Kristy Hughes makes sculptures and paintings about empowerment, gratitude, and the potential for change. She received her MFA from Indiana University and her MA and BA from Eastern Illinois University. Hughes was awarded a 2022-23 Visual Arts Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, and has been the recipient of residencies at the ChaNorth Artist Residency, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Liquitex Residency at Residency Unlimited, The Studios at MASS MoCA, and a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center. Kristy’s work has been shown at The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, and in universities in North and South Carolina, among others.