B. 1989 in England
Lives and works in Mid Wales
0elhughes0@gmail.com
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) 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; (Upcoming) Mid Wales Arts, Caersws, 2024; (upcoming) Llanwrtyd & District Heritage and Arts Centre; Ancoats Coffee co., Manchester 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
(Upcoming) Art Tent, Marling workshops at Camp Bestival Art Tent, Shropshire and Dorset, 2024
(Upcoming) Art Talk, Rotary Club, Llanidloes, 2024
(Upcoming) Liquid Light Marbling, with students from Llanidloes Secondary School, Mid Wales Arts, 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