About
Originally from West Yorkshire, Amy graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010. She is based north of London and holds teaching positions at various London Institutions.
Hughes has worked and exhibited internationally, most recently including high-profile shows and Art Fairs; Art Miami, British Art Fair, the London Art Fair and ‘Collect’ with Cynthia Corbett Gallery. In 2018 Amy exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum as part of the London Design Festival and presented her first solo show at Croome Court part of the National Trust, funded by Arts Council England. In 2020 she was selected as one of 5 Artists for Leach 100 with The Leach Pottery. In 2015 she was selected for AWARD as part of the British Ceramics Biennial and chosen to take part in the first ‘Future Heritage’ showcase at Decorex 2014.
Amy has been nominated for several major awards; in 2023 she was shortlisted for the Brookfield Properties Craft Award with the Crafts Council and in 2016 she was selected for the prestigious Perrier-Jouet Arts Salon Prize by Barney Hare Duke. In 2015, she was shortlisted for the inaugural Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize for artists who show an ‘exceptional command of ceramics’ and in 2014 represented the UK in ‘New Talent’ at the European Ceramic Context.
Hughes also became the first ‘Ceramics & Industry’ residency at the V & A Museum working in collaboration with 1882Ltd. The resulting piece ‘Tryst’ was acquired by the Museum and put into limited edition production. Her work is shown at several London galleries and is held in private collections.
