ASHLEY YORK PHILADELPHIA, PA / AYORK@MOORE.EDU / ASHYORK.COM
EDUCATION
2016 MFA Ceramics | Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - University Fellowship Recipient
2010 BFA Sculpture | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte NC - Summa Cum Laude
2016 MFA Ceramics | Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - University Fellowship Recipient
2010 BFA Sculpture | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte NC - Summa Cum Laude
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 - Present Faculty, Digital Tools, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics I & II, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Thesis Advisor, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2014-2016 Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate TA, Digital Structures, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Ceramics, Tyler Summer Workshop, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2012-2014 Assistant Instructor, Advanced Ceramics and Wheel Throwing, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2000-2002 Teaching Assistant and Tutor, K-8, Lincoln County Schools, Lincolnton, NC
2018 - Present Faculty, Digital Tools, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics I & II, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Thesis Advisor, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2014-2016 Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Graduate TA, Digital Structures, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Ceramics, Tyler Summer Workshop, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2012-2014 Assistant Instructor, Advanced Ceramics and Wheel Throwing, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2000-2002 Teaching Assistant and Tutor, K-8, Lincoln County Schools, Lincolnton, NC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Curator, Concentric Craft, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2018 - Present Digital Fabrication Manager / Technicians Manager, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2016 - 2018 3D Fine Art & Graduate School Technician, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Ceramics/Digital Studio Manager, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Panel Juror, Undergraduate Exhibition, Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada
2012-2014 Ceramics Technician, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2013 Resident Artist, Ceramics, VACI, Chautauqua, NY
2011-2013 District Visual Manager, The Home Depot, Mid-Atlantic Region, NC-PA
2011 Studio Assistant, Janet Williams, Charlotte, NC
2007-2010 Sculpture Studio Technician, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2005-2007 Department of Art and Design Studio Technician, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Gallery Assistant, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Dallas, NC
2000-2002 Teaching Assistant and Tutor, K-12, Lincoln County School System, Lincolnton, NC
2022 Curator, Concentric Craft, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2018 - Present Digital Fabrication Manager / Technicians Manager, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2016 - 2018 3D Fine Art & Graduate School Technician, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Ceramics/Digital Studio Manager, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Panel Juror, Undergraduate Exhibition, Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada
2012-2014 Ceramics Technician, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2013 Resident Artist, Ceramics, VACI, Chautauqua, NY
2011-2013 District Visual Manager, The Home Depot, Mid-Atlantic Region, NC-PA
2011 Studio Assistant, Janet Williams, Charlotte, NC
2007-2010 Sculpture Studio Technician, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2005-2007 Department of Art and Design Studio Technician, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Gallery Assistant, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Dallas, NC
2000-2002 Teaching Assistant and Tutor, K-12, Lincoln County School System, Lincolnton, NC
SELECTED SOLO, INVITATIONAL, & NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2023
Faculty Triennial, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Terra Incognita, Plant 7, Hight Point, NC, Curator - Lila Allen, Managing Editor of Metropolis Magazine, Brooklyn, NC
2018
Alternate Endings, NCECA, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, Curator - Bryan Hopkins
76er's, Standard Ceramic, Pittsburgh, PA
2016
Insistent Objects, GreenHill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC
Don't Take This the Wrong Way, ICEBOX, Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
8D, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Read Between the Lines, Katzen Center, Washington, DC
2015
Verve, Alumni Biennial, Invitational, Rowe Gallery, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Push Block, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Small Favors X, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Fifty Years of Visual Excellence, Retrospective Invitational, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Dallas, NC
2013
VACI Resident Artist Exhibition, Fowller-Kellogg Gallery, Chautauqua, NY
2012
Emerging Artist in Residence Exhibition, Sykes Gallery, Millersville, PA
2011
Gizmologic, Solo Exhibition, 360 Gallery of Fine Art, Charlotte, NC
Dynamic Ceramics, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC
It's a Strange World, Baku Gallery, NODA, NC
2010
Kulture Klash, Charleston, SC
Abstract Culture, Dharma Lounge, Charlotte, NC
2007
Juried Invitational, Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC
2023
Faculty Triennial, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Terra Incognita, Plant 7, Hight Point, NC, Curator - Lila Allen, Managing Editor of Metropolis Magazine, Brooklyn, NC
2018
Alternate Endings, NCECA, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, Curator - Bryan Hopkins
76er's, Standard Ceramic, Pittsburgh, PA
2016
Insistent Objects, GreenHill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC
Don't Take This the Wrong Way, ICEBOX, Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
8D, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Read Between the Lines, Katzen Center, Washington, DC
2015
Verve, Alumni Biennial, Invitational, Rowe Gallery, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Push Block, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Small Favors X, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Fifty Years of Visual Excellence, Retrospective Invitational, Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Dallas, NC
2013
VACI Resident Artist Exhibition, Fowller-Kellogg Gallery, Chautauqua, NY
2012
Emerging Artist in Residence Exhibition, Sykes Gallery, Millersville, PA
2011
Gizmologic, Solo Exhibition, 360 Gallery of Fine Art, Charlotte, NC
Dynamic Ceramics, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC
It's a Strange World, Baku Gallery, NODA, NC
2010
Kulture Klash, Charleston, SC
Abstract Culture, Dharma Lounge, Charlotte, NC
2007
Juried Invitational, Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC
RESIDENCIES
2012 - 2014 Emerging Artist in Residence, Ceramics, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2013 Resident Artist, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY - Joan R. Lincoln Ceramics Fellowship
2011 Full Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2012 - 2014 Emerging Artist in Residence, Ceramics, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2013 Resident Artist, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY - Joan R. Lincoln Ceramics Fellowship
2011 Full Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, & AWARDS
2013 Joan R. Lincoln Ceramics Fellowship, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY
2011 Full Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2010 Senior Excellence in Art Award
Area Award in Ceramics, Department of Art and Art History, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2009 Second Place, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2007 Outstanding Graduate in Art, Gary Freeman, Department Chair, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Best of Show, Gaston County Museum Juried Show, Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC
Juror’s Merit Awards (2) and Honorable Mention, Gaston College Student Art Show, Dallas, NC
2006 Juror’s Merit Award, Gaston College Student Art Show, Dallas, NC
2013 Joan R. Lincoln Ceramics Fellowship, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY
2011 Full Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2010 Senior Excellence in Art Award
Area Award in Ceramics, Department of Art and Art History, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2009 Second Place, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2007 Outstanding Graduate in Art, Gary Freeman, Department Chair, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Best of Show, Gaston County Museum Juried Show, Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC
Juror’s Merit Awards (2) and Honorable Mention, Gaston College Student Art Show, Dallas, NC
2006 Juror’s Merit Award, Gaston College Student Art Show, Dallas, NC
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2021 The Galleries at Moore, Philadelphia, PA
2016 GreenHill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC
2015 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2013 Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2021 The Galleries at Moore, Philadelphia, PA
2016 GreenHill Center for Art, Greensboro, NC
2015 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2013 Millersville University, Millersville, PA
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The Moore Family, Tampere, Finland
Mark Doepker, Mooresville, NC
Tom Hoen and Paula Steinmeyer, Bentonville, Arkansas
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Moore Family, Tampere, Finland
Mark Doepker, Mooresville, NC
Tom Hoen and Paula Steinmeyer, Bentonville, Arkansas
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
PUBLICATIONS
2012 Contributor, Photography: History and Theory, Jae Emerling, Routledge (New York and London)
2011 Gizmologic Solo Exhibition, Top 3 Art Shows, SOTAC Magazine, Charlotte, NC
UNCC College of Arts and Architecture Publicity Catalogue, Charlotte, NC
It’s a Strange World, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC
2010 - 2012 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine, Charlotte, NC
2012 Contributor, Photography: History and Theory, Jae Emerling, Routledge (New York and London)
2011 Gizmologic Solo Exhibition, Top 3 Art Shows, SOTAC Magazine, Charlotte, NC
UNCC College of Arts and Architecture Publicity Catalogue, Charlotte, NC
It’s a Strange World, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC
2010 - 2012 Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine, Charlotte, NC
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2009-10 Unless, Installation, North Highland-Highland Worldwide, Charlotte, NC
Unless, Installation, Chancellor’s Office, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2008-Present Free Air, Public Sculpture, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2009-10 Unless, Installation, North Highland-Highland Worldwide, Charlotte, NC
Unless, Installation, Chancellor’s Office, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
2008-Present Free Air, Public Sculpture, UNCC, Charlotte, NC
SKILLS
Digital Technology: CNC installation, repair, operations, CNC/ShopBot, 3D Printers, MakerBot, Laser Cutter, DIY Printers, Vacuum Forming, Mircrocontrollers, Small electronics, E-textiles
Software: Rhino3D, RhinoCAM, CAD/CAM, Arduino, C++, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.), Microsoft Office, Repetier-Host, DeskProto, SliceR, 123D Make, GCode, VCarve
Ceramics: Gas Kilns, Electric Kilns, Glaze and Clay Formulation, Handbuilding, Throwing, Extruder, Slab Roller, Molds, Electric Clay Mixer, Pug Mill and Industrial Pug Mill, Diamond Grinder, Tile Saw, Gas Kiln Repair/Maintenance
Welding: Metal Inert Gas, Tungsten Inert Gas, Oxygen Acetylene, Shielded metal arc welding (stick)
Metals: Plasma Cutter, Rollers, Metal Breaks, Gas Forge, Electric and Pneumatic Grinders
Woodworking: Hand Tools (chisels, saws, rasps, etc.); Power Tools (table saw (Saw-Stop), Band saw, Chop-saw, Chainsaw, Joiner, Thickness planer, etc.); Processes (lamination, wood steaming, joinery)
EHRS Safety and Chemical Training
Mold Making: Plaster, CNC, Silicone Rubber, Urethane Rubber, Polyester Resins, Epoxy Based Resins
Photography: Wet and dry lab processes
Printmaking: Intaglio, silkscreen, lithography, woodcuts, linocut
Bronze Casting: Gas Burnout Kilns, Gas Melt Furnace, Metal Temping Equipment, Safety Equipment, Ventilation, Preparation (sprewing, venting, dipping), Chemically Bonded Sand Molds, Lost Wax Ceramic Shell, Lost Wax Investment
Bronze Patinas: Potassium Sulfide, Copper Nitrate, Potassium Cyanide, Ferric Nitrate, Ferrous Sulfate, Cupric Acetate, Sodium Chloride etc.
Pneumatic: Nail Guns, Die Grinders, Sanders, Rivet Guns, Mixer, Extruder
Construction, Renovation, Restoration & Repairs: Hardwood Restoration, Framing, Drywall, Concrete Slabs, Concrete Resurfacing, Cabinet Construction and Installation, Woodwork Restoration, Electrical, Plumbing, Roofing Repair, Masonry, Fence Construction, Landscaping
Digital Technology: CNC installation, repair, operations, CNC/ShopBot, 3D Printers, MakerBot, Laser Cutter, DIY Printers, Vacuum Forming, Mircrocontrollers, Small electronics, E-textiles
Software: Rhino3D, RhinoCAM, CAD/CAM, Arduino, C++, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.), Microsoft Office, Repetier-Host, DeskProto, SliceR, 123D Make, GCode, VCarve
Ceramics: Gas Kilns, Electric Kilns, Glaze and Clay Formulation, Handbuilding, Throwing, Extruder, Slab Roller, Molds, Electric Clay Mixer, Pug Mill and Industrial Pug Mill, Diamond Grinder, Tile Saw, Gas Kiln Repair/Maintenance
Welding: Metal Inert Gas, Tungsten Inert Gas, Oxygen Acetylene, Shielded metal arc welding (stick)
Metals: Plasma Cutter, Rollers, Metal Breaks, Gas Forge, Electric and Pneumatic Grinders
Woodworking: Hand Tools (chisels, saws, rasps, etc.); Power Tools (table saw (Saw-Stop), Band saw, Chop-saw, Chainsaw, Joiner, Thickness planer, etc.); Processes (lamination, wood steaming, joinery)
EHRS Safety and Chemical Training
Mold Making: Plaster, CNC, Silicone Rubber, Urethane Rubber, Polyester Resins, Epoxy Based Resins
Photography: Wet and dry lab processes
Printmaking: Intaglio, silkscreen, lithography, woodcuts, linocut
Bronze Casting: Gas Burnout Kilns, Gas Melt Furnace, Metal Temping Equipment, Safety Equipment, Ventilation, Preparation (sprewing, venting, dipping), Chemically Bonded Sand Molds, Lost Wax Ceramic Shell, Lost Wax Investment
Bronze Patinas: Potassium Sulfide, Copper Nitrate, Potassium Cyanide, Ferric Nitrate, Ferrous Sulfate, Cupric Acetate, Sodium Chloride etc.
Pneumatic: Nail Guns, Die Grinders, Sanders, Rivet Guns, Mixer, Extruder
Construction, Renovation, Restoration & Repairs: Hardwood Restoration, Framing, Drywall, Concrete Slabs, Concrete Resurfacing, Cabinet Construction and Installation, Woodwork Restoration, Electrical, Plumbing, Roofing Repair, Masonry, Fence Construction, Landscaping