b. Norfolk, Virginia
Lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia
EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
2015
Master of Fine Arts – Art and Visual Technology: Sculpture
Summa Cum Laude
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
2012
Bachelor of Arts – Art History
Cum Laude
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 3D Media
Cum Laude
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2016: Artist of the Day - Art and Art Deadlines, Online
2014: Flashpoint Exhibitions Fellow - Flashpoint Gallery
2014: March Featured Artist at Emergentartspace.org
2013: A July 2013 Featured Artist at Emergentartspace.org
2013: Vice President – George Mason University School of Art: Graduate Artifex
2012: Vice President – George Mason University School of Art: Graduate Artifex
2012: Old Dominion University Study Abroad Photo Contest - Second Place
2012: Old Dominion University Deans List
2011: Old Dominion University Deans List
2011: Undergraduate research grant – Faculty Committee at Old Dominion University
2010: Old Dominion University Deans List
2010: Harvey Saunders Memorial Scholarship
2009: Old Dominion University Deans List
2004: Best of Show – South Hampton Roads YMCA Juried Junior Art Show
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015: INNERVERSE, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: On the Edge of a Fading Light, Lorton, Virginia
2013: The River Styx, Lorton, Virginia
2011: Equanimities and Trepidations, Norfolk, Virginia
2011: A Visual Study of Comparative Mythology, Norfolk, Virginia
THREE PERSON EXHIBITION
2017: Continuum, Norfolk, Virginia
SUMMARY OF GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019: Bemis Center Art Auction, Omaha, NE
2019: Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition 2019, Hampton, VA
2018: Fall 2018 Faculty Exhibition, Norfolk, VA
2018: Arts in Foggy Bottom 6th Outdoor Sculpture Biennial, Washington, DC
2018: Absence and Presence, Washington, DC
2017: New Waves, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2016: REMIX, Manassas, Virginia
2016: ENCORE, Norfolk, Virginia
2016: The Sketching West Tour, Traveling, USA
2016: Open (C)all 2016, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2016: Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition 2016, Hampton, Virginia
2016: Tiny Book Show, Traveling, USA
2015: Lineage, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: ODU Faculty Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2015: Open (C)all, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2015: Off The Wall, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: VISUAL/VERBAL, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: Third Annual Artifex MFA Exhibition, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: Exchanged IV, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2015: Artists' Maps, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Narrative Space, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Material Matters, Chicago Heights, Illinois
2014: International Prints for Peace, Monterrey, Mexico
2014: Temporality, Mortality, Impermanence, Venray, Netherlands
2014: Second Annual Artifex MFA Exhibition, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Exchanged III, Brentwood, Maryland
2014: Fire, Water, Earth, Gourin, France
2013: Past Continuous, Woodbridge, Virginia
2013: IAM Art Bus Art Exhibition, Online
2013: A July 2013 Featured Artist at Emergentartspace.org
2013: Parallel Lives, Fairfax, Virginia
2013: Urban Decay 4, Lorton, Virginia
2013: First Annual MFA Exhibit and Open Studio, Fairfax, Virginia
2013: Exchanged II, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2011: Old Dominion University 4th Annual Juried Spring Art Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2011: Old Dominion University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Norfolk, Virginia
2010: Old Dominion University 3rd Annual Juried Spring Art Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2010: International Prints for Peace, Monterrey, Mexico
2010: Old Dominion University Student Print Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2009: Old Dominion University 2nd Annual Juried Spring Art Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2004: South Hampton Roads YMCA Juried Junior Art Show, Chesapeake, Virginia
MEDIA
2018: East City Art Review - Online
2017: Promotional Material - ARTS@ODU - Norfolk, Virginia
2017: Continuum Artists Panel - Norfolk, Virginia
2016: Artist of the Day - Art and Art Deadlines, Online
2015: Lineage Catalog - Fenwick Gallery, Cover Image, page 6
2015: Artist Interview with Anne Smith - Fenwick Gallery
2015: Visual Voices Artists Panel - Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Artist Interview with 365 Artist 365 Days – 365artists365days.com
2014: Artist Interview with Emily Drew – Emergentartspace.org
2013: Artist Portfolio Magazine – IAM Art Bus Art Exhibition, Issue 13 – page 54
2013: Past Continuous Artists Panel - Woodbridge, Virginia
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
August 2015 - present
Adjunct Assistant Professor - 3D Design: ARTS 203
Foundational Concepts: ARTS 204
Sculpture I: ARTS 261
Color Theory: ARTS 304
Assemblage: ARTS 469
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
August 2014 – May 2015
Adjunct Professor - Studio Foundations I: AVT 104
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
August 2013 – December 2013
Graduate Lecturer- Sculpture I: AVT 262
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
January 2013 – May 2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sculpture I: AVT 262
Genna Watson
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
August 2012 – December 2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sculpture I: AVT 262
Tom Ashcraft
WORK EXPERIENCE
Certified Framer - Self Employed
2016 - present
Museum Contractor - Barry Art Museum
July 2019 - present
Cultural DC - Flashpoint Gallery, Washington DC
Exhibitions Fellow
September 2014 – December 2014
Studio Assistant - Genna Watson, Fairfax, Virginia
June 2013 – August 2013
Studio Assistant - Lou Stovall, Washington DC
September 2012 – December 2012
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Bemis Alumni
College Arts Association
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
International Sculpture Center
Washington Sculptors Group
Lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia
EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
2015
Master of Fine Arts – Art and Visual Technology: Sculpture
Summa Cum Laude
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
2012
Bachelor of Arts – Art History
Cum Laude
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 3D Media
Cum Laude
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
2016: Artist of the Day - Art and Art Deadlines, Online
2014: Flashpoint Exhibitions Fellow - Flashpoint Gallery
2014: March Featured Artist at Emergentartspace.org
2013: A July 2013 Featured Artist at Emergentartspace.org
2013: Vice President – George Mason University School of Art: Graduate Artifex
2012: Vice President – George Mason University School of Art: Graduate Artifex
2012: Old Dominion University Study Abroad Photo Contest - Second Place
2012: Old Dominion University Deans List
2011: Old Dominion University Deans List
2011: Undergraduate research grant – Faculty Committee at Old Dominion University
2010: Old Dominion University Deans List
2010: Harvey Saunders Memorial Scholarship
2009: Old Dominion University Deans List
2004: Best of Show – South Hampton Roads YMCA Juried Junior Art Show
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015: INNERVERSE, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: On the Edge of a Fading Light, Lorton, Virginia
2013: The River Styx, Lorton, Virginia
2011: Equanimities and Trepidations, Norfolk, Virginia
2011: A Visual Study of Comparative Mythology, Norfolk, Virginia
THREE PERSON EXHIBITION
2017: Continuum, Norfolk, Virginia
SUMMARY OF GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019: Bemis Center Art Auction, Omaha, NE
2019: Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition 2019, Hampton, VA
2018: Fall 2018 Faculty Exhibition, Norfolk, VA
2018: Arts in Foggy Bottom 6th Outdoor Sculpture Biennial, Washington, DC
2018: Absence and Presence, Washington, DC
2017: New Waves, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2016: REMIX, Manassas, Virginia
2016: ENCORE, Norfolk, Virginia
2016: The Sketching West Tour, Traveling, USA
2016: Open (C)all 2016, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2016: Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition 2016, Hampton, Virginia
2016: Tiny Book Show, Traveling, USA
2015: Lineage, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: ODU Faculty Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2015: Open (C)all, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2015: Off The Wall, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: VISUAL/VERBAL, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: Third Annual Artifex MFA Exhibition, Fairfax, Virginia
2015: Exchanged IV, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2015: Artists' Maps, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Narrative Space, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Material Matters, Chicago Heights, Illinois
2014: International Prints for Peace, Monterrey, Mexico
2014: Temporality, Mortality, Impermanence, Venray, Netherlands
2014: Second Annual Artifex MFA Exhibition, Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Exchanged III, Brentwood, Maryland
2014: Fire, Water, Earth, Gourin, France
2013: Past Continuous, Woodbridge, Virginia
2013: IAM Art Bus Art Exhibition, Online
2013: A July 2013 Featured Artist at Emergentartspace.org
2013: Parallel Lives, Fairfax, Virginia
2013: Urban Decay 4, Lorton, Virginia
2013: First Annual MFA Exhibit and Open Studio, Fairfax, Virginia
2013: Exchanged II, Harrisonburg, Virginia
2011: Old Dominion University 4th Annual Juried Spring Art Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2011: Old Dominion University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Norfolk, Virginia
2010: Old Dominion University 3rd Annual Juried Spring Art Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2010: International Prints for Peace, Monterrey, Mexico
2010: Old Dominion University Student Print Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2009: Old Dominion University 2nd Annual Juried Spring Art Show, Norfolk, Virginia
2004: South Hampton Roads YMCA Juried Junior Art Show, Chesapeake, Virginia
MEDIA
2018: East City Art Review - Online
2017: Promotional Material - ARTS@ODU - Norfolk, Virginia
2017: Continuum Artists Panel - Norfolk, Virginia
2016: Artist of the Day - Art and Art Deadlines, Online
2015: Lineage Catalog - Fenwick Gallery, Cover Image, page 6
2015: Artist Interview with Anne Smith - Fenwick Gallery
2015: Visual Voices Artists Panel - Fairfax, Virginia
2014: Artist Interview with 365 Artist 365 Days – 365artists365days.com
2014: Artist Interview with Emily Drew – Emergentartspace.org
2013: Artist Portfolio Magazine – IAM Art Bus Art Exhibition, Issue 13 – page 54
2013: Past Continuous Artists Panel - Woodbridge, Virginia
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
August 2015 - present
Adjunct Assistant Professor - 3D Design: ARTS 203
Foundational Concepts: ARTS 204
Sculpture I: ARTS 261
Color Theory: ARTS 304
Assemblage: ARTS 469
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
August 2014 – May 2015
Adjunct Professor - Studio Foundations I: AVT 104
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
August 2013 – December 2013
Graduate Lecturer- Sculpture I: AVT 262
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
January 2013 – May 2013
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sculpture I: AVT 262
Genna Watson
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
August 2012 – December 2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant - Sculpture I: AVT 262
Tom Ashcraft
WORK EXPERIENCE
Certified Framer - Self Employed
2016 - present
Museum Contractor - Barry Art Museum
July 2019 - present
Cultural DC - Flashpoint Gallery, Washington DC
Exhibitions Fellow
September 2014 – December 2014
Studio Assistant - Genna Watson, Fairfax, Virginia
June 2013 – August 2013
Studio Assistant - Lou Stovall, Washington DC
September 2012 – December 2012
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Bemis Alumni
College Arts Association
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education
International Sculpture Center
Washington Sculptors Group
