Artist: Ashley Bevington
Ashley Bevington, OHIO
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My work is a result of universal coping mechanisms manifested during times of humility, humor, trauma, and contradiction. Overindulgence is a common theme in my work, expressed with junk foods and over-the-top embellishments. I often utilize the “more is more” approach with colorful sprinkles, clusters of blooming flowers, various meats, or whatever makes sense for a particular piece. With my ceramic work I aim to celebrate the mundane. Whether that be through a relatable mug, a highly decorative cake stand, or an oddly adorable sculpture, I hope to elevate and bring joy to the everyday experience.
Ashley Bevington (b. 1990) grew up in Holmes County, Ohio. Bevington received her BFA from Columbus College of Art & Design in 2014, & her MFA from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2017. She’s participated in exhibitions in galleries such as The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, The Erie Art Museum, The Ohio Craft Museum, the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, & the Oregon College of Art & Craft. Bevington has received numerous awards within her field. She was awarded scholarships to attend Penland School of Crafts, a residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, and received the NCECA International Residency Partnership Program award to attend a residency at Medalta Potteries in Alberta, Canada. She received the Mudtools Merit Award in the 2017 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition. Bevington is currently a ceramics professor with a home studio in Ohio.
EDUCATION
2017 MFA, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA, Ceramics Concentration 2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2021 What Goes Bump In The Night, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Last Call V, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2019 Cup: The Intimate Object XV, (Invited Artist), Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL What Goes Bump In The Night, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Last Call IV, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2018 The Cup, The Mug 2018, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
The Clay Cup IV: Vessel, Icon, Canvas, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Sixth Annual Cup Show, Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA
Cup: The Intimate Object XIV, (Invited Artist) Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL Second Annual Mug Show, Eye Of The Dog Art Center, San Marcos, TX
Small Favors 2018, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Last Call III, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2017 Cup: The Intimate Object XIII, (Invited Artist) Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition (2 Pieces), Portland, OR
Last Call II, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Create New+, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana
2016 Cup: The Intimate Object XII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Last Call, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Chimera XIV, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
Keystone Collegiate Exhibition, Brockway Center for the Arts & Technology, Brockway, PA NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
2015 The 12th Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 2014 Chimera XII, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
Figure It Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2013 Small Works Exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
Ohio Art League Student Juried Exhibition, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, OH The Color Of Love, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
134th Annual Student Exhibition, CCAD, Columbus OH
2012 133rd Annual Student Exhibition, CCAD, Columbus, OH
SOLO/SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Leather Hard/Bone Dry, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
Laughing In Clay, Virtual NCECA Exhibition, https://rjsturgessdesign.wixsite.com/laughinginclay2021 2020 Here/Now: Contemporary Narrative and Form in the Yunomi, Craft In America, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Senta Achee & Ashley Bevington, In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Charcuterie & Cheeze, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Hot Mud, A Three Way In Clay With Chanakarn Semachai, Matthew George, & Ashley Bevington, The Church On Kincaid, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 Keep Your Eyes Peeled: Thesis Exhibition by Ashley Bevington, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA 2015 Humdinger: Works By Ashley Bevington, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Counter Regimen: Works by Didem Mert & Ashley Bevington, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA 2014 Bent: Thesis Exhibition by Ashley Bevington, CCAD’s Acock Gallery North, Columbus, OH
INVITATIONALS
2021 American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Complexities: From Surface To Form, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO The Hudgens 4th Invitational Cup Show, The Hudgens Center, Duluth, GA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
2020 Margarita Invitational, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Plate Party 2020, Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Tea & Cookies, The Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2019 Americano Invitational, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Lip. Body. Foot. A Cup Shaped Thing, Blockfort Gallery, Columbus, OH
AMACO’s Think Outside The Jar: 100 Jars. 100 Artists. 100 Years at NCECA, Minneapolis, MN Collaborative Companions, Companion Gallery at NCECA, Minneapolis, MN Charcuterie & Cheeze, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Tea Party invitational, Campbell Pottery, Edinboro, PA
Summer Lovin', Air Mattress Gallery, New York, NY
Little Berlin Exchange Exhibition, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Spring Invitational, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, Columbia, NC
Recent Acquisitions, Yuill Gallery at Medalta, Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada 8 Fluid Ounces Ceramic Cup Exhibition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 2017 CFile's 10 Potters You Gotta Know, Online Holiday Pop Up Shop
Cup: The Intimate Object XIII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2021 Best of Show, What Goes Bump In The Night, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Purchase Prize Award, The Hudgen’s Invitational Cup Show, The Hudgens Center, Duluth, GA 2019 Best of Show, What Goes Bump In The Night, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 2018 Juror’s Choice, The Cup, The Mug 2018, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY Postcard/PR Image Award, The Clay Cup IV: Vessel, Icon, Canvas, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Second Place, Jansen Art Center's 6th Annual Cup Show, Lynden, WA
Best Of Show, Eye Of The Dog Art Center's Second Annual Mug Show, San Marcos, TX 2017 Mudtools Merit Award, 2017 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Portland, OR NCECA International Residency Partner Program at Medalta Interational AIR Program, Alberta, Canada 2016 Best of Show, Edinboro University's Annual Student Show, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro, PA Best of Show, Keystone Collegiate Exhibition, BCAT, Brockway, PA
2015 Watershed Kiln God Scholarship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME Watershed Center For the Ceramic Arts Session IV Invited Artist
2014 Graduate Assistantship, MFA Program at Edinboro University
Windgate Fellowship Award Nominee
Wooster Functional Ceramics Workshop Student Scholarship
2013 Ohio Craft Museum, Emerging Artist Winterfair Award
Helen Winnemore Scholarship
Best In Show, Color Of Love, Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH
Full Scholarship to Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Wooster Functional Ceramics Workshop Student Scholarship
2012 Wooster Functional Ceramics Workshop Student Scholarship
RESIDENCIES
2018 Access Arts Long-Term Ceramics Residency, Columbia, MO
2017 Medalta 2-Month Summer Residency, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
2015 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, 2-Week Residency, Newcastle, ME
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Companion Gallery, 3638 E Mitchell St, Humboldt, TN 38343
The Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63130
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2020-Current Ceramics Professor at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, OH 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (Ceramics) at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
2016-2017 Vice President/Social Media of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's Clay Club 2014-2015 Graduate Assistant (Graphic Design/Art History) at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 2011-2014 Ceramics Lab Monitor at Columbus College of Art & Design
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/LECTURES
2020 Artist Demonstration for American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN Pet Dish Workshop, The Tin Can Chandelier, Ashland, OH
2019 AMACO Technical Workshop (Demonstrating Artist), Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN 2018-19 Ceramics Instructor, Beginning, Intermediate, & Children’s Wheel, Access Arts, Columbia, MO 2017 Resident Artist Talks, Medalta Potteries, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Graduate Arts Association GASP Presentations, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA Graduate Artist Student Presentations (GASP), Edinboro University of PA, Edinboro, PA 2016 Triple Threat, 1-Day Workshop & Lecture, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 2014 Sculpted Clay Faces 2-Day Workshop at the Ohio Craft Museum
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Exposure: Ceramics Monthly, “Complexities: From Surface To Form at Carbondale Clay Center”, Jan 2021 2019 Ashley Bevington, “Melting Ice Cream Poodle Cups”, Pottery Making Illustrated, Oct/Nov 2019 Dick Lehman, “More Or Less”, Ceramics Monthly, October 2019 (1 Image)
Andy Smith, “’Charcuterie and Cheeze’ at La Luz de Jesus Offers Varied, Yet Complimentary Artists”, Hi Fructose Magazine, Jan. 16, 2019 (3 Images)
2018 Last Call III Exhibition Catalog, Companion Gallery
2017 Clay Culture: NCECA 2017 Portland, Ceramics Monthly, March 2017 (1 Image) Sarah McNutt, "National Student Juried Exhibition", Ceramics Monthly, Jan. 2017 1 Image) Shoptalk Volume 7, Journal of Artist Interviews by MFA Students
Last Call II Exhibition Catalog, Companion Gallery
2016 Create! Magazine, Inaugural Issue, November 2016 (2 Pages)
Chimera XIV Catalog
Last Call Exhibition Catalog, Companion Gallery
2014 Chimera XII Catalog
Michael Grossberg, “Talent To Spare”, The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 20, 2014 (1 Image) Amanda Pierce, "Student Wins Best Of Show Award At Short North Gallery", CCAD Blog Feb 17, 2014 (1 Image)
Espe, Marissa, “December 2013: Members’ Small Works Exhibition”, ROY G BIV GALLERY blog, Jan. 11, 2014 (1 Image)