Born Hayward, California, 1957
BA, Fine Arts, California State University, Hayward
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California State University, Hayward
MS, Educational Leadership, Dominican University, San Rafael, California
Lives and works in Oakland, California

Exhibitions and Presentations

2007: Solo Exhibition, Chambers Gallery, Portland, OR
2007: Luxe Calme et Volupté, Curator: Joanne Mattera, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007: Across the Borderline, collaborative drawings with Douglas Witmer, Rike Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2006: Suitcase, Bus Dori, Tokyo, Japan
2006: Six Paintings for a Room, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
2006: Pulse 2006, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2005: The Urban Canvas, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
2005: 15th Anniversary exhibition of Edition S.p.N.LAUB, Stifter Haus, Linz Austria
2005: By Special Request, Floppyswop
(http://www.floppyswop.co.uk/files/media/20050303SpecialRequest-14-12-16-20.htm)
2005: Blogging and the Arts, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
(http://rhizome.org/events/blogging_and_the_arts/)
2005: “99 mal 21 mal 21,” Kammerhofgalerie Der Stadt Gmunden, Austria
2005: we-blog with abe linkoln, jimpunk, Chris Ashley and Tom Moody, -empyre- mailing list month-long guest panelist - Announcement: (http://rhizome.org/thread.rhiz?thread=17519&page=1)
Archive: (https://mail.cofa.unsw.edu.au/pipermail/empyre/2005-June/date.html)
A series of daily HTML drawings was produced in response to mailing list dialog
(http://chrisashley.net/resources/pages/2005June/2005_06EmpyreSeries.html)
2004: Christopher Ashley: HTML Drawings, ISBN (3-901102-22-1), edition S.p.N.LAUB, Rottenegg, Austria
2003-present: Look, See, ongoing project of HTML drawings, writing about art, and studio documentation
(http://chrisashley.net/weblog)

Bibliography

Laura Wagner: Art Pals’ Feature Works in Rike, Flyer News, 2007
Becky Shields: Lost in Translation, The Virginia Pilot, 2006
Martin Bromirski: Pulse, at 1708 Gallery, 2006
Rob Myers: Look, See. (2006) - Chris Ashley, 2006
Manik: They Are What They Are & Layers, 2005
James Harris: Singing the Body Electric, 2004
George Lawson: Chris Ashley's HTML Drawings, 2004