ABOUT
Ashley Pelletier is an emerging printmaker from Massachusetts. She earned a BFA in Printmaking from Maine College of Art & Design May 2025.
Her personal practice focuses on physical making and good craft, which allows her subject matter to range from piece to piece, but has a particular interest in nature and humorous takes on the mundane. Pelletier is eager to share her overall passion for the arts with her community.
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EDUCATION
2021 - 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with honors - Printmaking
Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D), Portland ME
2017 - 2021 High school diploma - Design Visual Communications
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School, Billerica, MA
SCHOLARSHIPS
2021 - 2024 Presidential Scholarship - MECA&D - Portland, ME
Dean's List - MECA&D - Portland, ME
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Past, Present, and Future of Casco Bay - Harraseeket Inn - Freeport, ME
Confluence BFA Thesis Show - MECA&D - Portland, ME
2024 Boston Printmakers Student Exhibit - The Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Boston, MA
Merit Show - MECA&D - Portland ME
2023 CoLab - 49 Oak St Gallery - Portland, ME
Exhibition of Artist Books - Joanne Waxman Library - Portland, ME
2022 BFA Show - MECA&D - Portland, ME
Drawing from Ethnography Show - Friedman Gallery - Portland, ME
Collections
2025 Rare Books Room - Joanne Waxman Library - Portland, ME
INDIVIDUAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2025 Assistant - Center Street Studio - Milton MA
Help with prep-work and cleaning
Papermaking Workshop Instructor - MECA&D with Southern Maine Re-entry Center - Portland, ME
Teaching Assistant: Do-si-do book binding workshop - MECA&D - Portland ME Instructor Evelyn Wong
2024 Teaching Assistant: Letterpress Workshop - MECA&D - Portland, ME Instructor Evelyn Wong
Installation assistant: Creating Within Confinement - Francis Hotel - Portland, ME - Hanging and organizing photography and paintings
Event Printer: Maine Coast Heritage Trust - Tides of Change - Freeport, ME -Live printing photopolymer plates - engagement with attendees
LONG-TERM WORK EXPERIENCE
2025-Present Studio Tech - Shepherd & Maudsleigh Studio - Newton, MA
2021-Present Sales Associate/Store Specialist - Ocean State Job Lot - North Reading, MA
- Handling cash, processing payments, customer service, stocking, store organization
COMMISSIONS
2024 Prints: Maine Coast Heritage Trust/MECA&D - Portland, ME
- Made paper with botanical inclusions, set letterpress type, created photopolymer plate - printed edition of 65 on Vandercook press
VENDOR
2024 Apple Festival - Reading MA (Upcoming, September)
2024 Maine Craft Weekend - 49 Oak Student Gallery, MECA&D - Portland, ME
“Merch Table” - 49 Oak Student Gallery, MECA&D - Portland, ME
Internships
2024 Public Engagement intern - MECA&D - Portland, ME
Under Adraine Herman
-Made photopolymer plates - printed 3-layer posters - partnered with Portland Piano Trio/240 strings to create T-shirts
2023 Printing Assistant - Carlisle Printing - Portland, ME
Under Alex Carlisle
-Assisted printing on motorized screen printing press -studio clean up - assisted in restretching large-scale screens - exposed, developed, washed out screens
CONFERENCES
2024 Verified by Proof - Southern Graphics Council International - Providence, RI
WORKSHOPS
2025 Lettersport and Wordplay - Penland School of Craft - Bakersville NC