STREET WISE — ASHLEIGH SUMNER
FEBRUARY 2–26 · 2012

ARTAMO GALLERY proudly presents Ashleigh Sumner and her newest work in a solo exhibition, a first in Santa Barbara. Ashleigh Sumner is a Los Angeles based actress and artist, originally from North Carolina. As an artist, she creates the most amazing paintings — comparable to an explosion on canvas. Her paintings are inspired by urban environments — the lines, frenetic energy, and movement of a metropolis. The raw, gritty textures of industrial areas are oddly beautiful to her, and she tries to capture this essence in her work, integrating collage and incorporating text through a stenciling technique that has a rough “street art” feel. A raw, truthful, abstract representation of her emotional existence.