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Jessica Ashton
Jessica Ashton is an artist, working in a realistic style with oils and charcoal. Jessica paints light and atmospheric effects, often including figurative elements.
She is represented by Dickerson Gallery. Her work has been included in exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as regional galleries. She has been a finalist in numerous established art prizes, including the Archibald Art Prize, the Mosman Art Prize, NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, the Eutick Memorial Still Life Art Prize, the Warringah Art Prize, the Hunters Hill Art Prize, and the Alice Bale Scholarship.
Jessica studied Classical Fine Art at the Julian Ashton Art School on the Sir William Dobell Scholarship. She taught at the school for more than 10 years. Jessica also teaches illustration at The University of Technology, Sydney and Human Anatomy at Production Art Department.
40 x 30 cm Oil on Board $2200
40 x 30 cm Oil on Board $2200
50 x 50 cm Oil on Board $3000
40 x 30 cm Oil on Board $2200
JESSICA ASHTON
1976 Born Sydney, lives and works in Sydney
2008 Diploma of Fine Art, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney
1997 Diploma of Fine Art, Sydney Institute of Technology, East Sydney
AWARDS
2019 Archibald Finalist
Eutick Memorial Still Life Art Prize Finalist
2018 Mosman Art Prize Finalist
Parliament Plein Air Art Prize Finalist
2017 Archibald Finalist
Northern Beaches Art Prize Finalist
Warringah Art Prize Finalist
2015 Hunters Hill Art Prize
Parliament Plein Air Art Prize
2015 Warringah Art Prize finalist
2014 Mosman Art Prize finalist
Parliament Plein Air Prize finalist
2013 Mosman Art Prize finalist
2011 AME Bale Travelling Scholarship finalist
2008 AME Bale Travelling Scholarship finalist
2005 Sir William Dobell Scholarship, Julian Ashton Art School
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Dreams of Flying, Dickerson Gallery, Woolhara
2016 We Came From The Sea, Mosman Art Gallery
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 2019Archibald Finalist Tour, Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Bank Art Musem Moree, Bathurst Regional Gallery, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
2019 Archibald Finalists Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW
Archibald Finalists Tour, Tarrarwarra Museum of Art Victoria, Gosford Regional Gallery
Part 2 of a Great Big Christmas Show, A.K. Bellinger Gallery, Inverell
Eutick Memorial Still Life Award Finalists Exhibition, Project Contemporary Artspace, Wollongong
Artists of Mosman 2088, Mosman Art Gallery
2018 2017 Archibald Finalists Tour, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle Art Gallery, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Grafton Regional Art Gallery
Mosman Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery
Parliament Plein Air Art Prize Exhibition, Parliament House, Sydney
Artists of Mosman 2088, Mosman Art Gallery
2017 Archibald Finalists Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW
Archibald Finalists Tour, Murray Art Museum Albury, Geelong Art Gallery
Artists of Mosman 2088 Mosman Art Gallery
2016 Artists of Mosman 2088, Mosman Art Gallery
2015 Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery
2014 Journeys West, Orange Regional Art Gallery
Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery
Parliament Plein Air Prize, Parliament House, Sydney
2013 Mosman Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Mosman Art Gallery
Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman Art Gallery
2011 Alice Bale Art Award, Glen Eira Council Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Middle Head Artists, Landship Gallery, Mosman
Salisbury Studios Inaugural Exhibition, Brisbane
2009-2012 Artists of Mosman: 2088, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2009 Harbour Glimpses, Julian Ashton Art School, Mosman
2009 Middle Head Artists, Landship Gallery, Mosman
2009 9” x 5” Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School, Mosman
2008 Alice Bale Art Award, Glen Eira Council Gallery, Melbourne
2004-2017 Teachers and Students Exhibition, Julian Ashton Art School