Ashley Bryan Center

04/16/2026

Lovely to see at Bowdoin!

12/03/2025

Interesting exhibit at Rabbit Hole in Kansas City. MO.
4 artists including Ashley and Lois Mailou Jones (the subject of one of last summer's Conversations at Ashley's Table with Rebecca Keegan VanDiver and Thom Heyer).

This month we'll explore the work of Roger Duvoisin, Lois Mailou Jones, Esphyr Slobodkina, and Ashley Bryan all of whom designed or used textiles as part of their careers and artistic practice.

11/06/2025

2010: The beginning of the journey from Islesford to SA!

11/06/2025

11/05/2025: Jake Lief just sent this from the Ubuntu Centre, in Gqeberha, South Africa. Ashley painted the mural for the opening of the Centre in 2010.

10/30/2025

If you're in New York, visit this show with work by ABC board member Thom Heyer -

October 25, 2025 / Last updated : October 25, 2025 Gorazd Poposki Artist Roosevelt Island Artists in Hell’s Kitchen Thursday, October 30th from 6 to 9 pm: Reception for the Artists. Exhibition runs from October 26th to November 3rd, 2025 Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 10 to 5 pm. Saturday 12...

10/17/2025

And, of course, Beautiful Blackbird is on the list!

Illustrated titles that teach kids to love literature

09/11/2025

Beautiful portrait by Philip Grausman, sculpture and friend of Ashley.

Visitors of all ages can learn about portraiture through a variety of weekly public programs to create art, tell stories, and explore the museum.

08/31/2025

Ashley would love being part of this!

We’ve placed more than two dozen reproductions of art from the PMA collection at five locations across the state.

08/29/2025

New date -

The Annual Ashley Bryan Lecture is named in honor of the late printmaker, author, puppet maker, painter, storyteller, and illustrator Ashley Bryan, who devoted his life to bringing people together through art. This yearly lecture brings a distinguished artist or critic of color whose work reflects s

07/15/2025

Note from Lynne Farrington, Senior Curator, Kislak Center at University of Pennsylvania:
All,
Just wanted to share a couple of photographs taken during the installation of two of Ashley's paintings in the President/Provost conference room. It's wonderful to have them in such an important space.