United States
Born and based in Brooklyn, NY, visual artist Jayden Ashley (b. 2002) explores the vacuum between Black experiences and external perceptions of Blackness. Ashley has been an artist-in-residence at multiple programs around the world, including the Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY (2025), Foundation House in Greenwich, CT (2024), and Casa Belgrado in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2023). Notable group exhibitions include Threaded Visions at BWAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2025) and Crossing Points at Galeria Azur, New York, NY (2024). Ashley is also a recipient of the Colin Chase Fellowship Fund from the Vermont Studio Center.
