 Portfolio of
Mary Lou Ashton
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Artist Statement
from Science comes Art
Images of the sub-cellular
buried in the subconscious
resurfacing
into the vibrant colour of the macro world
Biography
Growing up in a mid-1950's blue-collared family, I was encouraged to select a career which would provide a guaranteed income rather than working in the arts. This attitude led me to the visual sciences of medical-haematology technology and of electron microscopy in scientific research. However, I continued with evening courses, at local schools and colleges, and showed my work at weekend art shows. Over time, my desire to draw and paint outgrew my interest in scientific research. In 1993, I began study visual arts at York university because York's mandate emphasizes creativity. This mandate encouraged me to explore another aspect of my art, abstraction. Early retirement allowed me to pursure my art, in the abstract and in realism, from my home-based studio near Lake on the Mountain, Ontario, Canada.
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Education:
In the visual arts, a graduate of York University with a BFA, Sumi-e Society of Canada, and Humber College, Toronto with a certificate in Creative and Communication Arts; In the non-art field a graduate of York University with a MSc in cell biology, University of Toronto with a BA with a major in anthropology
Art Organizations Membership:
CARFAC Ontario; Gallery One Twenty One, artist's coop, 2000 to 2002; Modern Fuel Artists Run Centre (formerly Kingston Artists Association Inc); Prince Edward County Arts Council; Quinte Arts Council; Visual Arts Ontario.
Solo Exhibitions:
2005, Beneath the Surface Above Ground, The Grange Estate Winery, Hillier, ON;
2002 Of Line, Of Life, State of Flux Exhibition Space of the Modern Fuel Gallery, Kingston ON;
1998 Pulse, Student Art Gallery, York University, Toronto, ON; juried
International Exhibitions:
2003 Biennale Internzionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
Group Exhibitions, juried:
2004, Toronto Art Expo, Toronto ON
2003, Art in the County, annual Juried art show, Prince Edward County Arts Council, Picton ON
2003, Twinty Five, Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre, Kingston ON
2001, Festival of Friends, Carver's Loft, Trenton ON
2001, Expressions, Biennial Juried Art Show, Quinte Arts Council, Belleville, ON 2001 Art in the County, annual Juried art show, Prince Edward County Arts Council, Picton ON
2000, 18th Annual Art Auction, Modern Fuel Gallery & Kingston Artists Association Inc. Kingston ON
2000, Prince Edward County Studio and Gallery Tour, participating artist, Picton ON
2000, Art in the County, annual Juried art show, Prince Edward County Arts Council, Picton ON
1999, earth to earth in art for earth’s sake, The Millenium Project, Year 9, Kingston Artists Association Inc and Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area, Kingston ON
1999, Prince Edward County Studio and Gallery Tour, participating studio, Picton, ON. 1999, Expressions, Biennial Juried Art Show, Quinte Arts Council, Belleville, ON 1991 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philip's Square, Toronto, ON.
1989, Annual Juried Show of Fine Art, Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON.
Group Exhibitions, not juried:
2005, A Woman's Work, Grange Winery, Hillier ON
2003, Twenty Five Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre, Kingston ON
2003, Interpretations of a Theme 5th annual, Framed and Hung, Bloomfield ON
2003, Images of Sandbanks”, Sandbanks Provincial Park, West Lake, ON
2002, Interpretations of a Theme 4th annual, Framed and Hung, Bloomfield ON
2001, Images of Sandbanks”, Sandbanks Provincial Park, West Lake, ON
2001, Interpretations on a Theme”, Framed & Hung Gallery, Bloomfield, ON.
2001, Erotica, Hillier ON
2001, Wild Turkey co-op art show and sale, Bloomfield ON
2000, Wild Turkey co-op art show and sale, Bloomfield ON
2000, Erotica, Hillier ON 2000 Interpretations on a Theme”, Framed & Hung Gallery, Bloomfield, ON.
1999, Interpretations on a Theme”, Framed & Hung Gallery, Bloomfield, ON.
1999, Outdoor Art Exhibition, Mariner’s Museum Park, Picton, ON, fundraiser
1998, Transitions, Faculty Common Room, Centre for Fine Art, York University, ON
1990-1994, Kiawanis Annual Art Show and Sale, Markham, ON.
Illustrations for Scientific Publication:
1997, Figures 1 & 2 Tissue & Cell, Volume 29, pages 268-169.
1995, Figure 2a, 5 & 7 Chromosoma, Volume 104, pages: 178-180.
1994, Figure 2 Perspectives in Comparative Endocrinology, National Research Council of Canada, page 260.
1992, Figure 3 Hard Tissue Mineralization and Demineralization, Eds Suga, S. and Watabe, N. Springer-Verlap page 153.
1992, Figure 1 Tissue and Cell, Volume 24, page 182.
1982, Figure 16 Canadian Journal of Microbiology Volume 28, page 1063.
1979, Figures 10, 45-48 Canadian Journal of Botany, Volume 57, pages 1264, 1278-82.
Shows
February 2 to 24, 2006, "from within, from without" at the Belleville Public Library Art Gallery
223 Pinnale St. Belleville ON K8N 3A7, 613-968-6731
Galleries
Covent Gardent Fine Art Gallery, 301 Main Street, Wellington, ON, 613-399-2981, www.coventgarden.ca;
Mad Dog Gallery, 522 County Rd. #11, R.R. #1 Picton ON, 613-476-7744
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