Ashley Catharine Smith is a Philadelphia-based artist working in photography, video, and fibers. Through the combination of these mediums, she creates visceral representations of intimacy and sexuality. Her work is driven by her desire to understand how feeling rules and gender roles affect our interpersonal relationships and sense of self. It also aims to construct moments of closeness with the subjects of her photographs through their printed image.
Smith earned her MFA in Photography, Video & Related Media from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States at Philadelphia’s City Hall (2024), the National Liberty Museum (2020), Delaware Art Museum (2018), Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (2017), and the Barrett Art Center (2021) among others. From 2021 through 2022 she had work included in the group exhibition, Textile Art of Today, which traveled to museums in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. She currently teaches photography at Drexel University and Moore College of Art & Design. A selection of her works can be purchased through Paradigm Gallery + Studio.