Fine Art

STATEMENT
Art in it's truest form shows the person making it their beauty and relation to the moment. Art lets us be aware in the creation. When we share art with others it becomes electric. Art promotes our basic instinctual element to be playful and become one with our surroundings.
I approach my art with a vigorous free flow. I work on several at a time. I am interested in how physical objects, poetic abstract forms and emotion spaces communicate making visual corridors. My inspiration comes from the process. In all my art: painting, sculpture, drawing and assemblage, I hope to convey a sincere and instinctive sight.
I like to make colorful oil painting abstractions. Images of people and landscapes present themselves, become characters and starting reference points to complex narratives and visual questions. I am interested in creating a visual language, answering the notion of what is and what is not. The themes of my paintings range from beauty, music, catharsis, social injustice, community, dreams, nature and time. I hope you enjoy.

BIOGRAPHY
Daithi was born in the United States (1972). He was awarded at a young age for his artistic talent. He has studied at The University of Wisconsin, The Art Students League of New York City and, through The Pratt Institute of Art, in Lucca, Italy. While in Lucca, his studio was located in the Cathedral Santa Maria Bianca.
He has exhibited in museums, galleries, universities and city centers across North America, Ireland, Italy and Argentina. Daithi has taught art in many surrounding; such as The McColl Center for the Visual Arts in Charlotte, NC. Save the World Project in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nimbus Arts in Napa Valley, California and most recently as Artist in Residence at The Goodman Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin. His art can be found in many private, public and corporate collections.

STATEMENT
Growing up, flowers bloomed wild and untamed in the pastures at my family’s farm and in my mother’s garden. Eighteen years later, at my father’s funeral, flowers became a symbol of love and memorial. Flowers represent nature’s beauty, memory, and love.
Nature is a source of solace and a reminder of individual strength. My drawings present nature in the form of abundant flower blooms, rendered exclusively in Prismacolor colored pencils and spread across large sheets of paper. Each drawing depicts only one kind of flower. The flowers are repeated in varying sizes and from differing vantage points until the myriad flowers begin to exist together.
The drawings are built-up and discovered over time, somewhat unpredictably. They are composed of small crosshatched areas that begin in a localized region on the paper and are replicated, expanding in all directions from the point of origin. Size and direction of the crosshatches influences which way the composition will grow. In a sense, each drawing is an endurance project of marks advancing across the paper. The more time spent on the drawing the more realized and exposed the composition becomes. These drawings motivate the creation of themselves. My drawings embody how family and nature have impacted my life.

BIOGRAPHY
Zoe Linn Jarvis was born in 1993 in Seoul, Korea. As a Korean adoptee raised in the United States, Jarvis fully identifies as both American and Korean. She holds a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and   continues her pursuit of fifteen-plus years as a classical pianist. As a passionate and driven artist and musician, Zoe emphasizes the importance of a strong work ethic to fuel progress in her various professional and personal practices.

STATEMENT
This work is a study of how nature and power rhyme. These are snapshots of what is under the surface: seductive gardens, playgrounds, sensual and scary things…. some frightening. Are they microscopic or large enough to climb inside?  You are invited in to explore and play.
Process Remarks:
This work is digital.... I use CAD [computer-aided-design] software, fractal software, painting software and digital photography to show you what we don't pay attention to. Some of the work is printed on aluminum via photographic process, some printed on metallic film and bonded to the reverse side of clear Plexiglas. Some pieces are printed at high resolution on smooth paper and teased with acrylic. Craftsmanship counts. 

BIOGRAPHY
Education:
BFA Painting, University of Illinois, Highest Honors 1973
Listed:
Who's Who in American Art (Cattell Press) 1976-
Instructor/Lecturer:
Rock Valley College, Rockford Il 1975-1978
Rockford College, Rockford Il 1976
University of Miami (Visiting Lecturer) Miami Fl 1977
Awards:
1989 Air Brush Digest Annual
1984 Art Institute Juried Biennial Spires, Chicago 
1982,1975 Illinois Professional Exhibition, Springfield, Illinois 
1981 Illinois Arts Council Purchase Award, Chicago
1980 Rock Island Juried, Rock Island, Illinois 
1980 Beloit Juried, Beloit, Wisconsin
1976 1st Prize, Union League Juried, Chicago
1975 39th Butler National, Ohio
1975 Mainstreams 75, Marietta, Ohio
Selected Corporate and Public Collections:
Container Corporation of America
Borg Warner, Chicago, Illinois
Bank of Wisconsin, Janesville, Wisconsin
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts
Hope College, Holland, Michigan

STATEMENT
Art in it's truest form shows the person making it their beauty and relation to the moment. Art lets us be aware in the creation. When we share art with others it becomes electric. Art promotes our basic instinctual element to be playful and become one with our surroundings.
I approach my art with a vigorous free flow. I work on several at a time. I am interested in how physical objects, poetic abstract forms and emotion spaces communicate making visual corridors. My inspiration comes from the process. In all my art: painting, sculpture, drawing and assemblage, I hope to convey a sincere and instinctive sight.
I like to make colorful oil painting abstractions. Images of people and landscapes present themselves, become characters and starting reference points to complex narratives and visual questions. I am interested in creating a visual language, answering the notion of what is and what is not. The themes of my paintings range from beauty, music, catharsis, social injustice, community, dreams, nature and time. I hope you enjoy.

BIOGRAPHY
Daithi was born in the United States (1972). He was awarded at a young age for his artistic talent. He has studied at The University of Wisconsin, The Art Students League of New York City and, through The Pratt Institute of Art, in Lucca, Italy. While in Lucca, his studio was located in the Cathedral Santa Maria Bianca.
He has exhibited in museums, galleries, universities and city centers across North America, Ireland, Italy and Argentina. Daithi has taught art in many surrounding; such as The McColl Center for the Visual Arts in Charlotte, NC. Save the World Project in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nimbus Arts in Napa Valley, California and most recently as Artist in Residence at The Goodman Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin. His art can be found in many private, public and corporate collections.

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
“Architectural Emphasis” is a study of formal aesthetics creating flat color planes from images of architecture. I am interested in the geometric patterns and texture presented in these large photographs. The varying hue, light, and tones and its effect of visually flattening the photograph make these seem more like paintings than images born from a camera . I use the buildings structure and shadows to compress the image into a flat plane, addressing attention to the composition of shapes, texture, and color.

BIOGRAPHY
Ash Kyrie was raised in a blue-collar town in northern Wisconsin where he joined the Army National Guard at the age of 18. He was deployed to Iraq during the first rotation of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Serving the standard six year military contract, Ash rose to the rank of e-5 sergeant.
After returning from the war, Ash continued his studies in the University of Wisconsin-Madison arts program. In 2007 he graduated with a BFA emphasizing sculpture and photography. He graduated The Ohio State University with an MFA, with a concentration in Comparative Cultural Studies.  While at Ohio State, Ash taught 300 to 600 level collegiate courses in both his major and minor departments. Ash Kyrie's artwork engages beauty, composition, and abstracted spacial planes.

Awards and Honors
Ferguson Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011
Ideas Lab Grant, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH 2009
Mission Continues grant, The Mission Continues, St. Louis, MO 2008

Published Work
2010 Best of College Photography, Photographers Forum
2008 Japanese booklet published by K9MP

STATEMENT
My inspiration is drawn from a lineage of tonal painters who distilled a method of painting that mirrors how the human eye sees the world. I first encountered this method through studying with accomplished Chicago portrait artist, Magdelena Pallasch.

BIOGRAPHY
Brian Stuart received training in art fundamentals from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Later, studying with noted tonal painter Dominick Vignola, Brian formed his personal style. He continues to study the heritage of tonal painting established by Australian painters Max Meldrum, Percy Leason, and continued by American Joseph Allworthy.

Tonal Painting is a method which emphasizes a non-linear mass-first approach to painting. Mass is represented by light and dark tones that emerge out of the fog of undefined values as the painter develops the subject.