Sheri Ashton

As a third-generation Arizona native, the landscape of the Southwest has long shaped the way I see and experience the world. My creative path began in interior design, where for more than twenty years I crafted contemporary residential and commercial spaces that balanced beauty, function, and human connection.
While raising my two children, I stepped away from design to open a bookmaking art store, teaching others to capture their stories and experiences through creative expression. That work, along with developing art curriculum for Arizona elementary schools, deepened my understanding of art as a means of reflection, communication, and discovery.
In 2022, I graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a BFA in Painting. I currently serve as Vice President of the Five15Arts@Chartreuse artist collective.
Working primarily in abstraction, I explore the complexity of human experience—memory, emotion, longing, resilience, and transformation. Through layers of paint that obscure, reveal, and hold time, my work investigates the quiet spaces between certainty and possibility, where personal moments become shared human experiences.

Arizona State University with a BFA in Painting