About

Ashley M. Freeby

artist + designer

Through the use of natural materials, poetic language and minimalism Freeby explores site, monuments and data as a way to investigate the essence of memory across our land as a way to create legacy.

Her recent solo and dual exhibitions include Plots & Hems at Hyde Park Art Center (2019), As gesture at Chicago Artist Coalition (2019), Non-constants at The Annex @ Spudnik Press (2019), and Unjustified Patterns at Kanzlei, Berlin (2018). In addition, she has participated in group exhibitions in DC, Miami, Chicago, Toronto Canada, and Pennsylvania. She is currently a Halcyon Arts Lab Fellow in DC and was previously a HATCH Projects Resident in Chicago. She has also attended Vermont Studio Center and the Institut für Alles Mögliche in Berlin Germany. Freeby was awarded the SPARK grant. Earning her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA from Bucknell University.

Freeby currently works for Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency as Communications Director & Head Designer.