Gareth Hughes

My practice is defined by a prioritization of matter over form, where the physical and tactile reality of materials dictates the direction of the work. I view art not as a window into an illusion, but as a substantial, living reality.

This philosophy extends across my work—from physical studio build-ups to digital print series like Layergram. Produced during a Fellowship at VCU Arts, the Layergram series represents an experimental performance of collection and rendering: capturing the raw landscape through photography before transporting the data back to the studio. In Photoshop, the memory of the landscape was compressed, accumulated, and layered in a digital analog to my physical layering process.

MFA (Fine Art) – Birmingham School of Art, UK

Postgraduate Fellowship (Fine Art Painting) – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU Arts), Richmond, VA, USA

BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting – Loughborough University, UK

Advanced GNVQ in Art and Design – Wigan and Leigh College, UK

S E R F (Solo Exhibition) – Köfa, Königstraße 44, Münster, Germany (2026)