SUSAN HUGHES
CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS
01 about
NESTING
The circular portals cocoon the viewer in a safe nest or sanctuary. Others create currents of interactive color. These paintings are drawn from living and breathing the cycles of life and the earth.
02 portal portfolio
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OTHER RELATED WORK
LANDSCAPES interlacing land and sky
04 contact
HISTORY
Multiple showings via Tanner Hill Gallery in Chattanooga, TN in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Hunter Art Museum-Chattanooga. Equine specific work through Crossgate Gallery in Lexington, KY. Commission work with Portraits Inc. - New York/Birmingham. (Not currently accepting commissions.)
EDUCATION
BFA in Painting and Drawing - California College of Art - Oakland, California. Career in Illustration and graphic design.