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About the Artist
Mary-Lou Ashton’s interest in visual art was nurtured while she worked as a research technologist at York University, Toronto. She took evening art courses at the local high schools and community college, studied Sumi-e under Jean Lew of Toronto, and exhibited at weekend art shows. In the early nineties, her desire to move into visual arts as a full-time career, prompted her to complete a BFA (visual arts, studio) at York University, Toronto. Since then she has pursued her artwork on a full-time basis at her home-based studio just east of Lake on the Mountain.
Generally an introverted person, her art is a means of self-expression. Although she sometimes takes her inspiration from her natural surroundings, mostly it comes from within herself: experiences, memories and emotions. Her previous exhibitions include the 4th Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence Italy.
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