Ashley Florence

Education * 2012 MFA Studio Art ,University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC * 2008-9 Center for Documentary Studies, Durham, NC * 2001 BA German, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA * 2000 Kunsthochschule Weissensee, Berlin, Germany (Independent Study Painting)

Academic Appointments * 2014 Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA * 2012-2013 Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * 2011-12 Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * 2010-11 Research Assistant, Visual Resource Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bibliography * 2017 Cantor, Dave, Impetus of Ashley Florence’s photos usually is a simple question, Daily Progress, July 5 * 2012 Zalecki, Megan, ARTSpick: Ashley Florence at Community, C-Ville Weekly, November 19 * 2011 Vitiello, Chris, Self-Portraiture by, and Curated by, Students in NCMA’s Self-Observed, Independent Weekly, November 2 * 2011 Gillis, Casey, Focus On: Ashley Florence, The Burg, October 19 * 2011 Vitiello, Chris, Live Here Now, Independent Weekly, February 16

Publications * 2012 Human Being Journal, Issue 1, Singular/Plural, Need Supply Co. * 2012 Collapsible Histories, MFA Thesis Catalogue, UNC at Chapel Hill * 2011 RVA Photo Edition, RVA Magazine * 2011 Need Supply Company Spring and Fall Catalogue * 2010 Need Supply Company Spring and Fall Catalogue * 2010 Chromat S/S * 2009 Chromat F/W * 2005 So To Speak, George Mason University

Awards + Residencies * 2012 VCCA Residency, Amherst, VA * 2012 Mildred Borden Hanes Grant, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC * 2011 Mildred's Lane Residency (J.Morgan Puett and Mark Dion), PA * 2011 Open Engagement Conference, Portland State University, Portland, OR * 2011 Groundbreaker Artist Award, Hatch Festival, Asheville, NC * 2010 VCCA Residency with BAMA Fund Artist Grant, Amherst, Virginia

Related Experience * 2008-present Owner of AF Photography * 2016-present Lead Photographer at Scarpa, Charlottesville, VA * 2009-2012 Freelance Photographer for Need Supply Company * 2008-present Resident Visual Artist for Hidden Voices and BRMA, Chapel Hill, NC * 2008-2011 Freelance Photographer for Chromat, NY, NY