Ben Ashton
At Home with the Ashtons, sterescopic installation, 2011
Ben Ashton, born London, 1983.
Education
MFA Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, 2006-2008
BA Hons Fine Art, Newcastle University, 2002-2006 (First Class)
Art Foundation, Abingdon College, 2001-2002 (Distinction)
Solo Exhibitions
At Home with the Ashtons, Simon Oldfield, 2011
Ben Ashton, Simon Oldfield, 2009
Other Selected Exhibitions
2011 Shifting Boundaries, Brighton Phoenix, Brighton
2010 The House of Voltaire, Studio Voltaire, London
2010 Get on, Get in, Get out, Holster Projects, London
2009 The Brain Unravelled, Slade Research Centre, London
2008 Ascension, Simon Oldfield, London
2008 Figurative Painting Prize, The Boundary Gallery
2008 London Art Fair
2007 London Art Fair
2007 Toronto Art Fair
Residencies & Other
2011 The Polyhedron Project, Queen Square, London
2010 The Bloomsbury Festival, Open Studio, London
2009 Whitechapel Gallery patrons visit & curator-led tour, 2009 Solo Show
2008 The Bloomsbury Studio, Artist in Residence (2008-2011)
2008 Suspending Disbelief, The Slade Summer School, Artist in Residence
2007 The Deconstruction of Illusion, Sassoon Gallery, Artist in Residence
The Polyhedron Project
Off Site | 22-23 October 2011 | Queen Square, Bloomsbury, WC1 Ben Ashton presents The Polyhedon Project; a giant installation erected in Queen Square, Bloomsbury, which will house a camera obscura and optical installations. The Art Workers Guild will host an exhibition of drawings which accompany...read more
Ben Ashton in Brighton
Ben Ashton is the headline artist in Shifting Boundaries at Phoenix, Brighton 7 May - 12 June 2011. http://www.phoenixarts.org/exhibitions/258-shifting-boundaries.html...read more
Notion Magazine Feature Simon Oldfield Gallery & Ben Ashton
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The Groucho Club acquires new work by Ben Ashton
The Groucho Club has acquired Drake, a new painting on copper by Ben Ashton. This painting is the final piece in a series of work completed in 2009/2010. We are very excited and looking forward to seeing it hung in...read more
Ben Ashton's exhibition selected for curator-led FirstThursday's bus tour
Introduction Simon Oldfield Gallery supports emerging artists by providing studio facilities and exciting opportunities for exhibiting artworks. Simon Oldfield is the founder of The Bloomsbury Studio, which opened in 2008, offering subsidized live/work spaces for young artists. Simon Oldfield Gallery also...read more
Pamela McMenamin on Ben Ashton's exhibition
Simon Oldfield interviewed by Elizabeth Day from The Osberver about Pop Life: Art in a Material World at the Tate Modern The Observer...read more
Alex Nikiporenko and Jordan Hunt perform at Ben Ashton's opening
Alex Nikiporenko and Jordan Hunt played at the opening of Ben Ashton’s exhibition on 13 October 2009. Alex and Jordan are two of Britain’s most talented young composers/performers. Alex was the winner of the BBC Proms/Guardian’s Young Composer of the...read more
Hardeep Singh-Kohli discusses Ben Ashton in The Scotland on Sunday
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Ben Ashton in FirstThursdays
Ben Ashton’s show opened to critical acclaim on 13 October and is listed on FirstThursday's site: FirstThursdays...read more
