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

Sara Hughes
Born	1971 (age 50–51) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	New Zealander
Education	Elam School of Fine Arts

Background

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

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 is included in a number 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]

Awards

• 2008/09 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency[7]
• 2008 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC[8]
• 2005 won the Wallace Arts Trust paramount award[9]
• 2005 Norsewear Art Award[7]
• 2003 Frances Hodgkins Fellowship[10]

References

Further reading

Artist files for Sara Hughes are held at:

• Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
• Fine Arts Library, Te Herenga Toi The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services
• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
• Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
• Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu

External links

• Official website

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