ASHLEY FROST | SEACOAST

17 OCTOBER - 8 NOVEMBER 2020

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The Nancy Sever Gallery is pleased to present the work of Ashley Frost, one of Australia’s leading landscape artists.Ashley Frost is a graduate of the National Art School. His career as a professional artist and educator spans twenty-five years, during which time he has had exhibitions in Australia and abroad including New York, Tokyo, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

He won the Kings Art Prize in 2004, the Hills Art Prize 2018 and the Mosman Art Prize Viewer’s Choice in 2017. He has been a finalist in a number of art prizes, including the Paddington Prize in 2004 and again in 2018, the Adelaide Perry Prize in 2016, the Archibald Prize in 2017, the Plein Air Prize and the Gallipoli Prize in 2018 and, most recently, the Mosman Art Prize and the Kedumba Drawing Award in 2020.

Ashley works from his studio in Sydney and lives at Thirroul on the New South Wales South Coast. He draws inspiration from the unique topography of the Illawarra escarpment that hugs the coastline from Waterfall to Kiama. He works directly from the field, en plein air, anywhere from an escarpment palm forest five hundred meters above sea level to a headland coal seam that juts out directly to the turbulent sea. He has an obsessive concern with capturing the light and essence of place through paint, often using an impasto method to shape the nuances of coastal light.

The time of day for the light of many of the works in this show are from dawn or dusk. Ashley is in pursuit of the heightened light of a time of day that is neither day nor night but a convergence of sorts, not dissimilar to the heightened environment seen in the convergence between land and sea.

Ashley Frost | Seacoast opens at the Nancy Sever Gallery on Saturday 17 October and runs until 8 November 2020. For further information on the exhibition please contact Nancy Sever at nancy.sever@iinet.net.au or Tel 02 6182 0055. The Gallery is open Wednesdays to Sundays 11am – 5pm.

Available artworks by Ashley Frost:

(for details of the works, please hold cursor over the image)

Rock platform turning southwest. 2020 oil on linen 137 x 167 cm $10,600

Headland and rock platform. 2020 oil on linen 122 x 137 cm $9,000

Rocky Cape. 2020 oil on linen 137.2 x 139.5 cm $10,000

Two Sisters Creek. 2020 oil on linen 136.8 x 140.4 cm $9,600 SOLD

Morning light Austinmer Pool. 2020 oil on linen 85 x 140 cm $7,800

Morning light Little Austi. 2020 oil on linen 112.3 x 112.3 cm $7,700

Coastal Dawn Scene. 2020 oil on linen 101.2 x 100.2 cm $6,800

Coledale bend. 2019 oil on linen 80 x 80 cm $5,600

Sandon Point study. 2016 oil on linen 60 x 60 cm $4,200

Rocky Cape Study I. 2020 mixed media on paper 48 x 43 cm $2,900

Rocky Cape Study V. 2020 mixed media on paper 47 x 67 cm $3,250

Headland Study 5. 2020 Mixed media on paper 36 x 36 cm $2,200

From Coledale. 2020 oil on board 45 x 50 cm $3,300

Garie Headland. 2019 oil on board 42.5 x 50 cm $3,300

Garie headland 2. 2019. Oil on board 45 x 50 cm $3,500

From Scarborough. 2020 oil on board 45 x 50 cm $3,300

Five cruise ships during lockdown. 2020 oil on board 30 x 30 cm $2,100

Light study II 2020 oil on board 30 x 30 cm $2,100

Light study I. 2020 oil on board 30 x 30 cm $2,100

Light study III. 2020 oil on board 30 x 30 cm $2,100

Light study V. 2020 oil on board 30 x 30 cm $2,100

Headland study III Mixed media on paper 17 x 17 cm $ 400

Headland study 4 Mixed media on paper 17 x 17 cm $ 400

Headland study 2020 Mixed media on paper 17 x 17 cm $ 400 SOLD

Thirroul Rock Platform Study 2020 mixed media on paper 16 x 16 cm $400

Sharkies. 2018 oil on board 15 x 15 cm $900

Sleepy headland. 2019 oil on primed paper 20 x 20 cm $1,400

Lone house Austi headland. 2019 oil on primed paper 20 x 20 cm $1,000 SOLD

First light 2. 2019 oil on board 15 x 15 cm $900

Final light. Coal Coast. 2019. oil on board 15 x 15 cm $1,400

Late afternoon looking south.2018 oil on board 15 x 15 cm $ 900

Rock Platform Thirroul 2018 oil on board 15x15cm $ 900

Thirroul Rock Platform 2019 Oil on board 17 x 23 cm $ 1,400 SOLD

Austinmer Pool. 2020 Oil on board 32 x 42 cm $2,500

Coldale cliff Plein Air Study. 2020 Oil on board 32 x 33 cm $2,200

Autumn study sharkies 2020. oil on board 33 x 33 cm $2,200

Rocky Cape Study 2. 2019 Oil on board 17 x 23 cm $1,400

Rocky Cape Plain Air Study 2019 Oil on board 17 x 23 cm $1,400

Two Sisters Creek Study. 2019 Oil on board 17 x 23 cm $1,400

Thirroul Platform Study 2. 2019 Oil on board 17 x 23 cm $1,400

Ashley Frost Biographical details

Born: 1967 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Education

1991-93 Diploma of Fine Arts, Major in Painting, National Art School

1996 Certificate in Studio Ceramics, Gymea TAFE

1999 Bachelor of FIne Art (Conversion Course) National Art School

2001-10 PhD Candidate, A Theory of Public Art UOW Faculty of Creative Arts

Solo exhibitions

2019 At Bundanon Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

New Work, Wenworth Barristers Chambers, curated by Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

2018 Coastal Earthwalker Cafe Coledale

2018 Through the Bush, Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

2017 Chasing the Light Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

2016 New Work / New York Parasol Projects, Lower East Side New York

Frost, Art & Wine residency exhibition Stonehouse Vineyard, Austin Texas

I do Talk to Clouds Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

2015 Every Step You Take is Forever Clifton School of Arts, Clifton NSW

2014 Harbour Studies, Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

Coastal Egg and Dart Gallery Thirroul

2013 The Long View of Things Cult Design Melbourne

2012 Urban Patinas Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

Urban Patinas II Egg and Dart Gallery Thirroul

2010 New Works Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

2006 Convergence Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

2005 Recent works on paper University of Wollongong Long Gallery,

2004 Urban Landscapes Desiron Gallery Soho, New York City, USA

Polar Arts Exhibition Kapitan Khlebnikov Antarctic Voyage

2002 Urban Air Desiron Gallery, Soho, New York City, USA

2000 Sydney to New York Desiron Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, USA

1998 Portraits Exhibition Hazelhurst Gallery, NSW

A Tale of Two Cities Gallery Equinox, Austinmer, NSW

1997 Eclectic Antarctica 235 Nelson St Gallery, Sydney

Group exhibitions (selected)

2020 Paddington Art Prize finalist

Greenway painting Prize Finalist

Kedumba Drawing Prize Finalist

Mosman Art Prize Finalist, Mosman Art Gallery

Shelters domestic Lane Cove Gallery

Artists in Isolation Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

2019 Christmas show The egg and Dart Thirroul

Scarborough Art show, Scarborough NSW

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, global Gallery

Art Est Tutors Show

2018 Affordable Art Fair New York , Global Gallery

Paddington Art Prize Sydney

Tattersall’s Prize Landscape Art Prize Brisbane

Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize, Lismore Regional Gallery

Bush to Bay: Hinton and The Artist Camps Mosman Art Gallery

Gallipoli Art Prize Gallipoli Club Sydney

Calleen Art Award Cowra Regional Gallery

Hills Art Prize (winner)Oakland College Castle Hill

2017 Archibald Prize Art Gallery of NSW

En Plein Air Prize NSW Parliament House, Sydney

Eutick Memorial Still Life Award Project Gallery, Wollongong

Mosman Air Prize (Winner of People’s Choice Award) Mosman Art Gallery

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

Tokyo International Art Fair Tokyo Japan

2016 Mosman Air Prize Mosman Art Gallery

Scarborough Art Show Scarborough NSW

12x12x2x12 Group Show The Egg and Dart Gallery Thirroul NSW

2015 Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing PLC Sydney

En Plein Air Prize NSW Parliament House, Sydney

12x12x2x12 Group Show The Egg and Dart Gallery Thirroul NSW

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

Deck the Walls Group Show Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

Shoreline Exhibition Clifton School of Arts, Clifton NSW

2014 Gallery Artists Group Show Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

En Plein Air Prize NSW Parliament House, Sydney

The Little Painting ZZHK Gallery Hong Kong SAR

Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

12x12x2x12 Group Show The Egg and Dart Gallery Thirroul NSW

2013 Me, the Road and I: Narratives of Refugee Passages Wollongong City Gallery

En Plein Air Prize NSW Parliament House, Sydney

2012 Redland Art Award Redland City Queensland

Melbourne Foundation International Art Fair Stella Downer Fine Art Sydney

Waverley Art Prize (Highly Commended) Sydney

James Kiwi Watercolour Prize Wollongong City Gallery

2009 Paint Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

Art House Thirroul Village Bevans, NSW

2008 30th Anniversary Exhibition Wollongong City Gallery

2007 Polar Arts Exhibition MV Orlova Arctic Voyage

2006 The Kings School Art Prize 10 Year Retrospective Kings School Sydney

2005 Antarctica - The Experience Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney

Redlands Westpac Art Prize Mosman Art Gallery

Hazelhurst Art Award Hazelhurst Regional Gallery

2004 Paddington Art Prize Sydney

James Kiwi Watercolour Prize Wollongong City Gallery,

2004 Affordable Art Fair Sydney Stella Downer Fine Art

Art on the Rocks ASN Gallery, Sydney

2003 The Kings School Art Prize (winner) Kings School Sydney

Texture and Tone Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

2002 The Energy of Paint Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney

James Kiwi Watercolour Prize Wollongong City Art Gallery

Master Class Cube Contemporary Art, Bowden, SA

2001 Peace of Art Exhibition Austinmer, NSW

Post Graduate Exhibition University of Wollongong, NSW

Alumni Show National Art School, Sydney

2000 Sydney, New York, Wollongong Et Al Gallery Equinox Austinmer, NSW

Threads of Humanity Wollongong City Art Gallery, NSW

James Kiwi Watercolour Prize Wollongong City Gallery, NSW

1999 Gallery Equinox Group Show Austinmer, NSW

1998 Hazlehurst Community Gallery Group Show Hazelhurst Regional Gallery

1997 Berrima Art Society Prize Berrima Gallery NSW

Sutherland Biannual Art Prize Sutherland Council NSW

1996 Kaleidoscope Exhibition Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Moreton Bay, QLD

1995 Fisher’s Ghost , Campbelltown Regional Gallery, NSW

Sutherland Biannual Art Prize Sutherland Council NSW

1995 25th Annual Art Exhibition (Highly Commended) Engadine, NSW

1993 Graduating Show National Art School, Sydney

1992 Works on Paper Exhibition National Art School, Sydney

Awards & Residencies

2020 Fowlers Gap Residency

2019 Artist in Residence, Bundanon Trust

Artist in Residence The shore School Sydney

2018 Hills Art Prize (winner - first prize) Oakland College Castle Hill

2017 Mosman Air Prize (Winner of People’s Choice Award) Mosman Art Gallery

2016 Artist in Residence (3 weeks), Sagaponack Long Island

Expedition Artist in Residence Hurtigruten MS Fram Svalbard Norway

Artist in Residence Stonehouse Vineyard (4 weeks), Austin Texas

2015 Expedition Artist in Residence Hurtigruten MS Fram Antarctica Peninsular

2012 Waverley Art Prize (Highly Commended) Sydney

2008 Expedition Artist in Residence Hurtigruten Polar Star Svalbard

2005 Expedition Artist in Residence Hurtigruten MS Fram Antarctica Peninsular

2003 The Kings School Art Prize (winner) Kings School Sydney

The Australian Postgraduate Award University of Wollongong, NSW

2002 Expedition Artist in Residence Hurtigruten MS Fram Antarctica Peninsular

1995 25th Annual Art Exhibition (Highly Commended) Engadine, NSW

1992 Expedition Artist in Residence Hurtigruten MS Fram ‘Far Side’ Antarctica

Collections

Mosman Art Gallery, New South Wales

Wollongong Art Gallery, New South Wales

University Of Wollongong, New South Wales

Bibliography (selected)

2018 Savage, D, Gallipoli Art Prize, Arts & Culture, The Illawarra Mercury April 11

2017 McDonald, J, Archibald Prize AGNSW, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 29

Maddox, G, Archibald Prize AGNSW, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 21

Adams, S, Scarborough Art Show Report, 2515 Magazine, September 1

2016 Anderson, P, Visual Art, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, June 22

McCormack, Artist in Love with the Sea, South Coast Style Magazine, January 1

2014 Anderson, P, Visual Art, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, July 5

Burrows, G, Diary, The Illawarra Mercury, June 28

Swart, G, Cover Feature Meet Thirroul Artist, 2515 Magazine, November 1

2012 Anderson, P, Visual Art, Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, May 5

2011 Verity, W, Take Two, The Illawarra Mercury, March 12

2009 Smith, H, Gallery opens for Opens, The Northern Leader, August 6

Arnold, A, Property Watch, The Illawarra Mercury, August 1

2003 Singer, M, Newtown Painting a Winner, The Illawarra Mercury, August 30