Her work in oil paint and watercolor on paper is shown regularly at galleries and art centers in Minnesota and nationwide. Her pieces are included in many private and corporate collections nationally, including Target, Chesapeake Capital and the Marriot and Hilton hotels. Ms. Hughes is currently working on paintings and a collaborative floor piece for an exhibition to open in June 29, 2012 at the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center in Bloomington, MN. She is represented locally by the Nina Bliese Gallery, Minneapolis.