Artist and lecturer, born in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, who did his art foundation diploma there at Gwynedd Technical College, 1989–90. Hughes gained an honours degree in fine art from Falmouth School of Art & Design, 1990–3; a postgraduate diploma from the Cyprus School of Art, Paphos, 1994–5; and a postgraduate certificate of education from Coleg Menai, 2002. He had a residency at Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, 1999, in conjunction with Peter Prendergast’s show New Paintings 1994–98. In 2001 Hughes was Young Welsh Artist of the Year – Young Wales 5, RCamA, the year the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, acquired his work. Group exhibitions included Landmarks, jointly with Iwan Parry, Oriel Ynys Mon, Llangefni, Anglesey, and with Owein Prendergast and Iwan Parry, Capsule Gallery, Cardiff, both 2002, and with Luned Parry and Eleri Jones at RCamA, 2004.