Ash D. Pierce is a self-taught mixed-media artist known for her works on wood panel. Her style is both whimsical and melancholy and her subject deeply personal yet widely relatable. As a child who struggled with reading, Pierce looked for clues in book illustrations and fell in love with communicating stories and feelings through pictures. This is evident today in her unique narrative style and encourages the viewer to look for clues in the work while creating their own story within each piece.
Pierce was born in Columbus, Ohio where she first debuted at Lindsey Gallery with a solo exhibition in 2014. Pierce’s work has since been shown in exhibitions nationally including Chicago and New York. She was a featured artist in the exhibition “New Horizons- Self Taught Art of the 20th Century” at the Hickory Museum of Art in North Carolina. She has served as artist-in-residence to several state and national parks and has juried several exhibitions. She volunteers with a variety of organizations and is passionate about mentoring young artists. In 2022 Pierce moved to southern Ohio where she enjoys a life closer to the forest where she finds adventure and inspiration for her work.
Curriculum Vitae
B. 1982
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Time Show, Silo Arts, Canton, OH
2022 Solo Exhibition, Point of Origin, Arts Depot Spotlight Gallery, Abingdon, VA
Small Scrawl, The Bridge Gallery, Columbus, OH
2021 Solo Exhibition, Lessons In Chaos, Ashley D. Pierce, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
Celestial Bodies, Adrian Center for the Art, Adrian, MI
Ekphrastic Fantastic, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
In Between Everywhere, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
An American Sunrise, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
2020 Virtual Scrawl 14, Virtual Event, Columbus, OH
2019 Crossover, The Vanderelli Room, Columbus, OH
2018 Modern Madonna, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
Solo Exhibition, Lindsay Gallery at Brew Dog, Columbus, OH
2017 New Horizons Self-Taught Art in the 20th Century, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
Solo Exhibition, Stream of Consciousness, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
2016 Lindsay Gallery in Chicago, Chicago, IL
Art for Life, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
5 Artist Exhibition, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
2015 Blank Spaces, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
Solo Exhibition, Ashley D. Pierce, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
2014 Ohio Self Taught, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
Solo Exhibition, Lindsay Gallery Presents Ashley D. Pierce, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
SELECTED MURALS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
2023 ARtsway, Curriculum Developer, Muralist Instructor, Franklinton, OH
2023 T-Shirt Design, Meyer Hatchery
2022 Bows for Birds, Art Installation, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Columbus, OH
ARtsway Augmented Reality Mural, Muralist Instructor, Franklinton, OH
HOKA/Fleet Feet Promotional Project, Mural Artist, Fleet Feet, Columbus, OH
B-Holes, Mini Golf Hole Artist, Blockfort, Columbus, OH
2021 Tunnel Guardian, Olentangy Trail Mural Project, Mural Artist, Columbus, OH
ARtsway Augmented Reality Mural, Muralist Instructor, Franklinton, OH
Naturally Inspired Paint Out, Event Artist, Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN
The Reading Tree, Mobile Library Cart Artist, Cbus Libraries, Columbus, OH
2020 Wall Alley Portal, Mural Artist, Short North Arts District, Columbus, OH
Enchanted Pool, Mural Artist, Slurping Turtle Restaurant, Columbus, OH
Summer Nights, Mural Artist, Gravity Uplifts Art Cubes, Columbus, OH
2019 Urban Scrawl 13, Mural Artist, Columbus, OH
Generator, Mural Artist, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH
2018 Urban Scrawl 12, Mural Artist, Columbus, OH
Ohio Governors Show, The selected Ohio artists for creation of state awards
2017 Urban Scrawl 11, Mural Artist, Columbus, OH *Board Choice Award Recipient
Sign Your Art, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Tile Artist, Columbus, OH
2016 Urban Scrawl 10, Mural Artist, Columbus, OH
2015 Urban Scrawl 9, Mural Artist, Columbus, OH *Board Choice Award Recipient
RESIDENCIES
2023 Stones River National Battlefield, November Artist-in-Residence, Murfreesboro, NC
2022 Wild Acres Retreat Center, July Artist-in-Residence, Little Switzerland, NC
Grange Insurance Audubon Center, January-March Artist-in-Residence, Columbus, OH
2021 Homestead National Historical Park, October Artist In Residence, Beatrice, NE
Waubonsie State Park AIR Program, March Artist in Residence, Hamburg, IA
2019 Short North Alliance AIR Program, Masterclass Artist, Columbus, OH
INVOLVEMENT/ENGAGEMENT
2023 Hilliard Innovative Learning Hub, Guest Artist/Workshop Instructor, Hilliard, OH
ARtsway Instructor, Franklinton, OH
Ohio Plein Air Society Member
South East Ohio Ambassador, Girls Who Hike Ohio
2022 Hilliard Innovative Learning Hub, Guest Artist/Workshop Instructor, Hilliard, OH
ARtsway Instructor, Franklinton, OH
We Amplify Voices, Starling Middle School, Guest Artist Workshop Instructor, Columbus, OH
2021 Artist Talk and Demonstration, The Wellington School, Upper Arlington, OH
934 Fest, Mural Committee Co-Chair, Columbus, OH
Conversations & Coffee Virtual Artist Talk, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
Ohio Plein Air Society Member
2020 On-Site Mural Presentation, Short North Church, Columbus, OH
Mural Committee Member, 934 Fest, Columbus, OH
934 Fest Volunteer, Social Media Moderator, Columbus, OH
Scaling Up Your Work, Workshop/Presentation, 934 Mural Mentorship Program, Columbus, OH
2019 934 Fest, Mural Volunteer, Columbus, OH
2018 Artist Talk and Demonstration, Liberty High School, OH
Juror, Chillicothe Art League, Chillicothe, OH
2017 Artist Talk and Demonstration, Olentangy Orange High School, Lewis Center, OH
PAR (Professionals, Advocates, Resources) Board Member, OH
2016 Artist Talk and Demonstration, Lindsay Gallery, Columbus, OH
PAR (Professionals, Advocates, Resources) Board Member, OH
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2021 Lessons In Chaos, Andy Downing, Columbus Alive
Top 10 Columbus Artists, Columbus Underground
https://www.columbusunderground.com/the-top-10-columbus-artists-bo2021/
Artist Ashley Pierce Enjoys the Silence, Andy Downing, Columbus Alive
2020 Wall Alley Portal, Broad and High WOSU
https://www.pbs.org/video/wall-alley-portal-4u9hxl/
2019 Top 10 Columbus Artists, Columbus Underground
https://www.columbusunderground.com/the-top-10-local-artists-bo2019
Ashley Pierce pushes her art to new heights, literally, Andy Downing, Columbus Alive
https://www.columbusalive.com/entertainment/20190910/ashley-pierce-pushes-her-art-to-new-heights-literally
2017 Ashley D. Pierce ‘Stream of Consciousness’, Jim Fischer, Columbus Alive
2016 Ashley D. Pierce’s Unusual characters have something to say, Nancy Gilson, The Columbus Dispatch
https://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2016/01/03/1-unusual-characters-have-something-to-say.html