Education
MFA Photography, Minor Intermedia/Book Arts, Texas Woman’s University
BFA Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
Solo/Two/Three Person Exhibitions
2018
Two Person, Visions of Venus, 500X, Dallas, TX, (with Ashley Whitt)
2016
Two Person, The Private Lives of Women: Handmade Artist’s Books, 500X, Dallas, TX (with Sheryl Anaya)
2015
Solo, Questions of Origin, Slow Exposures, Concord, GA
2014
Solo, Questions of Origin, MFA Thesis, Jenette Kennedy Gallery, South Side on Lamar, Dallas, TX
Three Person, Master of Fine Art Graduating Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2013
Two Person, Borderlands, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX (with Adam Neese)
Selected Group and Juried Exhibitions
2019
Body and identity, Jeonju International Photography Festival, Jeonju, South Korea (with Rebecca Drolen, Rana Young, and June Lee)
Collective Voices, Hazel Modella Gallery, Stillwater, OK (Curators: Abbey Hepner and Leslie Martina, Co-Founders of Creative Advocacy)
Break A Leg: Performance-based and Constructed Imagery, Photo-Emphasis (online) and Sugar Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (Juror: Rebecca Drolen, artist, Fayetteville, AR)
2017
Collective Experiences, Chiang Mai Art Museum in conjunction with the Chiang Mai Photography Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
(Curator:Patricia Lois Nuss, artist, Orlando, FL)
35th Annuale Art Auction, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2016
Vanitas, Loosen Art, Cagliari, Italy
Annual 8, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC (Juror: Anna Walker Skillman, Gallery Owner, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA)
Combined Caucus Exhibition, Society for Photographic Education, Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, NV and Living Arts, Tulsa, OK
(Juror: Aline Smithson, artist, Los Angeles, CA)
Where We Are Going, Where We Have Been, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Jurors: Micah and Whitney Stansell, artists, Atlanta, GA)
Family Ties: South Carolina Women Photographers, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC
2015
National Photography Fellowship Developed Work, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
Sensuous Worlds, Eastfield College Gallery, Mesquite, TX (Curator: Iris Betchtol, Gallery Director)
Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit, Lee Gallery, Clemson, SC and Center for Visual Art, Greenville, SC (Juror: Byron Wolfe, artist and Associate Professor and the Program Director of Photography at the Tyler School of Art)
Rural Impressions, New York Center for Photography, New York, New York (Juror: Frank Meo, Founder of The Photo Closer)
SELECT 2015: Washington Project for the Arts 34th Annual Art Auction Exhibition & Gala, Artisphere, Arlington, Virginia
(Curator: Sarah Kennel, Associate Curator, Department of Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C)
2014
Breaking Ground: Contemporary Photography at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia (Curator: Eliot Dudik, artist and Visiting Professor, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia)
USC Faculty Exhibition, Tapp’s Art Center, Columbia, SC
Photography of the Rural South, Slow Exposures, Concord, GA (Jurors: Aline Smithson, artist, Los Angeles, CA and Alexa Dilworth, Director, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University)
Of Memory, Bone, and Myth, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN (Juror: Maggie Taylor, artist, Gainesville, FL)
2013
Survey of the Plains, Art & Design Gallery, University of Kansas (Juror: Terry Evans, artist, Kansas City, KA)
SPE South Central Members Show, College of the Mainland, Galveston, Texas
19th Juried Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
(Juror: Kathy Ryan, Photo Editor, New York Times Magazine, New York, NY)
Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
(Juror: Sarah Kennel, Associate Curator, Department of Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C)
What We Photograph, Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: Cig Harvey, artist, Rockland, ME)
2012
New Crop, 500X, Dallas, TX (Jurors: Barry Whistler, Gallery Owner, Barry Whistler Gallery and Allison V. Smith, artist, Dallas, TX)
re:NOUN, an exhibition of persons, places, and things, Westobou Festival, Old Academy of
Richmond County, Augusta, GA (Curator: Nancy Solomon, Independent Curator, New York, NY)
Portfolio Showcase, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA (Juror: Dan Estabrook, artist, Chicago, IL)
Plastic Fantastic III, LightBox Photographic Gallery, Astoria, OR (Juror: Susan Burnstine, artist, LA, CA)
PhotoPlace Open, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT (Juror: Kyohei Abe, Director, Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, Detroit, MI)
Intimacy and Voyeurism, in conjunction with Society for Photographic Education, RayKo Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Juror: Todd Hido, artist, San Francisco, CA)
ONWARD Compe, Basho Projects, Philadelphia, PA (Juror: Todd Hido, artist, San Francisco, CA)
2011
Echoes of the Sublime, in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Curator: Stephanie Dowda, artist, Richmond, VA)
2010
Vernissage et Exposition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Lacoste, France
Curatorial Projects
Present - August 2012
Founding Editor, Light Leaked, www.lightleaked.com
2020
Members Show (Virtual) , The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC December 17
2018
Bridging Division, Curator, The Light Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina, upcoming June 7 - August 2
Including works by Rania Matar, Priya Kambli, Lissa Rivera, Melissa Kreider, and Zora Murff
2017
The Subconscious Issue, Editor and Interviewer, Light Leaked, October 31, 2017. Exhibition curated by Ashley Whitt. http://www.lightleaked.com/october-the-subconscious.html
Travel & Discovery Issue, Editor and Curator, Light Leaked, August 26, 2017. http://www.lightleaked.com/august-travel--discovery.html
Alternative Reality, Curator, Float Photo Magazine, June 2, 2017. http://www.floatmagazine.us/alternativereality
Constructing Narrative Issue, Editor, Light Leaked, May 13, 2017. Exhibition curated by Dana Stirling and Yoav Friedlander. http://www.lightleaked.com/exhibition-constructing-narrative.html
The Female Gaze, Curator, Don't Smile, April 11, 2017.
http://dont-smile.com/exhibitions-1/2017/4/11/the-female-gaze-portraits
Process Alternative Issue, Editor, Light Leaked, March 11, 2017. Exhibition curated by Claire A. Warden and David Emitt Adams. http://www.lightleaked.com/march-process-alternative.html
Portfolio Issue, Editor, Light Leaked, January 14, 2017. Exhibition curated by Dr. Terry Barrett
http://www.lightleaked.com/january-portfolio.html
2016
America Issue, Editor, Light Leaked, November 12, 2016. Exhibition curated by Roger May
http://www.lightleaked.com/november-america.html
Direct Positive: Polaroids Issue, Editor and Co-Curator with Jen Ervin, Light Leaked, September 10, 2016. http://www.lightleaked.com/exhibition-direct-positive.html
2015
Tall Tales: an investigative look into the surreal, Co-Curator with Caitie Moore and Erica Durham, physical and online exhibition, Canopy Collective, Cleveland, OH and www.lightleaked.com, December 3, 2015. http://lightleaked.blogspot.com/2015/12/tall-tales-investigative-look-into.html
2014
The Poetic Narrative, Co-Curator with Ethan Fogus, Oranbeg Press (online), November 21, 2014. http://oranbegpress.com/11
Selected Publications
2020
Five Points, Print. July 2020. Cover.
"Ashley Kauschinger: Cycles and Lensclass" Lenscratch, March 30, 2020. http://lenscratch.com/2020/03/ashley-kauschinger-lensclass/
"Ashley Kauschinger" Catalyst Interviews, March 25, 2020. https://www.catalystinterviews.com/interviews/2020/3/25/ashley-kauschinger
2019
Issue 122, 11th Anniversary Issue, Fraction Magazine, May 2019. http://www.fractionmagazine.com/ashley-kauschinger
2018
“Women on Women” Focal Plane Journal No. 5, Print. July, 2018.
"Project Spotlight: In Her Own Right" Photo - Emphasis, February 23, 2018. www.photo-emphasis.com/artists/ashley-kauschinger-2018
2017
"Publishing to the Public: Several Case Studies Regarding Contemporary Photobook Publishing in America," Chinese Photography Magazine, April 2017. 121.
No. 4 Summer 2017,” Southern Glossary, July 2017. 32 - 33.
Meg Griffiths, “Ashley Kauschinger: The States Project: South Carolina” Lenscratch, July 19, 2017. http://lenscratch.com/2017/07/ashley-kauschinger-the-states-project-south-carolina/
2016
Ryan Sparks, “Ashley Kauschinger,” Southern Glossary, November 11, 2016.
http://southernglossary.com/index/2016/11/11/ashley-kauschinger
“Daily: (3) Curators’ Picks,” Happenings CLT, September 21, 2016.
https://happeningsclt.com/2016/09/21/daily-3-curators-picks/
2015
Kory Jean Kingsley, “Photographer Ashley Kauschinger,” Booooooom, July 6, 2015.
http://www.booooooom.com/2015/06/17/photographer-ashley-kauschinger/#more-65998
“Ashley Kauschinger Interview,” 365 Artists 365 Days, July 2, 2015.
http://365artists365days.com/2015/07/02/ashley-kauschinger-columbia-south-carolina/
“Ashley Kauschinger,” FotoFilmic, June 28, 2015.
http://fotofilmic.com/?portfolio=ashley-kauschinger-columbia-sc-united-states
2014
Tom Griggs, “Editing with Ashley Kauschinger,” Fototazo, August 19, 2014. http://www.fototazo.com/2014/08/editing-with-ashley-kauschinger.html
Grant Gill, “Interview with Ashley Kauschinger: Questions of Origin,” Lenscratch, June 2, 2014. http://lenscratch.com/2014/06/ashley-kauschinger-questions-origin/
Michal Fanta, “Interview: fotografka Ashley Kauschinger,” Odcloneno, June 16, 2014. http://www.odcloneno.com/blog/2014/6/16/interview-fotografka-ashley-kauschinger-mym-dlouhodobym-cile.html
2013
Andy Adams, “The Collection: Ashley Kauschinger,” Flak Photo, May 22, 2013. http://flakphoto.com/photo/ashley-kauschinger-hour-hand
Christy Karpinski, “Open Theme Issue # 58,” F-Stop Magazine, April-May, 2013. http://www.fstopmagazine.com/pastissues/58/index.html
Allison Zavos, “Texture Group Show,” Feature Shoot, March 4, 2013. http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/03/feature-shoot-group-show-photos-showing-texture/
2012
“Photo Annual,” Photo District News, June, 2012. 155.
Aline Smithson, “Ashley Kauschinger: Hot Skin,” Lenscratch, April 6, 2012. http://lenscratch.com/2012/04/ashley-kauschinger/
“Go Indie,” Emerging Photographer, Spring 2012. 43.
2011
“Photo Contest 2011,” Editor’s Pick, National Geographic,
South Atlantic Review, Summer 2011. Cover.
“Man As Object, Reversing the Gaze,” SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Selected Lectures/Presentations/Radio
2020
Member's Show Juror Talk (Virtual) , The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2018
“Bridging Division: Curator’s Talk”, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2017
“Coffee Talk Series,” Invited Speaker, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Invited Speaker, Unity College, Unity, Maine
“Ashley Kauschinger: Breaking Artist Block,” Master Lecture Series, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport Opera House, Rockport, Maine
2016
“Ashley Kauschinger: Artist Talk,” The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2015
“Questions of Origin”, Imagemaker Presentation, Society for Photographic Education, Southeast Regional Conference, Greenville, SC
Celeste Headlee, Panel, On Second Thought, GPB Radio, Atlanta, GA, October 12, 2015.
https://soundcloud.com/onsecondthought/full-show-october-12-2015
“Questions of Origin,” Panel with Karen Lacey and Celeste Headlee, Slow Exposures, Concord, GA
2014
“Editing an Online Magazine,” Invited Speaker, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2013
“Effective Titling,” Invited Speaker, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
“Symbols, Mythology and the Photograph,” Creative Arts and Sciences Symposium,
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
2011
“Echoes of the Sublime,” Artist Talk, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Selected Awards
2015
Adjunct Instructor Scholarship Award, Society for Photographic Education, Southeast Region
Shortlist ’15, FotoFilmic
2014
Paul Conlan First Prize, Slow Exposures, Concord, GA
Critical Mass Finalist, Photolucida, Portland, OR
2013
Third Place Winner, Lenscratch
Grady's Barger Gardner Endowment, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2012
Student Winner, Photo Annual, Photo District News
Marie Delleney Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Art, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Helen Haddix Deiker and Robert W. Deiker Endowment Fund, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Lifestyle Winner, Go Indie Photo Contest, Photo District News
2011
Joyce Elaine Grant Scholarship, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Professional Service / Portfolio Reviewing
2018
Professional and Student Portfolio Reviewer, Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, Philadelphia, PA upcoming March 2018
2017
Portfolio Reviewer, Portfolio Throwdown, The Light Factory in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Professional and Student Portfolio Reviewer, Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, Orlando, FL
2016
Portfolio Reviewer, Portfolio Throwdown, The Light Factory in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Student Portfolio Reviewer, Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Combined Caucus Exhibition Committee Representative, Society for Photographic Education, National Women’s Caucus
2015
Student Portfolio Reviewer, Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, New Orleans, LA
2014
October - December 2014, USC PhotoFest Committee, University of South Carolina
Student Portfolio Reviewer, Society for Photographic Education, Southeast Regional Conference, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC
September – May 2013, Secretary, Photographic Artist Collation, Texas Woman’s University
2013
March, Education Coordinator, Booth 50 book project, Society for Photographic Education 50th Conference, Chicago, IL
Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, Publication Coordinator, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Website designer for exhibition, and general coordinator of media and publications
2012
Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, Artists Relations Coordinator, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Teaching Experience
August 2014 - 2019, Adjunct Faculty, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Contributed 2 new special topics courses. Develop syllabi. Mentor students on artistic and professional development. Organize programming such as visiting lecturers for courses. Served on committee for annual USC Photo Fest. Maintain the darkrooms, digital lab, and print labs. Recruit, train, and empower a team of student lab monitors.
ARTS 260 Photo for Non-majors
ARTS 261 Introduction to Photography (Darkroom)
ARTS 360 Advanced Black & White Photography (Darkroom)
ARTS 361 Digital Photography
ARTS 564 Photography Workshop: Introduction to Book Arts
ARTS 564 Photography Workshop: Advanced Photographic Printing & Hybrid Workflow
ARTS 564 Photography Workshop: Photographic Lighting
ARTS 460/560 Portfolio Thesis
ENGL101 Critical Reading and Composition
July 30 - August 12, 2017, Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport, Maine
Invited to develop a two-week workshop (Advanced Young Digital Photographers) for high school students that travel from around the country to study at the Young Artist’s Program.
January – May 2017, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia College, Columbia, SC
ART 285/385 Beginning and Intermediate Photography
May 2013 - August 2012, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Instructor of record, ART 1603 Introduction to Photography (Digital)
August 2012 - May 2011, Graduate Assistant, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Assistant to Professor Susan kae Grant, ART 5673 Portfolio Photography and ART 5053
Typographic Bookmaking
Collections
Sir Elton John Collection, Atlanta, GA
Vanderbilt University, Heard Library, Special Collections
Private Collections