Ashley Thompson-Steuart is a visual artist and teacher living and working in Port-of-Spain. She received her B.A. Cum Laude in Studio Art and Communication with a minor in Psychology from the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota. During her time there, she was awarded the Regents/Trustees academic scholarship as well as a Visual Arts Scholarship. She was also awarded an Undergraduate Research Grant from the College towards a Solo Exhibition which was held in 2010. She has exhibited in a number of group shows locally and in Minnesota. Her current work deals with the ever-changing identity of women against the background of the home landscape.
Titled Inspired by: But a woman is a changeling, always shifting shape Just when you think you have it figured out Something new begins to take
“King”
Florence + The Machine
This body of work speaks to the eternal metamorphosis of self and the intricate dance that women perform to adapt to the shifting landscape that surrounds them. It is a dance that is deeply intertwined with the physical space of the home, where architectural details and treasured objects take on profound symbolic significance.
Created during periods of lockdown, these works embody a yearning for connection with the outside world, while finding refuge in the intimate relationship between home and surrounding nature. The isolation and stillness of these times allowed for vulnerability, where emotions such as sorrow, anger, elation, and tenderness take root and flourish.
Exit Stage Left
October’s Ghost in Mango Season
14”x14” Oil on Canvas
“They come through you but not from you And though they are with you they belong not to you …” Gibran
60”x40” Oil on Canvas
Fever Dream
14”x14” Oil on Canvas
To Bury and To Sow
28”x22” Oil on Canvas
The Passage
48”x36” Oil on Canvas
“I would tell you how much I love you if I could only quantify it myself“ 28”x22” Oil on Canvas
14”x14”
The things that draw me in Turn and Knit me to myself A kindred of new Someone to know unraveling , unraveling 36”x24” Oil on Canvas
