CV

B. 1989 in England
Lives and works in Mid Wales
0elhughes0@gmail.com

@erin.l.hughes

Education

2016-2018 MA Painting, Royal College of Art London

2009-2012 BA, Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, Oxford

2008-2009, Art Foundation Diploma, Oxford Brookes University

Exhibitions

(Upcoming) Floored// Flawed (solo), Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Gallery 2, Supported by Arts Council Wales, 2025

(upcoming) Llanwrtyd & District Heritage and Arts Centre, 2024

Public Artwork for ICU, Newham Hospital, Commissioned by Vital Arts, 2024

Where We Are, Sonic//visual collaboration with the Will Barnes Quartet: Live Performances; Oriel Davies Gallery; Elysium, Swansea; Hanging Gardens, Llanidloes; Aberystwyth Arts Center; SpArc, Bishops Castle; Hermon Arts, Oswestry; Clarence Hall, Crickhowell; Stop Cafe, Shrewsbury; Mid Border Arts, Presteigne; (Upcoming) Museum Of Modern Art, Machynlleth; 
Exhibitions: SpArc Theatre Gallery; Aberystwyth Arts Center; Elysium Gallery, Swansea; Mid Wales Arts, Caersws, 2024;

Concert at Hafren Theatr, Liquid light show collaborative project with Charlotte Woodford Community Choir, Credu Young Carers, The Oasis One World Choir, inspired by Carolina Caycedo exhibition, commissioned by Artes Mundi, Oriel Davies Gallery, 2024

 

Take Me Inland, Sancreed Village Hall, commissioned art work + workshop, Arts Council England funded, curated by Tom Kaniok, 2023

Llanwrtyd & District Heritage and Arts Centre, 2023

Theatr Clwyd Criw Celf, Community workshops and collaborative commission at Kim Inspire, Flintshire, 2023

Public Commission, Soft Roady, Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital, Machynlleth, commissioned by Powys Teaching Health Board, 2023

 

Collect, Old Station Building, Llanidloes, 2022

A&E, Royal London Hospital, commissioned by Vital Arts, 2022

Palliative Care Unit, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, commissioned by Vital
Arts, 2022

Live liquid light visuals for Will Barnes Quartet, Oriel Davies Gallery, 2022

Uplift, Four Acres, commissioned by Acrylicize for Ben and Jerry’s, 2022

 

Holt Festival, John Hurst Art Prize Shortlist, Adrian Hill Fine Art, Norfolk, 2021

Landscape Lines (solo project in collaboration with Criw Celf and Open Newtown), Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Wales, 2021

(Solo) Long Landscape Search, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Wales, 2021

Oriel Lockdown, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, 2021

Abducting The Priestess Might Solve Your Crops, Ergo Collective Space, Athens, 2021

 

Model Village, curated by Hot Desque, The Swiss Church London, 2020

Naturing A Thought, Arthou, online exhibition curated by Hugo Barclay, 2020

Surface Matters, Take Courage Gallery, London, 2020

The Amber Room 2, Undisclosed Location, London, 2020

 

Adazzel, JGM Gallery, London, 2019

Llani Artist Network, Hafren Theatre, Newtown, 2019

Autumn Show, Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, 2019

(solo) Hoot Hoot, Hoot Hoot, Lady Margaret Hall Library, Oxford, 2019

The Amber Room, Undisclosed Location Notting Hill, Curated by Rosie Reed, London, 2019

Hidden, Minerva Arts Center, Llanidloes, 2019

Skelf, online exhibition, 2019

A Raw Garden, Fitzrovia Gallery, 2019

Hidden, Mid Wales Art, Powys, 2019

Size Matters, Fringe Arts Bath Festival, 2019

 

Fakers, presented by Cypher, Thames-Side Studios Gallery, 2018

Pop-Up Exhibition, Llanidloes Natwest, 2018

CSR Art Programme, Travers Smith, London 2018-2019

Paper Cuts, curated by Kris Day, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2018

The boys club, secret location, London, 2018

Trans-Form, Mint Gallery, London, 2018

(solo) Floored, Glass Cloud Gallery, London, 2018

Royal College of Art Degree Show 2018, London, 2018

Living Room, presented by imlabor and Cypher, Safehouse 1 and 2, London, 2018

Thumbnails, curated by Emma Fineman, Hockney Gallery, London, 2018

Paper Cuts, curated by Kris Day, Tipp Gallery, London, 2018

 

(solo) Home me 3, Cypher Billboard, Domino Houses Billboard, London 2017

Mud, Tokyo and Swimming, presented by imlabor, Park Tower Hall Gallery1, Tokyo, 2017

(solo) Home-Time, Robert Young Antiques, London, 2017

Fake Sardines, Crimscott Street, London, 2017

Time-Poor Dreamers, Cypher Space, Berlin, 2017

Meaningful Vision, Pembroke Art Gallery, Oxford, 2017

House Dimplex, Norlington Road Studios, London, 2017

Cypher 0.3, Cypher Space, Berlin, 2017

Wip, Royal College of Art, London, 2017

WHIP, Dyson Gallery, Royal College of art, London, 2017

 

Backdrop, ASC Studios, London, 2016

Backdrop, Cypher Space, Berlin, 2016

Phantom Object-Beings, Cypher Space, Berlin, 2016

Cypher 0.2, Cypher Space, Berlin, 2016

Ying Colloseum Volume 8 UV Spielothek, Hertabrücke, Berlin, 2016

Cypher 01, Cypher Space, Berlin, 2016

3am With Reckless Abandon, Flutgraben e.V. Berlin, 2016

(solo) Funny* Joke From a Beautiful Woman, Das Gift, Berlin, 2015

Waiting Room, Agora, Berlin, 2015

Projects

Contemporary Collaborations Curator, Robert Young Antiques, London, Est. 2017
@contemporary_collaborations

Cypher Billboard co-founder, Domino Houses Billboard, Est. London 2017
www.cypherbillboard.com  @Cypherbillboard

Cypher Space co-founder, Berlin, Est. 2015 – 2017
cypher-space.tumblr.com

Talks

Art Tent, Marling workshops at Camp Bestival Art Tent, Shropshire and Dorset, 2024

Art Talk, Rotary Club, Llanidloes, 2024

ANEW, creative arts and eco-therapy program for for people who use drugs and alcohol, Powys Teaching Health Board, I will lead a series of four workshops, Centre Celf, Llandrindod Wells, 2024

Paper Marbling, Rhayader Primary School, 2024

Liquid Light workshop, Celf O Gwmpas, 2023

Liquid Light workshop with credo young carers charity at Oriel Davies Gallery, 2023

Artist Talk and workshop, Newtown College, 2023

Paper Marbling, Ddyfi Festival, 2023

Making Marbling, Paper Marbling workshop and artist talk, Ty Pawb Wrexham, 2023

Paper Marbling, Summer Hubs, Theatr Clwyd, 2023

Making Marbling, Paper Marbling workshop and artist talk, MAKE AND SEE summer programme, Shrewsbury, 2023

Making Marbling: Aberystwyth Print Makers Association, Two Part paper marbling and collage workshop, 2023

Upcoming: Making Our Mark: clay marbling Workshop, Make And See, Cups and Creators, Shrewsbury, 2023

Theatr Clwyd Criw Celf 4-part marbling techniques workshop, Kim Inspire, Flintshire, 2023

Two-Part paper marbling and collage workshop at Celf O Gwmpas, Llandridod Wells, 2023

Making Marbling, Paper Marbling workshop and artist talk, MOMA Machynlleth, 2023

Artist Talk, Coleg Ceredigion, 2022

Making Marbling, Polymer Clay Marbling Workshop and Artist Talk, Centre CELF o Gwmpas, Llandrindod Wells, 2022

Making Marbling, Oriel Davies Gallery, Criw Celf Programme, 2021

Cypher Billboard, Conscious Isolation, online series of Fine Art Lectures, 2020

Groundwerk 6.4 // Paper Marbling, Turf Projects, London, 2020

(chaired) Contemporary Collaborations, Royal College of Art, Battersea, 2019

To Be So Entangled: Resistance/ Complicity/ Collaboration, Hot Milk as part of Artlicks Weekend, 2019

Erin Hughes Artist Talk, University of Hertfordshire, London, 2019

Erin Hughes Artist Talk, Lady Margarert Hall, University of Oxford, Oxford, 2019

Erin Hughes Artist Talk, Morrow & Lorraine Architects, 2018

Art In The Public Realm: Creating Experiences, Camden Peoples Theatre, 2018

Erin Hughes Artist Talk, Wimbledon College of Art, 2018

Erin Hughes Artist Talk, Dyson lecture theatre, Royal College of Art, 2018

Meaningful Vision, Pembroke Art Gallery, Oxford University, 2017