{"id":51757,"date":"2016-01-06T09:31:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/ashley-york\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:02:51","slug":"ashley-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/ashley-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/square-xxsml-york-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Ashley York\" class=\"wp-image-70309 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;width:353px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/square-xxsml-york-headshot.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2016\/01\/square-xxsml-york-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Faculty,<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<em>Digital Tools<\/em>, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Education:<\/strong><br>Bachelor of Fine Arts&nbsp;in Sculpture and Minor in Art History, UNC Charlotte (2010)<br>Master of Fine Arts,&nbsp;Temple University (expected&nbsp;2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown<\/strong>: Lincolnton, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashley York\u2019s latest ceramic sculptures lie at the intersection of nature and technology. On hiking trips through Colorado, she took photographs of the great outdoors, then brought the pictures back to Philadelphia, where she is in graduate school at Temple University. With the images and her experiences for inspiration, Ashley created metaphorical landscapes by using the latest technological advances: laser cutting, CNC milling, and ceramic sculpture built by a 3D clay printer that she constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThemes associated with my current projects are ideas of the \u2018sublime,\u2019 travel, and the notion of an ideal landscape,\u201d she says. \u201cTechnology and digital design strongly influence my work in terms of method and concept.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming to UNC Charlotte from Lincolnton, NC, Ashley says she found a faculty that was \u201cencouraging and nurturing, yet constructively critical. Janet Williams and Roy Strassberg pushed me to achieve my personal best and then to surpass that, not only in terms of my studio practice but my goals as an artist. They continue to be present, helpful, and encouraging of all my endeavors.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since graduating from UNC Charlotte, Ashley has served as the Emerging Artist in Residence at Millersville University in Lancaster, PA (2012-14) and as a resident artist at Chautauqua Institute of Visual Arts in Chautauqua, NY (2013). She completed her MFA in 2016 at Temple\u2019s Tyler School of Art, where she held a teaching fellowship as well. In 2022, she was curator for <em>Concentric Craft<\/em> at the Da Vinci Art Alliance in Philadelphia, PA. She has also been a faculty member at Moor College of Art and Design since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUNC Charlotte provided me with a solid foundation for a long-term career in the arts,\u201d she says. \u201cI was taught to maintain a strong studio practice and that perseverance is the key to success in the arts. Art is a business \u2013 it requires you to promote yourself \u2013 and I was taught the essentials of being a professional artist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashley will participate in the Department of Art &amp; Art History 2015 Biennial Alumni Exhibition.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashyork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See her work at her website.&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty, Digital Tools, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":70309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"no-sidebars.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_clt_a11y_last_scan":"1778695100","_clt_a11y_has_violations":"1","_clt_a11y_violations":"[{\"id\":\"heading-order\",\"impact\":\"moderate\",\"help\":\"Fix the heading level order on this page\",\"helpUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dequeuniversity.com\\\/rules\\\/axe\\\/4.11\\\/heading-order?application=axeAPI\",\"description\":\"Headings must follow a logical order (e.g., H2 then H3) without skipping levels. 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