Baker Artist Portfolios

Farida Hughes (b. New York) explores sociological themes through vibrant color and translucency. Her paintings and interdisciplinary works are an abstract language of the layering and bridging of worlds that formalistically reflect her lived experiences and the merging of cultural and environmental effects. 

Hughes grew up in a mixed South-Asian Indian and German-American household in New Jersey, under the dual family influences of Indian city life, and New York state farming culture. She earned her BA degree in Studio Art/English from Fordham University in New York and MFA in Visual Art from The University of Chicago.

The artist has exhibited nationally in venues such as The Delaware Contemporary Art Museum, Wilmington, DE; Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson, MD; Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI. She has received grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board. Hughes is currently represented by Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO, Groveland Gallery, MN, and Bozzuto Greene Art, Lutherville, MD.

Paintings and works by the artist are included in private and institutional collections, and have been commissioned or placed for projects throughout the US. Hughes resides in Baltimore County with her educator husband and maintains a studio in Baltimore City.