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Andy (Andrew) Ash was born in Bulkington in North Warwickshire in 1965 and studied Fine Art Sculpture at Nottingham Trent University. As an contemporary artist his work encompass sculpture, objects, photography, film, drawing and print in an installation or in-situ context.

Andy is a highly experienced Artist, Researcher and Educator with over twenty years of history working in higher education. Having worked in three Russell Group Universities (Reading University, Homerton College Cambridge Universiry and IOE UCL) he has strong education professional skills in Art Education, Contemporary Art, Galleries & Museums, Teaching & Learning, Visual Art Practice as Research and Initial Teacher Education. He has collaborated with cultural institutions such as Tate Exchange, Tate Britain, ICA, Kings College Art Centre Cambridge University, Peckham Platform, and the Freelands Foundation.

There are two interwoven strands to Andy's art, research and teaching interests: 1) art education, visual art practise as research and making 2) transdisciplinarity, collaboration and a dialogic approach. More recently he has collaborated with neuroscientists enquiring about the brain, depression, dyslexia and (dis)location.

Andy presently lives in Brighton and London and he is a part of the Red Herring Studio co-operative which is based in Portslade.