Update: painting complete! As part of my MFA thesis exhibition I've got the cell phone turned off and I'm losing myself in globs of paint....

Friends, I was able to be part of a project that resulted in this beautiful thing: Book design and cover art (oil painting) by Ashley...

It's a raucous time of the year - semester is speeding up for the f-i-n-a-l countdown, sleep is elusive and anxiety is comin' in hot. In...

Need to know how you can afford Grad School? Attend this presentation on: Thursday, October 13th 3pm FAU's Boca Campus Nations...

Hi friends, Next Wednesday, on Florida Atlantic University's Boca Campus, I will be discussing the discoveries, failures and successes...

Full event info here. Florida Femme Exhibition A Special 3 Day Engagement Opening Reception: September 24, 2016, 6-10 pm Exhibition...

I recently read in a YA novel (don't judge) that "you can decorate absence however you want- but you're still gonna feel what’s...

"Dear Ashley" the column in A + A's Chatter that answers the tough questions. After recalling a lot of fond memories about my dreams of...

Liz Here Now, oil on canvas board, 2016 As a child I wrote and illustrated a lot of stories. There was one about a snake. Why snakes?...

I'm pleased to announce the Rhinoplasty won an honorable mention on it's trip to Chicago for "It Figures: The Body in Art" at the ARC...

Hi Friends, The Exhibition It Figures: The Body in Art opens, featuring my painting Rhinoplasty, opens this week! To read more about this...

Exactly one year ago, I married the love of my life. Today, like many milestones, we share it in separate cities. Because of our...

Opening Reception: Tuesday, 5/10/16 6-9pm 5/10/16-5/15/16 Free and Open to Public 5 x 5 is a show that highlights the work of five...

Hi all, New show is up at Old School Square's Cornell Museum! My painting The Bedazzled One is featured among 10 other MFA candidates...

I'm pleased to announce that I'll be at the circus all summer! I've accepted a paid internship in Museum Education at the Ringling Museum...

I had a wonderful opportunity to recieve an award at the State Capitol a couple of months ago for Student Arts Advocacy. As a...

I'm honored to have been asked by the lovely ladies at Women in the Visual Arts to speak at Art from your Heart. I'll be sharing the...

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I recently travelled alone to the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation to attend the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum's 18th Annual American...

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