MFA Curatorial Assistant has already made an enormous difference at the MFA, assisting with nearly all exhibitions and curating a number of photography shows, including this new one, Building the Panama Canal – Photographs by Ernest Hallen.

Ms. Hughes brought a strong background in photography to the MFA. She concentrated on the art form in her graduate program at the University of South Florida, Tampa, where she received her MA in art history, as well as her BA in humanities. She has taught courses in the history of photography, as well as many other subjects, at the Art Institute of Tampa and USF.