KEVIN HUGHES
Kevin Hughes is a studio artist based out of Providence Rhode Island, USA. Focusing mostly on jewelry and small sculpture, Kevin Hughes creates work based on form, depth and wit. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hughes is a graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design with a MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing and received his Bachelor’s of Fine Art at Tyler School of Art, Temple University. His work is shown internationally and can be found in numerous publications.
Kevin on his work:
Art should be like a great jazz album - containing form, depth, emotion, rhythm, wit. It should converse with the audience, have a foundation stronger than mere aesthetics, but have a soul. Through explorations with concepts of nostalgia, satire, culture, and individuality, I strive to create a dialogue. In my most recent work, I’ve been focusing on the artistry and detail of craft traditions.
Kevin on his work:
Art should be like a great jazz album - containing form, depth, emotion, rhythm, wit. It should converse with the audience, have a foundation stronger than mere aesthetics, but have a soul. Through explorations with concepts of nostalgia, satire, culture, and individuality, I strive to create a dialogue. In my most recent work, I’ve been focusing on the artistry and detail of craft traditions.
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Awards:
2012 Certificate of Recognition, City of Attleboro Massachusetts
2012 Certificate of Achievement, National Endowment for the Arts
2010 Honorable Mention, Small Wonders Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art
2007 John Prip / Reed and Barton Scholarship
2006 Jane D. Bonelli Art Education Award
Exhibitions (selection):
2017 In Hot Water, Nexus: A Connection of Ideas, Society of North American Goldsmiths, New Orleans, Louisiana
2016 Collection #3: Just What Is It, Chamber, New York, New York
2016 The Good Old Boys by Kevin Hughes
2014 Craft and Bling Bling - Fake
2014 A Fickle Sonance by Kevin Hughes
2013 La Frontera, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, California, Indiana University, Kokomo, Indiana, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas
2012 Loss of Innocence, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts
2011 From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts
2010 Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland
2009 Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works In Metal, The Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Delaware
2008 Without Walls, Museum 52, New York, New York
2012 Certificate of Recognition, City of Attleboro Massachusetts
2012 Certificate of Achievement, National Endowment for the Arts
2010 Honorable Mention, Small Wonders Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art
2007 John Prip / Reed and Barton Scholarship
2006 Jane D. Bonelli Art Education Award
Exhibitions (selection):
2017 In Hot Water, Nexus: A Connection of Ideas, Society of North American Goldsmiths, New Orleans, Louisiana
2016 Collection #3: Just What Is It, Chamber, New York, New York
2016 The Good Old Boys by Kevin Hughes
2014 Craft and Bling Bling - Fake
2014 A Fickle Sonance by Kevin Hughes
2013 La Frontera, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, California, Indiana University, Kokomo, Indiana, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas
2012 Loss of Innocence, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts
2011 From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts
2010 Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland
2009 Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works In Metal, The Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Delaware
2008 Without Walls, Museum 52, New York, New York
JEWELS by KEVIN HUGHES
Kevin Hughes.
Pendant: Untitled, 2017.
Black patina on brass, basswood.
7.5 x 1 x 5.5 cm.
Price: 1700 €.
Pendant: Untitled, 2017.
Black patina on brass, basswood.
7.5 x 1 x 5.5 cm.
Price: 1700 €.
