Richard Ashrowan

Richard Ashrowan, (English, b. 1966) is an internationally exhibited video artist working in Scotland.

Biography

Richard Ashrowan was brought up on a farm in Essex, England. He originally trained and practiced in Chinese medicine and was a founder member of the charity Open Road. He played with experimental ambient/techno pioneers Shen in the early nineties, before becoming an artist. From 2002 to 2007 he worked in partnership with Scottish artist Alexander Hamilton under the name 'Hamilton & Ashrowan'. He now lives and works in the Scottish Borders. The Threshold Artspace, a large and fully networked mutli-media digital canvas installation in Perth Concert Hall, was conceived by Hamilton & Ashrowan. [ [http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/infrastructure/projects/archive/perthconcerthall.aspx scottisharts.org] ]

Work

His work is mainly in video installation, based upon close observation of natural landscapes and strongly influenced by John Ruskin.

Exhibitions

2008
*'Fingal's Cave' - Foksal Gallery, Poland.
*'Green Man'
*'Sparrowhawk'

2007
*'Contact Rushes' - , Poland
*'Contact Rushes' - Scottish National Portrait Gallery
*'Evanescence - Ice/Thaw Norway'

2006
*'A Landscape Symphony in 22 Movements' - Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge.

2004/2005
*'A Landscape Symphony in 22 Movements' Threshold Artspace at Perth Concert Hall, Scotland.
*'Threshold Artspace'

2003
*'Windmills of Innerliethen' - toured internationally as part of Drift.
*'Reception' - Ledingham Chalmers

References

External links

* [http://www.galeriafoksal.pl Foksal gallery]
* [http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/infrastructure/projects/archive/perthconcerthall.aspx Threshold Artspace - Scottish Arts Council]
* [http://www.horsecross.co.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=41 Threshold Artspace at Perth Concert Hall]
* [http://www.threshold10.com/threshold3/index.htm Threshold Artspace]
* [http://www.ashrowan.com Richard Ashrowan] - artists own site
* [http://www.hamiltonashrowan.com Hamilton & Ashrowan]
* [http://www.openroad.org.uk Open Road] Charity