Biography.

Nelson raised artist Ashton Wastney began studying design in Wellington before moving to Melbourne in 2018. Basing his painting practice out of his studio in Brunswick, Ashton began exhibiting his oil paintings in galleries around Melbourne in 2020. He approaches his works without pre meditation and uses the medium to communicate methods of understanding the subconscious. Then forming bases of Anatomical and Physiological aspects he instinctively reveals moments of chance and emotions — this embodies a distortion of mental clarity and consciousness.

exhibitions.

  • The Counihan gallery, Melbourne - November, 2022

    ‘Fig. 42’ was exhibited as part of the Merri-bek summer show.

  • FORTY FIVE DOWNSTAIRS, MELBOURNE, SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - 2022

    Exhibited ‘Fig. 40’, as a finalist in the 2022 Emerging Artist Award.

  • NEW ZEALAND PORTRAIT GALLERY TOUR, NEW ZEALAND, AUGUST, 2022 - 2023

    ‘Fig. 39’ has been shortlisted in the New Zealand touring exhibition of the 2022 Adam portraiture award.

  • PLATFORM EXHIBITIONS, MELBOURNE, JUNE - 2022

    Exhibited ‘Fig. 37’, and multiple large and small scale drawings.

  • New zealand portrait gallery, new zealand - May, 2022

    ‘Fig. 39’ is one of 45 artworks exhibited in the 2022 Adam portraiture award.

  • Brunswick street gallery, melbourne - january, 2022

    ‘Fig. 36’ and a selection of drawings were exhibited as part of the Small works art prize.

  • Happy days pop-up, melbourne - december, 2021

    Exhibited ‘Fig. 32’, ‘Fig. 33’, ‘Fig. 35’ and multiple drawings.

  • The Counihan gallery, Melbourne - october, 2021

    ‘Fig. 35’ was exhibited as part of the Merri-bek summer show.

  • Brunswick street gallery, melbourne - june 2021

    ‘Fig. 29’ and ‘Fig. 32’ were exhibited as part of the Fifty Squared art prize.