Ben Ashton is a London-based visual artist specialising in hyper-realist portraiture and ambitious, immersive installation works. Ashton's work combines precision in execution with humour and character, balancing emotive response with a strong contextual foundation.
Ashton graduated from MFA in Painting at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, in 2008 and BA Hons Fine Art, Newcastle University 2006. Previous exhibitions include Mondo Tondo, Arcadia Gallery (Los Angeles) 2019. Daphne Guinness and The Golden Chord, Glass Sculptures commissioned by Daphne Guinness, (London) 2018. The King is Dead, Long Live the King, The Cob Gallery (London)2016, 2011 At Home with the Ashtons, Simon Oldfield (London) 2011