International Award-winning Impressionist Oil Painter
International Award-winning Impressionist Oil Painter
"When I paint, my world feels in balance: it is the blending of spirit and body to, in turn, blend imagination and reality.”
Ashlee Trcka
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Ashlee Trcka
B. 1983 in St. John's, NL, Canada to a wonderful and supportive family.
Achieved triple Gold in Freeskate, Skills, and Dance in Professional Figure Skating. Holds a brown belt in Karate, and a level 2 multi-sport coaching status via National Coaching Certification Program. Married a decade to a loving and supportive husband with whom they have three children. Together we operate a Veteran owned business.
Education
Memorial University - St. John’s, NL, Canada
Scottsdale Artists‘ School, Scholarship, studied under David Leffel - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Art Students League of Denver, studied under Ron Hicks, Kim English, and Quang Ho - Denver, CO, USA
Weekend with the Masters, ft. David Leffel, Quang Ho, Dan McCaw - Monterey, CA, USA
Angel Academy of Art - Florence, Italy
Events & Recognition
American Impressionist Society Inc. 2nd place National award, Juried by C.W. Mundy, & Dave Santillanes - Nashville, TN, USA
Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction - Fort Collins, CO, USA
Waterhouse Gallery - The Great American Figurative Exhibition, with pieces alongside Jeremy Lipking, Joseph Todorovitch, & Vincent Giarrano - Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Creative Capital Exhibition - Denver, CO, USA
Glenwood Art Festival - 1st place, 2nd place, & reserve champion - Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
Art Students League of Denver, Summer art Market - Denver, CO, USA
AUM Gallery, solo show - Denver, CO, USA
St. Julien Hotel & Spa, solo show ft. Grammy award-winning pianist Ralph Sharon playing in my honor - Boulder, CO, USA
Amsterdam Art Fair - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Artfest - Toronto, ON, Canada
Associate Member - WAOW Women Artists of the West, 2022
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Member 2023
Featured in
Richland Fine Art - Nashville, TN, USA
Waterhouse Gallery - Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Eclectic Gallery - Victoria, BC, Canada
Segil Fine Art Gallery - Monrovia, CA, USA
Lt. Governor's office - Denver, CO, USA - 2011
Southwest Art Magazine - “Best of the West” - 2011
NTV News - St. John‘s, NL, Canada - 2012
Victoria News - Victoria, BC, Canada - 2013
MEAM, Museu Europeu d'Art Modern, European Museum of Modern Art - Mod Portrait 2021 - Barcelona, Spain - released 2022
Medicine Hat News - Medicine Hat, AB, Canada - 2022
Toronto Star - Canadian News - 2022
American Art Collector - Issue 195, 2022
MEAM, Museu Europeu d'Art Modern, European Museum of Modern Art - MEAM Hall Exhibition - Barcelona, Spain Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
American Art Collector - Issue 214, 2023
The Almenara Collection Fine Art - Finalist - 2023
Professional grade oils on imported Belgian linen and kiln-dried pine
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Custom sizes available upon request
Prints
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