Ashley Schriefer
Biography
Ashley Schriefer was born in Long Island New York. She graduated with a Bachelors of Art in Art Education from Flagler College in 2010. Currently, she teaching art at Roosevelt Middle School and is has recently graduated from LIU University with her Masters in Fine Art in 2016. Her most recent group show is with Art Curator Magazine titled “River of Dreams” and has also recently shown work internationally in Milan Italy with M.A.D.S. Art Gallery. Her work has also been shown in venues across Long Island including Steinberg Museum at LIU University, SIA Art Gallery, RIPE Art Gallery, Urban Outfitters, Allergeria Hotel and also Unsound Surf shop. Schriefer’s work can be seen in various publications including Witchita State’s collegiate journal “MOJO”. She currently lives in Long beach LI. She loves to play soccer, snowboarding, and enjoys surfing during the summer.
Artist Statement
What would it look if we displayed all of our emotions and made them visible to everyone? This question is the root of my motivation. I create work that showcases the interaction between emotional and physical reactions. I use an additive approach to painting, layering images that spark emotional as well as physical reaction with human portraiture. The works of art aim to create a conversation between the outward appearance in relation to emotional and internal turmoil that many of us face every day. The subject I choose to combine with the portraiture is dependent upon my emotional state at the beginning stages of conception. At some points I decided to explore the inner workings of the human body, specifically at a cellular level; which can spark an emotional reaction, while other times I choose environmental factors; like the ocean to showcase how our surroundings can impact our state of mind. With the human condition; ever changing and evolving I find myself with endless source of new material.
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Under Oil on Canvas 10x10''
Downward Oil on canvas 10x10''
Release Oil on canvas 24x24''
Undone Oil on canvas 24x24''
Rise Above Oil on wood 18''
Submerged Love Oil on canvas 15x30''
Mindless Oil on wood 36''
Anger Oil on canvas 36x36''
