Shara Hughes
Born 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia, US
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Right This Way, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark
2022
Time Lapsed, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland
Spotlight, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, US
Shara Hughes: The Last Glance Back, 9830 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US (Commission)
Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Phoenix, US [Commission] (forthcoming)
2021
Shara Hughes, Le Consortium, Dijon, France
Shara Hughes, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
Shara Hughes, Garden Museum, London, UK
Shara Hughes, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, US
Shara Hughes, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, US
The Bridge, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China
2020
Restless, Sabine Knust, Munich, Germany
Unmanageable, Pilar Corrias, London, UK
2019
At Arm’s Length, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Kastro, Antiparos, Greece
In Lieu of Flowers, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, US
Shara Hughes, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Beijing, China
2018
Shara Hughes, The Arts Club, London, UK
Don’t Hold Your Breath, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
Sun Salutations, Newport Art Museum, Newport, US
Carving Out Fresh Options, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, US
Sticks and Stones, Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, US
Bold Suns, SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, US
Surprise Anxiety, Pace Prints, New York, US
2017
Same Space, Different Day, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, US
Mind Bender, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, US
Lamenting, Sighing, Weeping, Gallery Met, New York, US
2016
Shara Hughes: Big Intimates, Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wherever You Go, There You Are, 39 Great Jones, New York, US
Here & There, One River School, Englewood, US
2015
Far Out, American Contemporary, New York, US
2014
Guess You Had To Be There, MOCA Georgia, Atlanta, US
Midnight Snacks, Institute 193, Lexington, US
2013
Don’t Tell Anyone But..., Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, US
2012
See Me Seeing Me, American Contemporary, New York, US
WE USE THESE THINGS, sculptures and installations, P-r-i-m-e- t-i-m-e, New York, US
2011
Shara Hughes, Drawings, Metroquadro, Rivoli, Italy
2010
Show Me, Because You Can’t See, Museum 52, London, UK
2009
If You’re a Mess, I’m a Mess, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, Germany
Shara Hughes, Metroquadro, Rivoli, Italy
2008
I’ll Just Have to Work With This, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thank You For Hosting, Museum 52, London, UK
2007
All, Most, Mine, Parts Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Everything, Always, Rivington Arms, New York, US
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
open ended, SFOMA's Collection 1900 to Now, SFMOMA, San Francisco, US
In New York, Thinking of You - Part II, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, US
2022
Together, at the Same Time, de la Cruz Collection, Miami, US
Nature humaine – Humaine nature, Fondation Vincent van Gogh, Arles, France
Dark Light: Realism in the Age of Post-Truths, Aishti Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon
Fire Figure Fantasy, ICA Miami, Miami, US
2021
New Acquisitions, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
2019
Shane Campbell Gallery, South Loop, Chicago, US
America Will Be! Surveying the Contemporary Landscape, Dallas Art Museum, Dallas, US
Landscapes: New Visions of the Landscape from the early 20th and 21st Centuries, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, US
2018
Ten Years, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, US
Present Tense: Selections from the Lenhardt Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, US
EDDYSROOM@GalleriThomassen, Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg, Sweden
SEED, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, US
Cliche, Almine Rech Gallery, New York, US
Smooth Transitions, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
Summer, Peter Freeman, Inc., New York, US
The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night, MASS MoCA, North Adams, US
Jean-Marie Appriou, Martha Atienza, Dora Budor, Shara Hughes, Iman Issa, Justin Matherly, Tobias Pils, Magali Reus, Yves Scherer, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
2017
Sun Toxic City, Phillip Haverkampf Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, US
Drawing Island, The Journal Gallery, New York, US
2016
If Only Bella Abzug Were Here, Marc Straus Gallery, New York, US
Pipe Dream, presented by Night Gallery and Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, US
All Tomorrow’s Parties, Hathaway David Contemporary, Atlanta, US
Hill of Munch, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, US
Imagine, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Young Frankensteins, Lesley Heller Gallery, New York, US
No Bad Days: Shara Hughes and Britton Tolliver, Left Field Gallery, Los Osos, US
Feedback Of Desire: Shara Hughes, Ted Gahl and Christoph Robner, Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco, US
2015
Finestra aperta: Shara Hughes, Meredith James, Elizabeth Jaeger, Annie Thornton, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, US
Abstract Horizons: Shara Hughes, Rebecca Morris, Caragh Thuring, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Sprawl, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, US
Tiger Tiger: Michael Assiff, Jules De Balincourt, Katherine Bernhardt, Brian Belott, Shara Hughes, Misaki Kawai, Karin Gulbran, Maikiko Kudo, Nikki Maloof, Ryan Morozowski, Yutaka Sone, Paul Swenbeck, Salon 94, New York, US
Spirit of the Dead Watching: Annie Hammond Hotte, Austin Eddy, Bradley Biancardi, Tracy Thomason, Shara Hughes, Devening Projects, Chicago, US
Mons Dew: Pat Berran, Melissa Brown, Andy Coolquitt, Stacy Fisher, Shara Hughes, MASS Gallery, Austin, US
New York Configurations: Austin Eddy, Tamara Gonzalez, Shara Hughes, Ryan Schneider, Guy Yanai, Coburn Projects, London, UK
Instant Vacation, Group Show, Trestle Projects, New York, US
Out of Place, Group Show, Dutton Gallery, New York, US
2014
Translated Cities, Shirin Gallery, New York, US
Sculptures and Works on Paper, Mikael Andersen Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Sump Pumped Sentiments: Shara Hughes, Gideon Bok and Todd Bienvenu, TSA Gallery, New York, US
Other Peoples Paintings, Torrance Shipman Gallery, New York, US
2013
Bathers, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, US
Genius of Love, Brian Morris Gallery, New York, US
2012
Billedstorm, Mikael Andersen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Habeas Corpus, Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, US
GA Artists, Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, US
I Know This But You Feel Different, Marc Jancou, New York, US
One Giant Leap: Work from the Saatchi Gallery, Hyatt Regency The Churchill, London, UK
2011
Crushed Candy: Shara Hughes, Jonathan Eherenberg, Meredith James and TM Sisters, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, US
Wild Beasts: Shara Hughes, Joshua Abelow, Ryan Schneider, Daniel Heidkamp, Ezra Johnson, Champion, Austin, US
The Big Show, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, US
2010
Group Show, Museum 52, New York, US
Oxbow Centennial Show, Roots and Culture Gallery, Chicago, US
Diamonds in the Crows Nest, Parlour No. 15, New York, US
2009
Diverse Propositions: The Best of Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, US
Works on Paper, Museum 52, London, UK
Boom, TTC Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008
Project Space in conjunction with: There’s a Better way to Spend the Afternoon, Museum 52, London, UK
Demolition Milk, TS1 Gallery, Beijing, China
Inside Out, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, Germany
All Cut Up, Roebling Hall, New York, US
Living in a Box: Jesper Christiansen, Shara Hughes, Eddie Martinez, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Berlin, Germany
2007
Accessories, Galerie Mikael Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Up as if Down, Cuchifritos, New York, US
2006
Cabin Fever, Rivington Arms, New York, US
Labyrinthitis, two person show with Meredith James, Rivington Arms, New York, US
EDUCATION
2011
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, US
2004
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, US
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012
I Know This But You Feel Different, curated by Shara Hughes and Meredith James, Marc Jancou, New York, US
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2017
Liquitex Cadmium-Free Research Residency, Griffin Gallery Studios, London, UK
2013
Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, US
2012
Working Artist Project, Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia, US
2007
Joan Mitchell Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, US
2005
Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Artist Residency, Snowmass, US
Vermont Studio Center Artist and Writers Residency, Fellowship Award, Johnson, US
2004
Florence Leif Painters Award, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, US
2003
Residency, Ox-Bow Fellowship Recipient, Saugatuck, US
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2018
Greenway Wall Mural, Dewey Square Park, Boston, US
Conservancy in partnership with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Boston, US