Chloe Ashley, The Building as Material residency

16 Aug-13 Nov 2016

Overview

Twenty years ago, London-based architects Caruso St John were selected to design a new gallery for Walsall after winning a high profile international competition. Since opening in 2000, the resulting 37-metre-high building, clad in terracotta tiles and punctuated by large windows, has been a source of inspiration for artists. In June 2016, The New Art Gallery Walsall invited applications from artists based in the West Midlands for residency proposals in response to the theme: ‘The Building as Material.’ Following this open call, artist Chloe Ashley has been selected to develop a new body of work from the Gallery’s 1st Floor Artists’ Studio, taking inspiration from the forms and materials that identify the building.