About

EMIE HUGHES is a multimedia artist living in the Greater Philadelphia Area. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Dickinson College, where she won the Emil R. and Tamar Weiss Prize in Creative Arts. After graduating, she lived and worked in NYC for 6 years.

Her dance works have been presented at the Delaware Art Museum, Triskelion Arts, the EstroGenius Festival (2017), the Brandywine River Museum, Dixon Place, FiveMyles Gallery, Bowery Poetry Club, The Living Gallery, Women in Motion’s Fall and Spring Salons, among many others.

Her mixed-media works have been shown at Rabbithole Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), The Art Trust (West Chester, PA), and the Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, DE).

As a modern dancer, Emie has performed in the works of Sarah Skaggs, Yanira Castro, Emily Wexler, Dawn Springer, KK Apple, Helen Simoneau, and Ayano Elson, in venues including Danspace Project, River to River Festival at Federal Hall, Terminal 5, and Gibney Dance.

Photo: Julie Lemberger

Photo: Julie Lemberger

In 2020, she founded Blue Jar LLC, where she creates original artworks. Read my full Artist Statement here.