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