CURRICULUM VITAE-COOKIE ASHTON

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Texas Christian University
Centro Bellas Artes, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Instituto de Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Glassell School, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Les Illusiones School, Les Cerqueux, France
Parsons School of Design, Paris, France
The University of London-Chelsea Art School, London, England
The Slade School of Art, London, England
Jan Olsson, Paris, France (private instruction)
Quang Ho, Denver, CO (private instruction)
Las Artistas 10 day workshops from 2017-2023, San Miguel de Allende Mexico and Santa Fe, NM         

Exhibition

2023 Private Opening, Art Works, Wilmington, North Carolina
2023 Davis Fine Art Gallery, One Man Show, Austin, Texas
2023 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, Dallas Casino Night 10 year Anniversary Opening
2023 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, February, Dallas, Texas
2022 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, April Spring Show 
2022 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, Group Show, Dallas, Texas
2022 LUXE personal article "Creative Currents" May/June edition
2021 "Withstand - Latinx Art in Times of Conflict, Holocaust Museum Houston, TX
2021 Octavia Art Gallery, Group Show, New Orleans, LA
2021 Laura Rathe Fine Art, Group Show, Houston, TX                                     
2021 "Midsummer Dream" Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX two man show
2020 Cover of LUXE interiors/design 2019-2020
2019 Laura Rathe Fine Art, Twenty Year Celebration Group Show, Dallas, TX
2019 Laura Rathe Fine Art, Group Show, Houston, TX
2019 Contemporary Art Center Exhibition, 1st Place Acrylic Painting, Abilene, TX
2018-2019 The Silos, Juried Biannual, Washington Arts District, TX
2018-2019 Juried Group Show, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2017-2018 Juried Show-The Silos (Washington Arts District) Houston, TX
2017 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Juried Show, The Silos (Washington Arts District) Houston, TX
2016-2017 Laura Rathe Fine Art Group Show, Dallas, TX
2015 One Man Show, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX
2015 Coordinator Harvey Arts Recovery Fund, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX
2014 Invitational Show, The Art House, Houston, TX
2013 Visual Art Alliance Juried Show, Houston, TX
2013 Assistance League Juried Show, Houston, TX
2012 Winter Street Exhibition, Houston, TX
2012 Laura Rathe Fine Art, Seven Year Celebration Group Show, Dallas, TX
2012 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery Group Show, Houston, TX
2011 Coordinator Haitian Fundraiser, Laura Rathe Fine Arts, Houston, TX
2010-2012 Art on the Avenue Exhibition, Houston, TX
2010 Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, Houston, TX
2009-2010 Canal Street Gallery Show, Houston, TX
2007-2012 Winter Street Studio Annual Openings, Houston, TX
2003 One Man Show-Museum of Printing History, Houston, TX
2003 Juried Show, Houston Art League, Houston, TX
2001 Houston Art Crawl, Houston Studio, Houston, TX
2001 Cow Parade Houston 2001, Houston, TX
2000 Juried Show, National Society of Artist, London, England
1999 University of London Juried Show, London, England 
1998 WICE Annual Juried Show, Paris, France
1995 Student Show, Les Illusiones, Les Cerqueux, France
1992 Women In Visual Arts Juried Show, Houston, TX


Organization
Art League Houston
Houston Civic Arts Association
Houston Watercolor Society
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Houston Arts Alliance


Private/Corporate Collectors
Upon Request

Press/Publication
Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine 9
Studio Visit Volume 40 2017
Voyage Houston Magazine 2018
Latino Arts Diversity and Richness 2019
Center for Contemporary Arts National Competition 2019
Luxe Interiors + Design (Cover) November/December 2019 -
Luxe Interors + Design personal article "Creative Currents" May/June 2022