{"Id":8960,"Name":"Ashley Donovan","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\u0022\u003EArtist Statement\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\u0022\u003EConnecticut-based artist Ashley Donovan seeks to bring forward history \u2013 sometimes forgotten history \u2013 that helps guide the ideas of self-image, self-reflection, and what it means to be \u0027you\u0027. Her often realistic approach leans into whimsy and sometimes the surreal.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArtist Bio\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAshley Donovan was born and raised in central Connecticut, achieving a Bachelor\u0027s degree in Fine Arts in 2005 from the University of Connecticut. She works as a graphic artist and designer, while studying under the renowned sculptor and painter Marc Anthony Massaro. She continues to develop a body of work that explores history and identity, using realism in oil painting as well as graphite.\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":true,"TotalArtworks":null}