Ashley V. Blalock was born and raised in San Diego, CA. She earned a BA in painting from San Diego State University, an MA in art history from the University of California, Riverside, and a MFA in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. In 2009, she was a resident at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her work has been exhibited at the Mingei International Museum, Arthouse at the Jones Center, and at the Los Angeles International Airport. Her work has been reviewed in the San Diego Union Tribune and by Fluent~Collaborative, and featured in Interweave Crochet Magazine. Ashley V. Blalock currently teaches college in Southern California and splits her time between San Diego and San Bernardino, California.