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