Artist | Portrait Painter | Muralist - ASHLEY CASSENS

DOLL: Artist, Portrait Painter, Muralist, Ashley Cassens

DOLLHOUSE: Home Art Studio, Client Homes, Businesses

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• Location: Tampa, FL, USA
• Nationality: USA
• Fluent Languages: English

Open to customers worldwide.

About

I am a native Floridian who earned my BFA from Florida Southern College in 2006 and an MFA from Florida Atlantic University in 2017. In addition to Graduate Teaching Assistantship in the MFA program, I have been awarded the Provost Fellowship, two Graduate Advisory Board Grants, a Friedland Grant, a Rothenberger Scholarship, an Ambassador of the Arts Scholarship, and was twice awarded a Women in the Visual Arts Scholarship.

I'm a painter, sometimes on fabric, sometimes on walls! You can find me listening to true crime podcasts, on a ladder, vigorously applying more sunscreen (they don't call Florida the sunshine state for nothing!), ferrying my 6 y/o to and from her extracurriculars, and at least 1-3 sports teams in the Tampa Bay area.

I don't buy into the starving artist ethos and preach passionately about living creatively, with purpose. I want to share in the joy that painting for a living brings to me.

I love to learn about EVERYTHING (enneagram 5), and am happiest when I eat a peanut butter waffle each morning. I love a cozy mystery, love to walk and am at the gym most days of the week. I am a surprisingly organized artist, which people often point out. I've never met a pair of jeans I like and would love for you to meet our big goofy dog, Sadie. I live in Tampa, Fl with my husband and daughter where we play a lot of games for elementary-aged kids. My biggest values are freedom and growth. I get anxious when I can’t paint.

Nice to meet you!!

Career

I have exhibited my work at the ARC Gallery in Chicago, The Cornell Museum in Delray Beach, the Box Gallery in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. I studied in workshops with Julian Schnabel and Steven Assael. In 2016 I worked at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL in museum education, furthering my passion for teaching. I am certified to teach Art K-12 and taught K-5 Art for the past five years in the Tampa area.

In 2022, I quite teaching full time to create custom art. You can find me painting walls and canvas in the Tampa Bay area. I have since been featured on Daytime on Channel 8, Fox 13 Tampa Bay, and Creative Loafing. My work has been licensed by Home Goods and illustrated a children's book "Down in the Pasture", published in August 2023.

My recent portrait paintings juxtapose craft and crushingly lovely figure painting in my favorite medium, oil paint.

I am passionate about debunking the starving artist myth and want to share in the joy that painting for a living brings me.

I specialize in: painting murals and all the technical aspects around that, defining success on your own terms and creating financial goals around that, pitching (to clients, news outlets, etc.), creating digital mock ups, pricing murals and canvas commissions and finding new customers, and contracts. 

Virtual Career Tours

Time slots: 30 minutes, 60 minutes

Information Session:  I will give you a detailed breakdown of what I do, including job responsibilities, ways to start, required skills, educational pathways, industry insights, experiences, etc. and answer any questions that you have about my career. If applicable, I can show you the physical environment(s) in which I work. For those who want to know more about my career / field / role.

Coaching Session: I will provide foundational support for building your business, including skill development, internal processes setup, software / tools guidance, tips, goal-setting, accountability coaching, etc. Please note that I cannot give legal, tax, financial, or medical advice. For those who want actionable advice and career planning help.

Process

1. You purchase my service (please only purchase one service at a time).
2. Once I get your order, I reach out to you over email (the one you used to purchase this order) within 14 days to set a time and date for our virtual meeting.
3. We conduct our virtual meeting over Zoom within 30 days of your purchase (We can meet after 30 days, though the option for a refund will not be available to you from Doll & Dollhouse, so please use your discretion).

If you don't see my email in your inbox, try searching your spam folder. Feel free to use the contact form above to message me with any questions. Looking forward to meeting you!

*Please remember that you have 14 days to request a cancellation refund from Doll & Dollhouse. After 14 days since your purchase, cancellations are not allowed. You will also have 30 days to request a Seller no-show refund if we do not conduct our session within 30 days of your purchase.*

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