Arden Ash

Growing up as the daughter of two original Disney Imagineers, it’s no surprise that Arden was drawn to a career in visual art. Her artistic journey began with experimenting in watercolors and holograms, but Arden eventually found her creative home in the place where photography and technology intersect. She has been awarded 16 patents for innovative design during her years working for Technicolor and other entertainment technology companies as an award-winning user experience designer.

Arden’s true love has always been photography. In her creative process, Arden seeks to blur the line between photography and painting, resulting in dreamlike images. Her technique requires patience, an intuitive sense of composition, and the ability to manipulate light to capture her subject.

Arden’s celebrity, fashion, and architectural photography has been published in Architectural Digest, the New York and Los Angeles Times, and exhibited at the Pacific Design Center and the London Underground. She has photographed Radiohead, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Paul McCartney, Morrisey, Joss Stone and been the second photographer on shoots with Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Tom Ford, David Hockney, Mel Gibson, and the cast of the Twilight films. She also ar...

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Bachelor of Science
Cognitive Psychology / Computer Science

UCLA EXTENSION
Information Architecture / Graphic Design / Flash Animation

ART CENTER COLLEGE
Fashion Illustration / Fashion Design

ANAHEIM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Solo exhibit of Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” tour photography

PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER
Featured original photography and artwork, “Fire Season” and “Nighthogs”

PACMUTUAL BUILDING
Solo exhibit of Downtown Architectural photography

ART BELOW
London Underground
Featured original photography “A Loft with a View”