✨Freedom Holds the Body: Artist Spotlight✨ Join us in celebrating the powerful work of Ashley Mintz as part of the Black Mythology Project’s Freedom Holds the Body series. Her art explores identity, memory, and the tension between what is seen and unseen, creating a deeply moving visual experience that invites reflection and conversation.
Come support the artist, the message, and the movement.
Follow Ashley on Instagram: @wildenemyart
Freedom Holds the Body is a free community arts and wellness activation hosted by Black Mythology
Project on May 24, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Global Education Center in Nashville. Enjoy an art exhibit, interactive creation stations, story circles, a community health workshop, free food, and family-friendly programming for all ages. #BlackMythologyProject
@multigoodmedia@global.education.center
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Tension Lines. 2026.
56" x 70"
Mixed Media Assemblage on Burlap.
Materials used:
Found papers, handmade papers, fabric, burlap, embroidery thread, waxed thread, canvas, safety pins, clothes pins, cotton batting, Poly-fil and wood.
*In short, a lil' bit of everything! 😂
I started this piece last November when I was in New Mexico for an artist residency. The idea came from a conversation I had with my mom and realizing how much we were both still carrying from the women before us and how we were both trying to repair things in our own way.
This is also heavily inspired by the work on the Mother Wound by Bethany Webster @themotherwound
This piece will be on display during the exhibition, "Freedom Holds the Body, opening May 24th.
Follow @blackmythologyproject for more on this group exhibition!
Scroll through the slides to see the process and how it started.
Storyteller. 2021.
40" x 30"
Mixed Media on Canvas.
Materials used:
Acrylic, found papers, handmade papers, twine and lace.
I just realized that I haven't uploaded this piece, except with me standing next to it in one of my very early posts. There is more to come for this piece.... ❤️ 🎨
I'm excited to have some of my journals in the group exhibition, The Art of Community, at Gallery 121 at Belmont University.
This exhibition consists of works made by people in the Nashville community who have taken classes through the Watkins Community Education program. @watkinscommunityeducation
Journals that are in the exhibition:
Forest
Red Threads
Earthy
Reception & Gallery Talk on May 15th at 5:00 PM
Exhibition dates: May 11th - May 29th
*I will not be able to make the reception but I would still recommend going to meet the other artists!
Untitled. 2025.
6" x 9"
Mixed Media on Handmade Paper.
Materials used:
handmade papers, embroidery thread, acrylic, glue.
This piece was part of my senior project last year. I wanted to post it because it's the style that I'm still moving towards with my current work.
Slide 2 is a work in progress.
Love O'Art. 2010.
18" x 24"
Charcoal on Paper
*Sold*
I want to document my older works here, especially since I have had some on exhibition recently and just general interest. I did this piece in a drawing class yearsss ago.
Until I get everything on here, you can see more of my work on my website, along with prints and cards available in my store. Link is in my bio! ❤️ 🎨
Rustic Bloom. 2024.
9" x 12" Image on 11" x 14" Paper.
Linocut Print; Color Reduction Process.
1 of 2. Limited Edition.
Materials used: printmaking ink, acrylic paint.
1. The print
2-3. Close ups
4-5. The block
#linocut #printmakingart
Music is My Language. 2023.
Linocut Print.
Fun fact: I have a background in music, having previously studied and worked in music composition and music business. It was music before it was visual art.
I still dabble on the keys sometimes. 🎹
#printmakingart #linocut #musicart
Late Bloomer, B&W. 2024.
18" x 24"
Linocut Print.
This is after the color reduction process. Only 1 color can be printed on the block.
1. Late Bloomer.
2-3. Closeups
4-5. The block.
Picture Day. 2026.
11" x 14"
Screenprint on Paper.
Materials used: printmaking ink, acrylic paint.
I started this a couple of years ago in a printmaking class and just recently came across it again and decided to finish it.
#screenprinting #printmakingart
