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Location: Dearborn Heights: 23830 Ford Rd., Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

The Progressive Art Studio Collective (PASC) , a program of STEP, is proud to showcase the incredible creativity and talent of the artists in our community through our PASC Artist Spotlight series. These spotlights celebrate the unique voices, perspectives, and professional achievements of the individuals we serve.

Ashley Hawkins is an artist working out of the PASC Detroit Studio. Her artwork is driven by an encyclopedic knowledge of popular culture. Often in the form of brightly colored text, her paintings and drawings reference comprehensible lists of biographical data on subjects such as famous pop stars, Disney movies, and 70s TV shows. Ashley is a diehard Detroiter channeling her love for the city into declarative paintings and drawings.

Ashley has exhibited at the PASC Detroit Gallery, Detroit, MI (2024/25); the Madison Heights Civic Center, Madison Heights, MI (2023); PASC Detroit Gallery (2024); PASC Detroit Pop Up Gallery, Detroit (2022); the annual exhibit at Art Gallery at Westland City Hall, Westland, MI (2022/23/24); Swords Into Plowshares Gallery, Detroit, MI (2022); PASC Southgate Gallery, Southgate, MI (2021/25); and The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI (2021). Her artwork has been featured at the NADA art fair through White Columns Gallery, Miami, FL (2024).

To learn more about Ashley and to view her artwork, please visit https://www.progressiveartstudiocollective.org/collections/ashley-hawkins