b. 1989. Born in Washington, D.C. Currently resides in Philadelphia.
Education
2021 In progress M.F.A Socially-Engaged Studio Art. Moore College of Art and Design. Philadelphia, PA
2013 B.F.A. Art and Design Education. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Affirmations: An Exhibition by Ashley Ja'nae, Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
Art & Advocacy: Benefit for the Center for Health and Gender Equality. Washington, D.C.
2018
Transformer 15th Annual Silent Auction. Corcoran School of Arts and Design. Washington, D.C.
Hickok Cole Art Night. Hickok Cole. Washington, D.C.
Heritage: Now. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
BODIES. Otis Street Arts Project. Mt. Rainier, MD
We Got Next: Young Contemporaries. D.C. Commission for Arts & Humanities. Washington, D.C.
Washington Project for the Arts 37th Annual Auction Gala. Uline Arena. Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary Futures. The Stew. Washington, D.C.
2017
Best of the Best. Pepco Edison Place Gallery. Washington, D.C.
Home. Logan Fringe Arts Space. Washington, D.C.
DC Artists East Exhibition. Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
Transcendence. Galerie Kritiku. Prague, CZ
Process & Practice. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
2016
Figuratively Speaking. Gallery Underground. Arlington, VA
Cheap Thrills, Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
Real People 2016, The Old Court House Arts Center. Woodstock, IL
Gen-Y: 3.0, VisArts at Rockville. Rockville, MD.
Radical Re-Imaginings, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Washington, D.C.
Hashtags Unplugged, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Pressure Points, DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
From The Root, Adinkra Cultural Arts Studio. Mt. Rainier, MD
Visual Arts Exhibition Featuring 2015 Artist Fellowship Program, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities. Washington, D.C.
2013
Faculty Show, Art Works Studio School. Mt. Rainier, MD
Shared Minds: Art & Design Education Student Teachers and Their Students. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
Press & Text
Art Organizations
Education
2021 In progress M.F.A Socially-Engaged Studio Art. Moore College of Art and Design. Philadelphia, PA
2013 B.F.A. Art and Design Education. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Affirmations: An Exhibition by Ashley Ja'nae, Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
Art & Advocacy: Benefit for the Center for Health and Gender Equality. Washington, D.C.
2018
Transformer 15th Annual Silent Auction. Corcoran School of Arts and Design. Washington, D.C.
Hickok Cole Art Night. Hickok Cole. Washington, D.C.
Heritage: Now. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
BODIES. Otis Street Arts Project. Mt. Rainier, MD
We Got Next: Young Contemporaries. D.C. Commission for Arts & Humanities. Washington, D.C.
Washington Project for the Arts 37th Annual Auction Gala. Uline Arena. Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary Futures. The Stew. Washington, D.C.
2017
Best of the Best. Pepco Edison Place Gallery. Washington, D.C.
Home. Logan Fringe Arts Space. Washington, D.C.
DC Artists East Exhibition. Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
Transcendence. Galerie Kritiku. Prague, CZ
Process & Practice. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
2016
Figuratively Speaking. Gallery Underground. Arlington, VA
Cheap Thrills, Anacostia Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
Real People 2016, The Old Court House Arts Center. Woodstock, IL
Gen-Y: 3.0, VisArts at Rockville. Rockville, MD.
Radical Re-Imaginings, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Washington, D.C.
Hashtags Unplugged, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Pressure Points, DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C.
From The Root, Adinkra Cultural Arts Studio. Mt. Rainier, MD
Visual Arts Exhibition Featuring 2015 Artist Fellowship Program, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities. Washington, D.C.
2013
Faculty Show, Art Works Studio School. Mt. Rainier, MD
Shared Minds: Art & Design Education Student Teachers and Their Students. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
Press & Text
- Berkon, Eliza. "This New Art Exhibit Is All About Bodies, But Not Kind the Media Shows Us." DCist. September 13th, 2018
- Jakubowski, Mikey & Zulch, Meg. "Affirming Black Beauty Through Safe Spaces: Ashley Ja'nae," Hooligan Magazine Issue #12.
- "Ashley Ja'nae: Artist," Les Femmes Folles. June 1, 2015.
- Wilson, Aileen & Martin, Camille T. "The Art of the Art and Design Assignment: Pratt Institute." 2014. Print
Art Organizations
- Sparkplug. Artist Collective. DC Arts Center. Washington, D.C. 2017-2018