Holly Hughes (performance artist)

Holly Hughes (born March 10, 1955) is an American lesbian performance artist.

She began as a feminist painter in New York City but is best known for being one of the NEA Four who were denied funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and for her work with the WOW Café Theater. Her plays explore sexuality, body image, and the female mind. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Lambda Literary Award for Drama and an Obie Award. She is a professor in the theater and drama department at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design.