Morgan Hughes

​email: morgan@morganhughesart.com

Education

2009    MFA                  Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2007    Post-Bacc.        Tufts  University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2002    BFA                   West Virginia University, College of Creative Arts, Morgantown, WV

2008 (Summer)        Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2008 (Summer)        Peters Valley School of Arts and Crafts, Peters Valley, NJ
2001                         Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland        

Selected Exhibitions

2015 Art Show Today, Planthouse Gallery, New York, NY

2014 Prophetic Diagrams, Cheymore Gallery, Tuxedo Park, NY

2010 Naked Measures, St Paul the Apostle Church, New York, NY
Fiber Fusion, Zora Gallery Space, Brooklyn, NY

2009The Ship Is A Destination, Caroline, Flushnik Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 
 
Village Voice Off-Broadway Awards, featured visual artist, Webster Hall, NY, NY

*Testing The Waters, MFA Thesis Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

String Theory, Umbrella Arts, NY, NY

2008 Symposium Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2007 Medal Award Dinner and Silent Auction, (juried), School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
 
 Post Baccalaureate Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

 Student Annual Exhibition, (juried), School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

 Drawing Show, (juried), Block Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, MA
 
 604800 Seconds, Atrium Gallery, NY, NY
 
 Drawing Now, 511 Gallery, NY, NY

2006 The Social Body, Rocket Projects Gallery, Miami, FL

 Scope Miami Art Fair, represented by Lyons Wier Gallery (NY), Miami FL

2004 Small Works Show, Merz Gallery. Sag Harbor, NY

2002 *Time Elevated, Mountainlair Gallery, Morgantown, WV

2001 Meritocracy, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland

Grants/Scholarships/Awards

2008-09​    Calrow Memorial Scholarship, Pratt Institute
2008-09    Assistantship Award, Pratt Institute
2008         Catharine Ellis Scholarship Award, Penland School of Crafts
2008         Peters Valley Scholarship, Peters Valley Craft Center
2006-07    Post Baccalaureate Grant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts
2001-02​    Drs, Paul and Laura Mesaros Scholarships, West Virginia University

Visiting Artist Lectures/Workshops


2016     National Arts Education Association, Breaking Down the Walls: Art at the Center of Cross-Curriculum              Design, Hilton Hotel, New York, NY

2009​    Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY, Weaving and Sculpture Workshop, (November)

Bibliography

Elisa Turner, "Critic's Pick, The Social Body," Miami Herald, May 19, 2006