About the artist
Ashley Ogle is a monotype printmaker based in Los Gatos, California. Ashley learned printmaking from her father, David Ogle, a bronze sculptor and ceramics professor, who in turn studied with renowned printmaker Eileen Hill. What started out as a father-daughter project 15 years ago has evolved into a dedicated solo practice. Ashley has shown her work in Lake Tahoe and San Jose, California as well as Punta de Mita, Mexico.
Ashley’s work is abstract and contemporary with a sensitivity to light and atmosphere that echoes Impressionism. She is drawn to abstraction because it creates room for a unique narrative to emerge, inviting both maker and viewer to find their own meaning. Her monotype process translates the kinesthetic into visual rhythm and emotional expression through color, gesture, pressure, texture, and movement on the plate. She is interested in how this process mirrors intuitive, embodied cognition- how the hand often understands something before the mind finds words. Above all, Ashley wants people to encounter her prints and simply feel.
In a world that can feel fragmented and fast, Ashley sees art as a way to slow down, reconnect, and remember our shared inner worlds. As Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Art is a means of union among men, joining them together in the same feelings, and indispensable for the life and progress toward well-being of individuals and of humanity.”
Henri Matisse said that “Creativity takes courage.” I just want to take a minute to thank the many supporters in my life that spark my creative fire and continue to believe in me. Also, I want to thank my patrons who have also fallen in love with the little worlds I love to create. Thank you for sharing my world with me. A special thanks to the following individuals.
Carol and David Ogle
Eileen Hill
Alejandra Galvan
Emilia Kaufmann
Cherri Lakey
