Kristy Hughes
Kristy Hughes (b. 1987, Waxahachie, TX) is a sculptor, painter, and educator. She received her MFA from Indiana University and her MA and BA from Eastern Illinois University. Her work has been featured most recently in Maake Magazine, New American Paintings, Friend of the Artist, Create Magazine, and Vast Magazine. She was a 2022-23 Visual Arts Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, and has been the recipient of residencies at the ChaNorth Artist Residency, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Liquitex Residency at Residency Unlimited, The Studios at MASS MoCA, and a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center. Recent and forthcoming solo and two-person exhibitions include: The Sculpture Center in Cleveland, OH, The University of South Carolina, Aikin, SC, Gaston College, Dallas, NC, and Coker University in Hartsville, SC. Hughes is the Residency Coordinator for the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency by Collar Works and teaches at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
