Small Pieces of a Greater Whole

“My practice is a vessel used to present representation and visibility to the Black American mind, body and spirit. Steeped in personal nuance, my work serves as a testament to the beauty, grace, and complexities of the Black American experience. Stitching together paper, fiber, steel, collected ephemera, and collaborative social projects, I explore the possibilities of expression and liberation. My objects are a hybridization of traditional fiber techniques (basketry, weaving, coiling, etc) and spatial practice to reimagine the human body and explore different modes of portraiture.”
– Ashley Page

Ashley Page is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Portland, ME. She presently holds a BFA in Sculpture and a Minor in Public Engagement from Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D). As a maker, a curator, a woman of color, a community member, a little sister, and a daughter, she creates space for dialogue, representation, intergenerational exchange, and creative expression. She is currently the Studio and Programs Coordinator at Indigo Arts Alliance, where she works within the intersection of art and activism. In the spring 2020, she was awarded the Heart and Soul Student Award by Maine Campus Compact for her D.E.I work as a student while at MECA&D. More recently, she was a 2021 Maine Craft Association Apprenticeship recipient with Lissa Hunter who served as her Mentor in sculptural basketry. Her curatorial and studio practice has been seen in the Center for Afrofuturist Studies, Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA&D, The Abyssinian Meeting House, The Portland Museum of Art, Congress Square Park, Able Baker Contemporary, New Systems Exhibitions, and more.