Hugh Dewitte

Hugh DeWitte 's drawings and paintings employ long, expressive strokes and primal mark-making to explore the energy and rhythm of what he terms "scapes." Working across diverse series—from urban grids and highways to industrial rail lines and wide landscapes— Hugh relies on a spontaneous, improvisational style.

Flowing lines echo the sweeping curves of modern highways and divided terrain, creating a documentary atmosphere charged with curiosity rather than literal realism. Instead of acting as a visual journalist, he investigates how structures and patterns convey movement, compulsion, and the quiet hum of modern life with all its achievements and struggles.

In his Trainscapes, Hugh explores the intersection between physical transit and internal contemplation. Viewed from a bird's-eye perspective, industrial rail yards transform into rhythmic geometric tapestries integrated with vintage tickets, manifests, and transit routes.

Meanwhile, his landscapes and cityscapes invite viewers into the myriad lives that have traversed the land, incorporating historical land deeds, handwritten letters, and ledger lists to reveal terrain marked by human division and memory.

This dialogue between humanity and geography extends into his assemb...

BFA
Kansas City Art Institute

Hugh earned BFA from Kansas City Art Institute with Major in Design with minor in Sculpture

Hugh studied graphic design under Victor Papanek one of the twentieth century's most influential pioneers of social and ecological design. His key work, Design for the Real World, remains the most widely read book about design ever published.

Hugh also apprenticed with Dale Eldred, internationally acclaimed sculptor renowned for large-scale sculptures that emphasized both natural and generated light.

Recent Exhibits

2023

Goldmark Cultural Center
J.H. Milde Gallery

Freeways
April 22nd to May 27th, 2023

The exhibit collection included fine art drawings, oil pastel on paper, oil on board, metal and wood sculptures.

Craighead Green Gallery

NEW TEXAS TALENT XXIX
July 9th to August 20th 2023

Craighead Green Gallery, located in the Dallas Design District, represents the finest in contemporary art from both national and international artists.

ArtCentre of Plano

Texas Sculpts II
July to August 2023. T

The ArtCentre has selected 12 highly recognized sculptors from throughout Texas to display their works in a two-month exhibition.

Eisemann Performance Center
Forrest & Virginia Green Mezzanine Gallery

Circular Sightings and the Hum of Humanity
Silo Exhibition
November to December 2024

Gensler Architectural Services
Corporate Offices

Artist Showcase
December 2023 to February 2024

2024

Ruth Andres Gallery
April to May 2024

Silo Showcase Exhibition
Veneration: Travels of the Mind

2025

McKinney Performing Arts Center: ‘Unique by Nature’ Juried Art Show Top 10.

Dallas Office of Arts and Culture Events
Mayor's and City Manager's Office Exhibition
Spring 2025

The Other Art Show
at the Dallas Market Hall
May 15-1...