Leicester College of Art Robert Alwyn Hughes (born 1935 in Dowlais, Wales) is a Welsh artist.
Hughes's childhood memories continue to have an impact upon his artwork, with numerous references to Welsh landscape and culture, especially that of the south Wales valleys and Dowlais Top and Caeharris in particular: As a child he would regularly explore the local rugged landscape outside his back-door, just below the Brecon Beacons.
[1][2] A recent body of work, which references an older series, 1961's At Valleys End, highlights the relevance Hughes gives to his past growing up in a south Wales town, alongside a much more global perspective, with modern references to religion and warfare.
Hughes puts great importance on needing a "grasp of identity worldwide", merging ideas, symbols and images from a number of different sources.
His work was first shown at the 1958 National Eisteddfod of Wales, where he was awarded the Welsh Arts Council Purchase Prize.