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Ashlin Perkins

Is an Artist based in Seattle 

Through my work in various media, I have created both precise analyses of the things I see before me and whimsical versions of my actuality. Though I do not have one specific artistic process, I tend to come up with an idea before I decide which medium to execute it in. Most of my work will take the form of drawings, paintings, prints, or digital pieces. My work tends to focus on the use of bold color and graphic imagery that often depicts nature, both things that have been incorporated into what one could call my ‘style’. I have experimented with and explored a variety of themes that are important to me. Whether that be body image, mental health, or the relationship between life and death, it is a way to figure out how I really feel about certain situations and topics. Though, sometimes, I appreciate creating illustrations that have no greater personal meaning at all. 

I like the way the real world is portrayed through art. The real world, to me, can mean the literal, physical objects, buildings, people, and so on that are placed in front of us and visually seen throughout our entire lives. But it can also mean things we cannot see: our thoughts, feelings, and interpretations of the real world; unique and personal for each individual. Although my art tends to draw on real life, producing it feels like a way to escape reality, a feeling I very much enjoy. As an overthinker and general worrier, getting lost in the rhythm of producing a piece while listening to my favorite audio is something that can take me away from my everyday anxieties. Even if just for a little while, artmaking can refresh my outlook on thoughts that may have bogged me down moments before. My goal with my work is to express to others, particularly non-artists, that art does not have to be only a perfect piece of work; it can be anything one wants it to be. What matters, I think, is how an artwork might resonate with any individual who stumbles upon it. Art, as I've experienced it, can come from unusual places and can be reinterpreted the moment it hits a new viewer’s eye.

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Education

 

    2021 BA Studio Art, WWU                       Bellingham, WA

Website Publications

 

    2019  The Song of Bay View Station, React. Research. Execute!, WWU

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2021 “Fingers Crossed,” Online B Gallery WWU Exhibition, Bellingham, WA

 

Awards

 

     2017 Naramore Photography Award, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA

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