Ame Jo Hughes showed a natural artistic ability from a young age, astounding her kindergarten teacher with an accurate drawing of a horse. She took a decade-long hiatus from visual arts in order to raise her four children and returned to her studio in 2010. Originally from Pennsylvania, Ame Jo worked in various jobs – including loss prevention, visual merchandising, and cellular phone sales – before she and her husband relocated to NC in 1999. She lives and creates in Burlington, along with her husband, their children, dogs, cats, and a surprisingly wide variety of wild critters that visit their property. Ame Jo feels a deep connection to both nature and women’s issues; subsequently, these themes are frequently explored in her art. She works primarily in oils, and also has an established body of work in acrylics, pastels, and ink.
