Education
Trained as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor, McHugh graduated from the Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia in 1991. He later studied at Crown Point Press in San Francisco.
Trained as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor, McHugh graduated from the Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia in 1991. He later studied at Crown Point Press in San Francisco.
After beginning to work in photographic methods, McHugh began to implement a process he termed a "wax-diffused pigment print." By applying a thin layer of archival wax to the surface of the print, McHugh imbues a painterly brushstroke to the image giving it a uniquely handmade surface, marrying his fine arts background and his photographic process. The Seattle Times described an image of the battleship United States Ship New Jersey treated with this technique, saying that "the effect is both enchanting and unsettling". 2015 Stand Still, Gallery 339, Philadelphia G. A. G.
2015 Stand Still, Gallery 339, Philadelphia 2015 lieutenant"s a Long Way to Tipperary, Philadelphia 2013-2014 American Photography X2, Towson University, Towson, Maryland 2013-2014 Law of Reflection, Gallery 339, Philadelphia (solo) 2011 Keystone.1 Pennsylvania Photography Biennial, Silvereye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh 2011 Surface Tension, Gallery 339, Philadelphia (solo) 2011 AIPAD Photography Show, New York City 2010 Aqua Art Miami 2010 Altered Photo, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle 2010 AIPAD Photography Show, New York City 2010 8x10 and Under: Small Landscapes, Gallery 339, Philadelphia 2009 Aqua Art Miami 2007 Arrangements, Gallery 339, Philadelphia (solo) 2006 A. G. Edwards Collection Landscapes, University Art Museum of the University of Louisiana 2005 Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Frank Phillips and Edward McHugh Marking Process 2003 Art Chicago, William Shearburn Gallery, Saint Louis 2002 IFPDA Print Show New York City 2002 William Shearburn Gallery, Saint Louis 2002 Works on Paper, Philadelphia 2001 Minimalenniailism, Jim Kempner Fine Art, New York City 2001 Paintings, Drawings, Photographs, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston 2001 ART CHICAGO, Robert Klein Gallery 2001 APAID New York International Photography Show, Robert Klein Gallery 2001 New Works, Conner Contemporary, Washington, District of Columbia 2001 Works on Paper, Philadelphia 2000 New Works, Works on Paper, Philadelphia 2000 Rudolph Poissant Gallery, Houston 1999 Sans Titre, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, Colorado 1999 Selected Drawings, Shearburn Gallery, Saint Louis 1999 New Paintings, Works on Paper, Philadelphia 1998 New Works, Works on Paper, Philadelphia 1997 Recent Works, Works on Paper, Philadelphia.
