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Andy ash

1965

Bulkington, North Warwickshire

  • Photo credit to Andy Ash

Andy Ash is an artist who builds bridges—between disciplines, between people, and between the seen and the sensed—through a practice that spans sculpture, film, drawing, photography, print, and installation.

With a career rooted in both studio practice and pedagogy, Andy’s work explores the rich intersections between art, education, and scientific inquiry.

Born in Bulkington, North Warwickshire, Andy studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University before completing his PGCE in Secondary Art & Design at Reading University, and an MA in Art & Design Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Over the past 25 years, he has held academic roles across four Russell Group universities, shaping generations of emerging artists and educators with a focus on contemporary art, galleries, museums, and visual art practice as research.

Andy’s work is defined by two interwoven strands: a deep commitment to visual art practice as a form of research, and a transdisciplinary, collaborative, and dialogic approach to making and teaching. His projects often engage with complex subjects—ranging from the architecture of memory and perception to the poetics of (dis)location—inviting viewers into layered spaces of inquiry and reflection.

A key aspect of his recent work involves collaboration with neuroscientists, using art as a tool to examine topics such as depression, dyslexia, and the workings of the brain. This transdisciplinary inquiry positions Andy at the forefront of conversations around the role of art in understanding mental health and neurodiversity.

Throughout his career, Andy has worked alongside cultural institutions such as Tate Exchange, Tate Britain, ICA, Kings College Art Centre at Cambridge University, Casa da Imagem, and the Freelands Foundation. These collaborations have informed a practice that is both critically engaged and socially responsive.

Now based in Portslade, Andy is a member of the Red Herring artist studio co-operative, where he continues to develop his multifaceted practice. Through a blend of making, mentoring, and research, Andy invites us to reconsider the boundaries of artistic disciplines and the possibilities of learning through art.

 

My Brain

Life sized cold cast clear resin & aluminium - 2015

The Art of Walking

Monitor Gallery, UCL - 2020

Hole In Your Soul

Monitor Gallery, UCL - 2018

The Art of Creative Research

NIE Gallery, Singapore - 2023

Highlights

Solo Exhibitions

2025      ‘Caution Artist Working’ | Monitor Gallery, UCL, London

2022      ‘#Isolationartviews’ | T+ Gallery, University of Tsukuba Gallery, Japan

2021      ‘Recent Films: Hands Catching Perceptions’ | T+ Gallery, University of Tsukuba Gallery, Japan

2020      ‘The Art of Walking #2’ | T+ Gallery, University of Tsukuba Gallery, Japan

2020      ‘The Art of Walking #1’ | Monitor Gallery, UCL, London2018      ‘Hole in your soul’ – Monitor Gallery, UCL, London

2018      ‘Talking Brains’ | Kings College Gallery, Cambridge University

1994      ‘Thinking of you’ | Axiam Gallery, Reading

1994      Artist in Residence | Maiden Earley School, Reading

1993      ‘Art in Focus’ | Kings Arcade, Reading

1993      ‘Anything you can do…’ | Henley College Gallery

1987      Artist in Residence at Redhill Comprehensive School | Arnold, Notts

Group Exhibitions

2025      ‘Winter Sculpture Park’ | Gallery No.32, London

2024      ‘Interconnected’ | Friends Meeting House, Brighton

2024      ‘the commons’ | Newark Works, FaB2024, Bath

2024      ‘SHOALING’, Curator | The Regency Town House, Brighton & Hove

2023      ‘Who’s been sleeping on my bed’ | 44AD Gallery, FaB2023, Bath

2023      ‘The Art of Creative Research’ | NIE Art Gallery, Singapore

2023      ‘Outcomes Together: CAIR x3’, Curator | Monitor Gallery, UCL, London

2021      ‘Artisteachertakeover’ | Freelands Foundation, London

2021      ‘Artisteachertakeover’, Guest Curator | Freelands Foundation, London

2021      ‘The Art of Walking #3’ | Baeza, Jaen, Spain

2020      ‘Where We Work’ | Freelands Gallery, London

2019      ‘Artist teachers network pop-up’ | Freelands Gallery, London

2019      ‘Making Time, for your artlife’ | Audain Art Centre, UBC, Vancouver, Canada

2019      ‘Making-Place’ | Audain Art Centre, UBC, Vancouver, Canada

2019      ‘Science and Art’ | Gerald Moore Gallery, Greenwich, London

2018      ‘Dark Days, White Nights’ | beta Space Gallery, Alto University, Finland

2018      ‘Research Images as Art: Art Images as Research’ | South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, UCL, London

2016      ‘Research Images as Art: Art Images as Research’ | South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, UCL, London

2015      ‘House of Animal Consciousness’ | Brighton Festival, Open House

1995      ‘To train yourself’ | The Butts Gallery, Reading

1993      Reading University Gallery | London Road, Reading

1992      ‘Reading Arts Festival’ | Apex Plaza, Reading

1991      ‘Rye Art Festival’ | Winchelsea Gallery, Winchelsea

1986      ‘Group show’ | Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham

1985      ‘Group show’ | Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham

Education Research Publications

2024     ‘A Practical Guide to Teaching Art & Design in the Secondary School’ (2024) A. Ash & P. Carr (ed), Oxon, Routledge.

2024     ‘Introduction: A Curriculum of Curiosity and Hope’ (2024) in A Practical Guide to Teaching Art & Design in the Secondary School. A. Ash & P. Carr (ed), Oxon, Routledge. 1-10

2024     ‘Remapping the Curriculum: A Landscape Designed for the Future: Part 1. What has shaped the Art & Design Curriculum to be the Way It is?’ Hope’ (2024) in A Practical Guide to Teaching Art & Design in the Secondary School. A. Ash & P. Carr (ed), Oxon, Routledge. 13-25

2024     ‘The Pupil-Curator: Curating in/as Collaborative Learning’ (2024) in A Practical Guide to Teaching Art & Design in the Secondary School. A. Ash & P. Carr (ed), Oxon, Routledge. 192-204

2024     ‘Remapping the Curriculum: A Landscape Designed for the Future: Part 2. The National Society for Education in Art & Design ‘Big Landscape’: Mapping the Terrain of Art & Design’ (2024) in A Practical Guide to Teaching Art & Design in the Secondary School. A. Ash & P. Carr (ed), Oxon, Routledge. 276-290

2023     ‘The Big Landscape – Designing a curriculum fit for the future’ (2023) in AD, NSEAD publications, Corsham, Issue 37: 02-04.

2023     ‘The Big Landscape – Viewpoints and Perspectives (2023)’ in AD, NSEAD publications, Corsham, Issue 37: 05-07.

2023     ‘Narcissus meets Pandora’ (2023) co-editor InSEA IMAG special issue No.15

2020     ‘International Artist Interactions’ (2020) InSEA IMAG No.10

2019     The unfamiliar grey matter(s): Talking Brains Ash, A (2019) Synnyt/Origins: Finnish Studies in Art Education

2018     Talking Brains: conversations between artists, scientists and educators. Ash, A (2018) AD, Autumn 2018: Issue 23. NSEAD publications, Corsham

2017     Making in the Space of Uncertainty. Ash, A (2017) Freelands Foundation Publication, London

2015     Assessment and examination in art and design. Ash, A (2015) In N. Addison, & L.Burgess (Eds.), Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

2015     Sculpture in secondary schools. Ash, A (2015) In N. Addison, & L.Burgess (Eds.), Learning to Teach Art and Design in the Secondary School Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

2010     Moving Image, shifting positions, varying perspectives: altering the focus of teachers. Ash, A & Macdonald, I (2010) Media Education Research Journal, Auteur publishing

2008     Transition and Translation: Increasing mobility and extending the European Dimension in Teacher Education. Ash, A. & Burgess, L. (2008) In ‘Teacher Education Policy in Europe: A Voice of Higher Education Institutions’ Hudson, B. & Zgaga, P. (ed), University of Umea, Sweden

2007     Internationalisation of the PGCE Secondary Course: developing international practical teaching placements with Global Student Teachers Ash, A (2007) Pilot project Evaluation Report, University of London

2007     Internationalisation of the PGCE Secondary Course: developing links with Turku University, Finland Ash, A (2007) Pilot project Evaluation Report, University of London

2006     Urban ITT: Training Teachers to Work in Challenging Schools Ash, A, Hall, D & Raffo, C (2006) Research Report for Teacher Training Agency, University of London Publication

2004     ‘Key Factors in the Promotion and Obstruction of Reflective Practice in Beginning Teachers’ Ash, A & Moore, A. (2004) In: Problems of Teacher Education, Piatkiew, E & Witkomirska, A (eds), Warsaw, Wydawnictwa Universytetu Warszawskiego

2002     Reflective Practice in Beginning Teachers: helps, hinderances and the role of the critical other Moore, A. & Ash, A. (2002) Internet Publication: Education-Line, http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00002531.htm

2001     ‘Creativity in Business: Problems of Meaning Management & Measurement’ Ash, A. (2001) In: Creativity in Business & Education, Stasiak, M (ed), Academy of Humanities and Economics, Lodz, Poland

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