…Whose Name Was Writ in Crayon Painting

Ashley Bradley is an interdisciplinary artist and weaver. She uses personal memorabilia to whimsically and critically scrutinize her own mental health through the lens of innocence, naïveté, and self-proclaimed vows. Viewing the works as collaborations with her younger self, Ashley translates her childhood drawings into woven paintings that dismantle hierarchies in the contemporary art world. Born in Colorado, Ashley lives and works in Chicago, IL. She received a BFA with a focus in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2020. She is a 2021 New Future's Prize Recipient and will be showing in The Other Art Fair Chicago September 30- October 3rd at Revel Fulton Market in Chicago, IL. Ashley's work was included in the 2021 Evanston + Vicinity Biennial and she has exhibited at ACRE Projects in Chicago. Her weavings were a part of the Undergraduate Exhibition at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in May of 2020, as well as Serving the People’s online BFA Show 2020. Ashley’s work has been featured by PAPER Magazine and Whitewall.