IN THE HOUSE WITH CLAIRE ASHLEY

New Date TBD

In the house artist lectures feature each participating artists in the Summer School of Painting exhibition. All programming is free and open to the public. Evening begin at 7:30 with talks starting promptly at 8:00PM.

Claire Ashley (she/her) uses her work to investigate inflatables as painting, sculpture, installation, and performance costume. These works have been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries, museums, site-specific installations, performances, festivals, and collaborations. Her work has been featured on blogs such as VICE, Hyperallergic, and Artforum, and in publications such as Sculpture, Art Papers, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago, the Yorkshire Post, and Condé Nast Traveller. Ashley received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her BFA from Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Ashley is now Chicago based. She teaches at SAIC in the department of Contemporary Practices and the department of Painting and Drawing.

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Ox-Bow House is located at 137 Center Street, Douglas, MI and is wheelchair accessible. All programming is free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. COVID-19 policy: Masks are encouraged while inside Ox-Bow House, subject to change.