Artist | Portrait Painter | Muralist - ASHLEY CASSENS
Artist | Portrait Painter | Muralist - ASHLEY CASSENS
Artist | Portrait Painter | Muralist - ASHLEY CASSENS
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DOLL: Artist, Portrait Painter, Muralist, Ashley Cassens
DOLLHOUSE: Home Art Studio, Client Homes, Businesses
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- Location: Tampa, FL, United States
- 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.
Information Session
Time slots: 30 minutes
Virtual Career Tour: Through video chat, I will walk you through what I do for a living —covering job responsibilities, how to get started, the skills you’ll need, educational paths, insights from my own experience, etc. I'll answer as many of your questions as I can and share practical advice to help you take the next steps if this path aligns with your goals!
Many of my career responsibilities and insights are applicable worldwide, regardless of where you’re located. While I can share general advice and insights, I am unable to provide region-specific legal, tax, or business setup guidance. However, I can guide you through industry best practices and offer practical steps that are not location-specific.
Process
- If you have any questions, feel free to message me through the contact form above. I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
- Pick an available time slot on my calendar above.
- Once I receive your order, I reach out to you over email to set a time and date for our virtual meeting.
- We conduct our virtual meeting at our agreed-upon time.
- You can leave a review for me after our session has completed.
If you don't see my email in your inbox, try searching your spam folder. I look forward to meeting you!
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