SELECTED ONE- AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 Below the Surface, Lovely Lane UMC, Baltimore, MD
2022 Overlap, Greenspring Valley Hunt Club, Owings Mills, MD
2021 A Line Doesn’t End with Me, The Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2018 Collected Amalgamations, Opening Night Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Interpretive Blendings, on2gallery, California Building, Minneapolis, MN (two-person exhibition)
2016 Locations, Opening Night Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Rhythm and Memory, on2gallery, California Building, Minneapolis, MN (two-person exhibition)
2014 Actors & Spectators, Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Farida Hughes and Kathy Wismar, Mill City Clinic, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Full Circle, on2gallery, California Building, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Speaking of Space, Bloomington Theatre and Arts Center, Bloomington, MN (two-person exhibition)
2011 Private Art 2, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Solo Exhibition, Depot Museum and Gallery, Beverly Shores, IN
2011 Gatherings, Nina Bliese Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Many, Harry M. Drake Gallery, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, St. Paul, MN
2009 From Here to There, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2007 Re-Visions, Art Center in Orange, Orange, VA (two-person exhibition)
2005 Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA (two-person exhibition)
2005 Carrington Gallery, The North Theatre, Danville, VA
2005 Passages, The Madeira School, McLean, VA
2005 Findings, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2004 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
2003 Caswell County Civic Center, Yanceyville, NC
2003 Variations, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2002 Danville Museum of Fine Art, Danville, VA
2001 Offices of Gilbert, Marks and DiGirolamo, Hagerstown, MD
2000 WCAC Gallery, Hagerstown, MD
1999 Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Hagerstown, MD
1998 Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
1996 North Shore Country Day School, Chicago, IL
1994 MFA Thesis Show, Midway Studios, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, Delaware
2022 Creative Confluence: South Asian Community Reflections, Connections, and Dialogue, Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson, MD
2022 Between the Stripes, Under the Stars, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN
2022 Writing, Gesture, Shape, Rountree Gallery, Platteville, WI
2022 The Power of Abstracts, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
2022 Abstract Only, Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI
2021 Real Good: juried digital exhibition, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (Online)
2021 Spectrum of Being, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2020 Relationships, Webster Arts, St. Louis, MO (Online)
2020 We Will Survive, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA (Online)
2020 Thread, Carroll County Arts Center, Westminster, MD {View Online}
2020 ..from me to you, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2019 Layers of Existence, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2019 Joan Scheibel, Gina Skelton & Farida Hughes, Y:Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2019 I Contain Multitudes, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2018 Abstract Thoughts, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2018 Natural Occurrences, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Offices, St. Paul, MN
2018 Collections, Stonebridge Lofts, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Artists in the Kitchen, A Collaborative Project, Textile Center Galleries, Minneapolis, MN {View Online}
2018 Surface | Tension, Bridgewater Lofts, Minneapolis, MN
2018 A Common Thread 2018, Textile Center Galleries, Minneapolis, MN
2017 5th Annual Women’s Exhibit “La Mese delle Donne”, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
2017 Metaphors, Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2017 COLOR THEORY—Contemporary Abstraction, Perry and Carlson Gallery, Mount Vernon, WA
2017 Essential Art Exhibition, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN
2017 10th Annual Size Doesn’t Matter, Small Works Exhibit, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2016 The Color of Summer – A Summer Salon Show, Opening Night Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016 No Boys Allowed, Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Personal Best, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2014 Beyond the Surface, WARM, Mentor/Protegee Exhibition, Grainbelt Bottling House, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Lists, Invitational, Harriet Bart Studio, Traffic Zone Building, Minneapolis, MN
2013 30 x 30, Abstraction Group Show, Kolman & Pryor Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Summer Group Show, on2gallery, California Building, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Annual Small Works Show, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012 Gifted and Guided, Mentor/Protegee Exhibition, Grainbelt Bottling House, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Nebulae Squared, Nina Bliese Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2012 WARM Member Juried Show, Grainbelt Bottling House, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Size Doesn’t Matter, 5th Annual Small Works Exhibit, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2011 Les Petits Tresors, Nina Bliese Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011 A Summer of Abstract Art, Anita Sue Kolman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Depot Museum and Gallery, Beverly Shores, IN
2011 Temporality, WARM Members Exhibition, Grainbelt Bottling House, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Farida Hughes, Rashaun Kartak and Mary Bergs, Minnesota Women’s Building, St. Paul, MN
2010 Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2010 WARM Currents, Northrup King Building Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (curated by Beate Minkovski)
2010 Size Doesn’t Matter, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2010 Art {in} Justice, Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Foot in the Door 4, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Size Doesn’t Matter, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2008 University of Mary Washington Galleries, Fredericksburg, VA
2008 Contemporary Virginia Painters, Process Unveiled, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA (curated by Leigh Anne Chambers)
2008 Small Works Invitational, Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2007 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2007 Glave Kocen Gallery, Richmond, VA
2007 INDEX, ArtDC Art Fair, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
2007 Primed, WPA/C Exhibition/Auction, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (curated by Irene Hoffman)
2007 WCAC Gallery, Hagerstown, MD
2006 Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA
2006 McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2005 Turning the Page, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Washington, D.C. (curated by Jessica Naresh)
2005 Entering the Interior, Rentz Gallery, Richmond, VA
2005 Layers, (Collaboration with Elsabe Dixon), McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2004 100 Doves, WCAC Gallery, Hagerstown, MD
2004 Breaking Ground, The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA (curated by Gwen van Ostern)
2004 McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2003 Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
2003 Davidson County Community College, NC
2003 Garden of the Mind’s Eye at Riverside, Sponsored by Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA (curated by Leah Stoddard)
2003 AAWS, Winston-Salem, NC
2003 McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2003 Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center, Frederick, MD
2002 Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center, Frederick, MD
2002 McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2001 Danville Museum of Fine Art, Danville, VA
1998 Washington County Arts Council Gallery, Hagerstown, MD
1997 Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD
1996 D & D Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1995 The 2nd Gallery, Frederick, MD
1995 La Fond Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA
1994 The Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
1994 25 at 25, The Plaza Gallery, Fordham University, New York, NY
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Shafer, Baltimore, MD
Holsworth, Richmond, VA
Diamond, Beverly Shores, IN
Grisham, Charlottesville, VA
Vernay, Lyon, France
Chatham Hall, Chatham, VA
Fountain, Chatham, VA
Walker, New York, NY
Spicher, Shepherdstown, WV
Baer, Alexandria, VA
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS / PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
VCU Health Systems
Beatty Development Group
Capital One
United Health Group
Target
Chesapeake Capital
Marriott World Center
Hilton Hotels Corporation
F&M Bank
Washington County Health System
COMMISSIONS
Midcontinental Communications, Minneapolis, MN
Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt, Tampa Bay, FL
Prairie Care Center, Maplewood, MN
Des Plaines Casino, Des Plaines, IL
New Orleans Hyatt, New Orleans, LA
Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Nashville Hilton, Nashville, TN
Private Residence, Edina, MN
Orlando Hilton, Orlando, FL
Ventana Inn and Spa, Big Sur, CA
Orlando World Center Marriot, Orlando, FL
SELECTED ACTIVITIES/AWARDS
2022 Creativity Grant Award, “Below the Surface”, A Collaborative Art/Music Event, Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD
2022 Planning Committee, South Asian Semester, Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson, MD
2021 Panelist, Mirrors and Windows: Art and Evolving AAPI Identities, Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson, MD
2018 Panelist, Next Step Fund Grants, MRAC, MN
2017 Panelist, Operational Development Grants, MRAC, MN
2017 Semi-Finalist, McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship, MN
2015 Artist Mentor, Free Arts Minnesota, MN
2015 Artist, Art Lab, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2014-2016 Event Coordinator, VIP, Rock the Garden, Walker Art Center, MN
2013 Grant Award, Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, MN
2012 Host Artist, Drawing Club, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Panelist, “Artist as Change Agent”, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN
2012 Speaker’s Day Guest Speaker, “Creativity in the Studio,” St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN
2011-2014 Mentor, WARM (Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota), Mentor/Protege Program, MN
2006-2008 Leadership Through the Arts Advisory Committee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, VA
2005 Visiting Artist, Exhibition, talk and monotype workshop, Madeira School, McLean, VA
2002 Visiting Artist, Monotype workshop, Chatham Hall, Chatham, VA
1998 Honor Award, Washington County Women in the Arts, Washington County, MD
1993 Sterns Fellowship Foundation Award, University of Chicago, IL
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EDUCATION
MFA, Painting, University of Chicago
BA, Studio Art/English, Fordham University
Residency, Vermont Studio Center