Artist Shelley Hughes
Born in Scarborough in 1984, grew up in North Yorkshire, studied in Lancashire, I moved to Sheffield in 2006 and became involved in the community arts scene, which is now integral to my practice, I set up shop at Portland Works in the summer of 2010.
Education & Qualifications:
2005-2006 MA: Fine Art, Lancaster University
2002-2005 BA: Art Practice & Theory Lancaster
University
Selected Exhibitions:
2010 Watercolour In Britain, Millennium
Gallery, Sheffield
2009 Insights & Stereotypes, Back o' the Shop
Gallery, Ryedale
2007 Recent Paintings, Workstation, Sheffield
2007 Mapping Faces, London Road Gallery, Sheffield
2006 Working Space, Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster
2005 Red Carpet, Peter Scott Gallery,
Lancaster
Awards & Competitions:
2008 Finalist: Vickers Arts Award
2007 Selected artist: Celeste Art Prize
Community Projects:
2009-2010 Culture Lab, Project Co-ordinator,
Museums Sheffield
2009 Lost in the Jungle: the Big Draw, Project
Co-ordinator, Back o' the Shop Gallery, Ryedale
2009 Manor Young Peoples Health Project, Artist
Facilitator Museums Sheffield
2008 Vivienne Westwood young peoples project,
Artist Facilitator, Museums Sheffield
2008 Wisewood Community Arts Project, Lead Artist,
Art in the Park, Sheffield
2007 A Portrait of the Village, Artist in
Residence, Terrington Festival
As a community artist I work on extremely varied projects with all manner of people from young to old, sometimes on projects of own my creation, more often linked to Museum & Gallery exhibitions or funding streams. In the past I have lead one off workshops, after school clubs and large scale projects spanning many weeks, these have ranged in theme and medium from fimo to felt making, wire sculpture to water colours, drawing master classes to sessions with glue and glitter at the Children's Hospital. I have worked on projects with local and national partners and have also managed large scale city wide community projects. I have organised many events from 2 hour creative sessions for libraries to 2 day festivals for hundreds of people.