Sara Hughes

Sara Hughes (born 1971) is a Canadian-born New Zealand artist.

Background Hughes was born in 1971 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She graduated in 2001 from the Elam School of Fine Arts with a Masters of Fine Arts.

Hughes is represented in Auckland by Gow Langsford Gallery and in Melbourne by Sutton Gallery. and the National Gallery of Australia.

A 2015 work, Transit Cloud, created in collaboration with Gregor Kregar and Davor Popadich (artist) was installed in the alleyway between McCrae Way and Totara Avenue, New Lynn as part of the New Lynn transformation project. The sculpture is part of the Auckland City Art Collection . It attracted public controversy after critics said it looked like a giant penis.

In 2023 she was commissioned to create art works called Colour Quartet to be sold to raise funds for the restoration of Kāhui St David's a music centre in Khyber Pass Rd, Auckland.

Residencies 2008/09 Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists Residency 2008 Artist-in-Residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, NC

Awards 2005 Wallace Arts Trust paramount award 2005 Norsewear Art Award