Ashley Polson earned her MFA in Visual Arts from New Hampshire Institute of Art in 2018. She earned her BA in Studio Art from Muhlenberg College in 2011.
Artist: Ashley is interested in exploring the relationship between humans and the environment through the combination of abstract and representational styles. She is interested in the many different types of relationships humans can have with nature, art and culture whether they are challenging, nostalgic or thought-provoking. Ashley’s work does this by examining the liminal space between drawing and sculpture and the comparison of the observed with illusion.
Gardener: Ashley has been gardening since childhood, helping her dad start seeds in their home greenhouse and watching her mom spend countless hours weeding her inspiring perennial gardens. Ashley went on to work for a local greenhouse when in college, inspiring her horticultural interests and floral design.
