Frieda Hughes
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Frieda Rebecca Hughes is an English
poet
and painter
. She has published seven children's books and four poetry collections and has had many exhibitions.
and Ted Hughes
. Her mother was one of the most influential poets of the century and her father was a British poet laureate
.
Hughes was born in London. She moved to Perth, Western Australia
in 1988, and later settled in Wooroloo
, a small hamlet north of Perth, in 1991, where the Australian landscape became the basis of much of her painting. She returned to the UK to live and work when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1997. He died in October 1998. Her only brother, Nicholas Hughes
, committed suicide on 16 March 2009.
She married the Hungarian artist Laszlo Lukacs in 1996. They divorced in 2010 after a year-long separation.
, London, with a BA (Hons.) in 1988.
From 2006 to 2008 Frieda Hughes wrote a weekly poetry column for The Times
newspaper and in 2008 was chair judge for the Forward Prizes for poetry and a judge for the National Poetry competition.
In February 2010 she was a guest on Private Passions
, the biographical music discussion program on BBC Radio 3
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. She has published seven children's books and four poetry collections and has had many exhibitions.
Early life
Frieda Hughes is the daughter of poets Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College, Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer...
and Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Edward James Hughes OM , more commonly known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath, from 1956 until...
. Her mother was one of the most influential poets of the century and her father was a British poet laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
.
Hughes was born in London. She moved to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in 1988, and later settled in Wooroloo
Wooroloo, Western Australia
Wooroloo is a town on the outer fringe of the Perth metropolitan area, located off Great Eastern Highway in the eastern part of the Shire of Mundaring. At the 2006 census, Wooroloo had a population of 254.-History:...
, a small hamlet north of Perth, in 1991, where the Australian landscape became the basis of much of her painting. She returned to the UK to live and work when her father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1997. He died in October 1998. Her only brother, Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Hughes
Nicholas Farrar Hughes was a fisheries biologist known as an expert in stream salmonid ecology. Hughes was the son of the American poet Sylvia Plath and English poet Ted Hughes and the younger brother of English artist and poet Frieda Hughes...
, committed suicide on 16 March 2009.
She married the Hungarian artist Laszlo Lukacs in 1996. They divorced in 2010 after a year-long separation.
Career
Frieda Hughes graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and DesignCentral Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
, London, with a BA (Hons.) in 1988.
From 2006 to 2008 Frieda Hughes wrote a weekly poetry column for The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
newspaper and in 2008 was chair judge for the Forward Prizes for poetry and a judge for the National Poetry competition.
In February 2010 she was a guest on Private Passions
Private Passions
Private Passions is a weekly music discussion programme which has been running for over 10 years on BBC Radio 3, presented by the composer Michael Berkeley...
, the biographical music discussion program on BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
.
Exhibitions
- 1989: Group exhibition at the Chris Beetles Gallery, St James's, London.
- 1991: Group exhibition with the Milne and Moller Gallery at Art Expo 1991, London.
- 1992: Group exhibition with the Milne and Moller Gallery at Art Expo 1992, London.
- 1993: Solo exhibition at the Anna Mei Chadwick Gallery, Fulham, London; Joint exhibition at the Delaney Gallery, Perth, Western Australia; and Group exhibition at Perth Galleries, Perth, Western Australia.
- 1994: Group exhibition at the Gomboc Gallery, Middle Swan, Western Australia.
- 1995: Solo exhibition at the Provenance Gallery, Sydney, Australia; and Solo exhibition at the Anna Mei Chadwick Gallery, London.
- 1996: Joint exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs sponsored by Lloyds Bank plc, London.
- 1997: Joint exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs at The Cork St Gallery, London.
- 1998: Joint exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs sponsorred by the Royal Commonwealth Society, London.
- 1999: Joint studio exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs, London.
- 2001: Joint studio exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs, London.
- 2002: Joint studio exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs, London.
- 2003: Joint exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs at the Soan Gallery, London.
- 2008: Joint exhibition with Laszlo Lukacs in Powys, Wales.