Artist Biography :
Ashley Bohne (she/her) is a fiber and metal artist working out of Milwaukee, WI. Graduating in 2023 with a BFA with a dual focus in Fiber and Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, her love for fiber and interest in female-dominated craft began at a young age when she learned how to sew from her grandma. She works with fiber and metal and uses traditional ways of making (weaving, metal fabrication, sewing, enameling) as a way to encourage ideas of self-sustainability. Her work explores the longevity of handcraft and the continuation of generational knowledge through documentation of personal histories.
Her work has been displayed in multiple group exhibitions at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, including Crossing Over, 49th and 50th Annual Juried Shows, Sophomore/Junior scholarship competitions, Makers 21!, Makers22! And Makers!23 Annual Juried Student exhibitions, as well as Woven Images. Beyond the university, her work was included in the group exhibition High Fibers at the Jazz Art Gallery in Milwaukee, WI as well as the Trout Museum of Art in Appleton, WI. Most notably, in 2023 Ashley was awarded the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship, allowing her to extensively travel worldwide to research the process of flax to linen. She is now working towards growing and harvesting her own flax, using it for local education opportunities and as material for upcoming bodies of work.
More about me
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2023, Bachelor of Fine Arts, dual-focus: Fibers, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Peck School of the Arts, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
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2023
Penland School of Craft Winter Residency, Bakersville, NC
Windgate-Lamar Fellowship, Center For Craft, Ashville, NC
Makers!23 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Juror’s Choice Award 3rd Floor Gallery, Kenilworth Square East, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
50th Annual Juried Show- 1st Runner Up, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Arts Center Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Kesslers Sparkle Scholarship, Kesslers Diamonds, Milwaukee, WI
GMF Dorothy & Ruth Smith Fund, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2022
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Fund, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI,
2021
49th Annual Juried Show, Union Art Gallery Permanent Collection, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Fredrick R Layton Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
PSOA Provost Merit Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
UWM Chancellor Scholarship Part 2, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2020
UWM Chancellor Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
PSOA Provost Merit Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
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2023
30x30x30, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Flatten, Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts x Fredrick Avenue Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
TMA Contemporary, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Makers!23 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, 3rd Floor Gallery, Kenilworth Square East, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
50th Annual Juried Show, Arts Center Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Fiber // Form, KSE 3rd Floor Gallery, 3rd Floor Gallery, Kenilworth Square East, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2022
Contemporary Craft Exhibition and Sale, Inova Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
High Fiber, Jazz Center Gallery of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Crossing Over, Art Center Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Woven Images, KSE 3rd Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Makers22! Annual Juried Student Exhibition, KSE 3rd Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Sophomore/Junior Scholarship Competition, Art Center Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2021
Contemporary Craft Exhibition and Sale, Inova Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
49th Annual Juried Show, Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Makers!21 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI,
2020
First Year Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
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2023
Classroom Assistant, Color on Metal with Erica Meier, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Living Lab Internship, Smokey House Center, Danby, VT
Goldsmithing Internship, Kessler’s Diamonds, Germantown, WI
2022-2023
Research Assistant to Yevgeniya Kaganovich, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
2022
Instructor, Tapestry Workshop, Studio Arts and Crafts Center, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Instructor, Stained Glass Workshop, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Studio Arts and Crafts Center, Milwaukee, WI
Sewing Machine Workshop, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Studio Arts and Crafts Center, Milwaukee, WI
Crocheting Workshop, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Studio Arts and Crafts Center, Milwaukee, WI
Classroom Assistant, Intro to Jewelry & Metalsmithing with Erica Meier, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
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2023
Flax & Linen Artist Talk- Linen Biennale, Belfast Print Workshop, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Bohne, Ashley. Irish Linen: An Oddessy from Milwaukee, Linen Biennale Northern Ireland,
15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, University Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI