[5] Hughes has been recognised for her efforts towards advancing the status of women artists and promoting equality.

[6] Hughes was born in Leicester and was raised in Cheshire, United Kingdom and Moscow, Russia.

[1][4] Hughes studied at Sir John Deane's College, followed by Liverpool Hope University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art.

[8][1] In 2014, Hughes completed an artist residency at Sir John Deane’s College, where a painting of hers remains in private collection.

[5] She has exhibited and sold work twice at Sotheby’s "Take Home a Nude" art auction, alongside pieces by Eric Fischl, Yoko Ono, Kiki Smith, and Judy Chicago.