981, Atlanta, GA) earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and later attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Recent solo exhibitions include The Arts Club, London, England; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland; the Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI; Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY; and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA; among many others. In May 2018, Hughes completed Carving Out Fresh Options, a large-scale mural in Boston, MA commissioned by the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in partnership with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Hughes has participated in numerous group exhibitions, at venues such as MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. The artist was also included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Hughes’ work belongs to many prominent museum collections including the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX; the Denver Museum of Art, Denver, CO; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; the Jorge M. Perez Collection, Miami, FL; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA; the M Woods Museum, Beijing, China; the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ; the Rachofsky Collection, Dallas, TX; the Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; the Si Shang Art Museum, Beijing, China; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; and the Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY; among others. Hughes lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

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Shara Hughes, Just Another Pretty Face, 2019, oil and acrylic on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Tributes to Tributaries, 2018, oil, acrylic and dye on canvas, 78 x 66 inches (198.1 x 167.6 cm)
Shara Hughes, Peep Show, 2018, oil, ink and acrylic on canvas, 58 x 50 inches (147.3 x 127 cm)
Shara Hughes, Jagged Little Hills, 2018, oil and acrylic on canvas, 84 x 70 inches (213.4 x 177.8 cm)
Shara Hughes, Purgatory Chasm, 2018, oil and acrylic on canvas, 84 x 70 inches (213.4 x 177.8 cm)
Installation view, Shara Hughes, Sun Salutations, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI, June 15 - September 3, 2018
Installation view, Shara Hughes, Sun Salutations, Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI, June 15 - September 3, 2018
Shara Hughes, Carving Out Fresh Options, The Greenway Wall at Dewey Square Park, Public Commission by The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in partnership with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Boston, MA, May 2018 - May 2019. Photo: Todd Mazar
Shara Hughes, Carving Out Fresh Options, 2018, oil on canvas, Overall: 68 x 104 inches (172.7 x 264.2 cm)
Shara Hughes, Strike One, 2018, oil on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Pains and Needles, 2018, oil and dye on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Narnia, 2017, oil and acrylic on canvas, 78 x 70 inches (198.1 x 177.8 cm)
Shara Hughes, No Touch of Gray, 2018, oil and dye on canvas, 40 x 36 inches (101.6 x 91.4 cm)
Installation view, Frieze New York, May 2 - 6, 2018
Shara Hughes, Gusto, 2018, oil and acrylic on canvas, 58 x 50 inches (147.3 x 127 cm)
Shara Hughes, The Bright Night, 2017, oil and acrylic on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Spins From Swiss, 2017, oil and dye on canvas, 78 x 70 inches (198.1 x 177.8 cm)
Installation View, The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night, 2018, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
Installation View, The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night, 2018, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
Shara Hughes, It's Dark But Not Sad Blue, 2018, oil and acrylic on canvas, 47 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches (120.7 x 100.3 cm)
Shara Hughes, You're Getting In Your Own Way, 2018, oil, acrylic, acrylic spray paint on canvas, 47 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches (120.7 x 100.3 cm)
Installation view, Shara Hughes: Bold Suns, 2018, SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Shara Hughes, Rough Rivers, 2017, oil, crayon, and enamel on canvas, 48 x 40 inches (121.9 x 101.6 cm)
Shara Hughes, Glow In The Dark, 2017, oil and acrylic on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Going Clear, 2017, oil, acrylic, and dye on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Installation view, Jean-Marie Appriou, Martha Atienza, Dora Budor, Shara Hughes, Iman Issa, Justin Matherly, Tobias Pils, Magali Reus, Yves Scherer, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland. Image Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich / New York. Photo by Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
Shara Hughes, Islands In the Sky, 2017, acrylic, oil and acrylic spray paint on canvas, 69 x 61 inches (175.3 x 154.9 cm)
Shara Hughes, Night Picket, 2017, oil and acrylic on canvas, 67 x 61 inches (170.2 x 154.9 cm)
Shara Hughes, It's More Than a Guilty Pleasure, 2017, oil and acrylic on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Feels Heavy From Here, 2017, oil, acrylic, spray paint and enamel on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, New Moon Voodoo, 2017, oil and dye on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Falls, 2017, crayon, marker and oil pastel on paper, Unframed: 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm) Framed: 19 x 15 inches (48.3 x 38.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Seascape, 2015, crayon, marker and oil pastel on paper, Unframed: 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm), Framed: 19 x 15 inches (48.3 x 38.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Beach Set, 2015, crayon, marker and oil pastel on paper, Unframed: 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm) Framed: 19 x 15 inches (48.3 x 38.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Winter Blues, 2015, crayon, marker and oil pastel on paper, 15 x 11 inches (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Installation view, Shara Hughes, Same Space Different Day, Rachel Uffner Gallery, April 30 - June 25, 2017
Installation view, Shara Hughes: Same Space, Different Day, Rachel Uffner Gallery, April 30 - June 25, 2017
Installation view, Shara Hughes, Same Space Different Day, Rachel Uffner Gallery, April 30 - June 25, 2017
Shara Hughes, Pleasure House, Redwood Library and Museum, Newport, RI
Shara Hughes, Pleasure House, Redwood Library and Museum, Newport, RI
Shara Hughes, Pleasure House, Redwood Library and Museum, Newport, RI
Shara Hughes, Pleasure House, Redwood Library and Museum, Newport, RI
Shara Hughes, Read Between The Lines, 2017, oil, acrylic, flashe and spray paint on canvas, 68 x 60 inches, (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, The Not Dark Dark Spots, 2017, oil and dye on canvas, 68 x 60 inches, (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, In The Clear, 2016, oil and dye on canvas, 68 x 60 inches, (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Beautiful Truth, 2016, oil and dye on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Installation view, Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 17 - June 11, 2017
Installation view, Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, March 17 - June 11, 2017
Shara Hughes, Cascade, 2016, oil, spray paint and enamel on canvas, 68 x 60 inches, (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Reaching My Plateau, 2016, oil, dye, spray paint and acrylic on canvas, 68 x 60 inches, (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Installation view, Lamenting, Sighing, Weeping, 2017, Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Installation view, Lamenting, Sighing, Weeping, 2017, Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Installation view, Lamenting, Sighing, Weeping, 2017, Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Shara Hughes, Wishing To Be Different, 2016, oil, acrylic, flashe, dye and crayon on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Swamp, 2016, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches, (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
Shara Hughes, Jezibaba, 2016, oil, acrylic, and flashe on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Looking Out, 2016, oil, acrylic, flashe, and dye on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, True Loves Kiss, 2016, oil, acrylic, dye and caulk on canvas, 68 x 60 inches, (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Love Potion, 2016, oil and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Shine Your Light, 2016, oil, flashe and acrylic on canvas, 32 x 28 inches, (81.3 x 71.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Stranger Through The Reeds, 2016, oil and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Song To The Moon, 2016, oil, dye and flashe on canvas, 48 x 40 inches, (121.9 x 101.6 cm)
Shara Hughes, Buds, 2016, oil on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, I Am An Island, 2016, oil, acrylic, spray paint and flashe on canvas, 60 x 58 inches (152.4 x 147.3 cm)
Shara Hughes, Pink Morning, 2016, oil on canvas, 58 x 52 inches (147.3 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Oasis, 2016, oil, acrylic, flashe, spray paint on canvas, 60 x 52 inches, (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Shara Hughes, Getting a Better View, 2016, oil and acrylic on canvas, 60 x 52 inches (152.4 x 132.1 cm)
Installation view, Shara Hughes, Wherever You Go, There You Are, 39 Great Jones, New York, NY, July - August 2016
Shara Hughes, Split Ends, 2016, Oil, Acrylic, and Flashe On Canvas, 68 X 60 inches
Shara Hughes, Mirage, 2016, oil, acrylic, and enamel on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Shara Hughes, Wonder Under, 2016, oil and acrylic on canvas, 68 x 60 inches (172.7 x 152.4 cm)
Installation view, Hill of Munch, 2016, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY