Ashley Kouri

Phone number: (330) 571 0705 | Email: kouriphoto@gmail.com

Education

2015-2019 BFA in Photography, University of Akron, Akron, OH.

2021-MFA Candidate in Photography and Integrated Media, Ohio University, Athens, OH.

Solo Exhibitions

2024-

-Art Residency Exhibition, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH.

-Reflections of an Iconoclast, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH.

2019-

-Morior, Bluff Blue Door Gallery, Akron, OH.

Group Exhibitions

2022-

WideOpen: Excellence in Photography, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.

Still Uncertain, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH.

2021-

Notable Uncertainties, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH.

Fleeting Moments: Temporality and the Still Life, Analog Forever, Online Exhibition.

Self, Lose the Film, Published Zine. 

Did That Just Happen? Don’t Smile, Online, Published Zine.

Untitled. Darkside Collective, Online, Zine.

National Tarot Day, Olde World Emporium, Santa Clarita, CA

2020-

Light, Analog Forever, Online Exhibition.

Irreplaceable Resources, Lose the Film, Published Zine.

Still Life. Alternative Exposures. Loosen Art, Rome, Italy.

2019-

-83rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH.

2018 -

- 82nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH.

-The Cue Brand second Annual Immersion Exhibition, Akron, OH.

-School’s Out Forever, Don’t Smile, Online, Published Zine.

-Lore, Specto Art Space, Bridgewater, VA.

2017-

Ceramics Exhibition, Projects Gallery, Akron, OH.

Awards and Scholarships

2022-

WideOpen: Excellence in Photography, Juror’s Choice, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.

2019-

Lore, Honorable Mention, Specto Art Space, Bridgewater, VA.

2018-2019-

Danison Memorial Scholarship.

2015-2019-

Student Success Scholarship.

Screenings

2023-

Athens International Film + Video Festival, Athens, OH.

Publications

2022-

The Post, Interview, Athens, OH, Online/Print Newspaper.

WideOpen: Excellence in Photography, Show Catalog, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.

2021-

Self, Lose the Film, Published Zine.

Did That Just Happen? Don’t Smile, Online, Published Zine.

2020-

Irreplaceable Resources, Lose the Film, Published Zine.

2019-

Don’t Smile, Published Zine.

2016-2018-

The Devil Strip, Magazine, Akron, OH.

Curation

2023-

Gesture of the Still Image, Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, OH.

2019-

Sworn to the Dark, Black Market Records, Cleveland, OH.

Collections

-Danison Memorial permanent collection.

Memberships

2018-2019- Folk Photo Association- President, Myers School of Art, Akron. OH.

2017-2018- Folk Photo Association- Secretary, Myers School of Art, Akron. OH.

2015-2016 - Folk Photo Association- Member, Myers School of Art, Akron. OH.

2017-2017- Society of Photographic Education- Member, Attended conferences.

Job Experience

2016-Current- Freelance Photographer

2021-Current- Ohio University, Athens, OH, Instructor of Record.

2022-Current- Kennedy Museum of Art, Athens, OH, Graduate Assistant to the Registrar.

2020-2021-Transformer Station, Cleveland, OH, Gallery Assistant.

2016-2019- The Devil Strip Magazine, Akron, OH, Freelance Photographer, Published Photographer.

2014-2017- Genna Cameron Photography, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Intern, Assistant.

2011-2013- Recording Studio, Akron, OH- Intern, Photographer.