ZSCA ARTIST: ASHLEIGH SUMNER Horns & Halos refers to the dichotomy of symbols used in Sumner’s work, the twin and opposing aspects of life, the good and the bad, perceived angels and demons. Her work also depicts personalities from history and pop culture who reflect this tension – those who were both idolized and condemned by society and the public at large. Sumner shines a spotlight on the good and bad perceptions of the most revered of political or media celebrities. Her natural love of text is often implemented throughout her work by incorporating pages from books of poetry, verses, and lyrics to often make a social, spiritual, or political statement. Ashleigh Sumner is a self-taught artist living and working out of the Arts District in Downtown, Los Angeles. Born in 1979, Sumner received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Carolina University. Sumner’s work is inspired by industrial areas, inner city communities, and the modern day street art movement. Sumner’s mixed media process involves found street flyers and captured images on her cell phone from urban areas across the globe. These images are printed and applied repeatedly to wooden surfaces then stacked and torn to create multiple layers of distressed paper imagery. EXHIBITION/PRICE LIST "ANGEL" 60" x 72" Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel 2015 $7,200 "HER’S IS THE SONG YOU CAN'T GET FROM YOUR HEAD" 72" x 48" Acrylic, Spray Paint, and Ink with Mixed Media on Panel with Resin 2013 $5,800
Ashleigh Sumner Exhibition March 2014
Jul 21, 2016
Horns & Halos refers to the dichotomy of symbols used in Sumner’s work, the twin and opposing aspects of life, the good and the bad, perceived angels and demons. Her work also depicts personalities from history and pop culture who reflect this tension – those who were both idolized and condemned by society and the public at large. Sumner shines a spotlight on the good and bad perceptions of the most revered of political or media celebrities. Her natural love of text is often implemented throughout her work by incorporating pages from books of poetry, verses, and lyrics to often make a social, spiritual, or political statement.
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ZSCA ARTIST: ASHLEIGH SUMNER
Horns & Halos refers to the dichotomy of symbols used in Sumner’s work, the twin and opposing
aspects of life, the good and the bad, perceived angels and demons. Her work also depicts
personalities from history and pop culture who reflect this tension – those who were both idolized
and condemned by society and the public at large.
Sumner shines a spotlight on the good and bad perceptions of the most revered of political or media
celebrities. Her natural love of text is often implemented throughout her work by incorporating pages
from books of poetry, verses, and lyrics to often make a social, spiritual, or political statement.
Ashleigh Sumner is a self-taught artist living and working out of the Arts District in Downtown, Los
Angeles. Born in 1979, Sumner received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Carolina University.
Sumner’s work is inspired by industrial areas, inner city communities, and the modern day street art
movement. Sumner’s mixed media process involves found street flyers and captured images on her
cell phone from urban areas across the globe. These images are printed and applied repeatedly to
wooden surfaces then stacked and torn to create multiple layers of distressed paper imagery.
EXHIBITION/PRICE LIST
"ANGEL"
60" x 72"
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2015
$7,200
"HER’S IS THE SONG YOU CAN'T GET FROM YOUR HEAD"
72" x 48"
Acrylic, Spray Paint, and Ink with Mixed Media on Panel with Resin
2013
$5,800
"BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY"
42" x 72"Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on
Panel, 2015
$5,500
“ANCIENT LOVE”
48” x 36”
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2013
SOLD
“I LOST MY HALO”
48” x 36”
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2013
SOLD
"SUPREME"
60" x 72"Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on
Panel, 2015
$7,200
“FUCK PRETTY”
48" x 48"Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2015
$4,500
“JOHNNY BE GOOD”
36” X 36”
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2014
$2,800
“DOUBLE OR NOTHING”
60" x 72"
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel, and Mixed Media
on Panel, 2014
$7,200
"THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USED
TO"
48" x 72"
Acrylic, Spray Paint, and Ink with Mixed
Media on Panel with Resin
2015
$5,800
"IN THIS GREAT FUTURE YOU CAN'T FORGET YOUR PAST"
72" x 60"Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on
Panel, 2015
$7,200
“She”
60” x 36”, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2014
$4,000
“My Beautiful Uprising”
36” x 36”, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Panel
2014
$2,800
“I’m Doing it for a Thrill”
48" x 36", Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil Pastel and Mixed Media on Sanded Birch
Panel
2014
$3,600
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