
Ashley Lazarz is an artist based in Austin, Texas.
She began painting as a child, using art as a way to process emotion and capture the small, fleeting moments of life. Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media, her practice has developed through intuition, experimentation, and a deep relationship with color.
Her work is influenced by artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Max Ernst, Philip Guston, and Georgia O’Keeffe, blending expressive mark-making with symbolic imagery and emotional storytelling. Flowers often appear throughout her paintings as both a visual language and a metaphor for tenderness, chaos, femininity, growth, and survival.
Outside the studio, Ashley draws inspiration from forms of movement and energy found in everyday life. Her yoga practice grounds her in stillness, breath, and the body, while late nights on dance floors and rave culture connect her to rhythm, freedom, and collective experience. Both spaces, one quiet and inward, the other loud and communal, inform the emotional pulse of her work.
Alongside her painting practice, she is the author of the poetry collection Pressed Flowers (2025), where many of the same themes present in her visual work continue in written form.
For inquiries, collaborations, or commissions, please contact the artist via email or Instagram.
EXHIBITIONS
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 ColorPOP, Austin Fine Art Gallery, Austin, TX
March 7 - April
2025 Shifting Through Fear, The Crown Tower, San Antonio, TX
Dec 12 - Dec 19
2025 Celebrating Cultures, Texas State University, Round Rock, Campus, Round Rock, TX
Nov 5 - Jan 10
2025 Monochrome, RTown Gallery, Grapevine, TX
Oct 4 - Oct 31
2025 Of Gesture and Time, Art For The People Gallery, Austin, TX
Aug 23 - Nov 7
2025 Personalities, Penfold Theatre Gallery by Round Rock Arts, Austin, TX
Aug 12 - Oct 4; awarded Honorable Mention
2025 Mind Fruit, Clamp Light Artist Studio and Gallery, San Antonio, TX
May 9 - June 1
Solo Exhibitions
TBA
FEATURED IN
Liberty Riots, current
Partnered with Love Riot Studios (Austin, TX) to exhibit seven original works.
Gallery at Salon Mystique, current
Original works currently on view and available for purchase in Dripping Springs, TX.
Austin Bouldering Project Westgate, 2025
Curated the lounge gallery for the month of October, showcasing ten paintings.
Featured in an artist interview discussing creative journey, inspiration, and personal growth.
Freddo ATX, 2025
Artwork featured in rotating exhibitions at a local Austin café and restaurant.
SXSW, 2025
Selected to perform original poetry alongside fellow creatives.