“I am primarily interested in the formal elements of art – form, texture, space, line and color and almost any subject captivaes my attention. My current focus is elevating the common place in objects I find near the water (i.e. seaweed) and brining life to them through isolation and color.”
— Diane Hopkins-Hughs
DIANE HOPKINS-HUGHS has been a Photographer and Teacher for over 40 years . An Arizona native, she has a BFA from University of Texas, an MS from Indiana University and post graduate work from University of Oregon. She became interested in photography while living in Europe and later studied with Brett Weston, Paul Caponigro and George Tice. She has taught at SMU, Brenau University in Georgia, Schreiner University in Texas and Furman University in South Carolina. She has presented over 60 art and photo workshops in several states.
Her work has been exhibited in over 200 solo and group exhibitions and is included in numerous private and museum collections including Amon Carter Museum, the State of Georgia and the South Carolina State Art Collection. In addition to numerous project grants in Florida, Georgia, and SC, she was awarded the South Carolina Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship in 2003. She currently resides in Greenvillle, SC where she has a studio and maintains an active exhibition schedule.