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As seen on Ch9Hey, I’m Ashby 👋
I help creatives build sustainable income without diluting their voice, vision, or integrity.
💡 Who am I?
I’m a contemporary public and performance artist working across live painting, skateboarding performance, video, installation, and mixed media. For nearly 20 years, I’ve exhibited internationally across Australia, Europe, the United States, and Asia, creating work that explores energy, movement, technology, and the human nervous system.
My practice is grounded in real-world experience - from major public exhibitions and fairs to residencies, film screenings, and live performance works painted while skateboarding. As a cancer survivor, my work has evolved to examine circadian rhythm, blue light, digital exposure, and human resilience.
Over the years, I’ve mentored hundreds of artists, students, and creatives understand how to:
• Position their work professionally
• Speak about their practice with confidence
• Navigate exhibitions, public art, and funding systems
• Create income streams without compromising artistic integrity
🎯 What I Do:
✅ Art-world navigation & professional practice: I teach artists how to understand exhibitions, public art, performance contexts, institutions, councils, festivals, and funding systems - based on lived experience, not theory.
✅ Plain-English translation of contemporary art: I help artists articulate what they do, why it matters, and how it operates - without jargon, academic fog, or self-doubt.
✅ Sustainable creative income without compromise: I help you build visibility and income streams around your existing practice - without diluting your work, chasing trends, or selling yourself short.
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Studio Transmission: Weekly insights on contemporary practice, performance, energy, exhibitions, and creative sustainability (Join here)
Video / Talks - Energy in Motion: Process breakdowns, performance documentation, and real-world case studies from live works and exhibitions (Listen/Watch)
Free Guide - The Artist Without Permission: A practical guide to confidence, language, and positioning for contemporary artists (Download now)
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★★★★★
“Brett Ashby was contracted to complete a mural on a vacant and frequently graffiti wall in the central business area of Frankston. Brett was able to engage with local schools students to devise the design for the mural and replicate in art form what they believe symbolises the Frankston area.
Brett’s mural which contains Perspex art together with painting on brick work is still standing today and unaffected by any graffiti.”
Ken Liddicoat
Frankston City Council
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“Before working with Brett, I struggled to explain my work or understand how the art world actually functioned. I was making work constantly, but felt disconnected from exhibitions, funding, and opportunities.
Brett didn’t try to change my practice - he helped me understand it. He gave me the language, confidence, and real-world context to position my work professionally without compromising what I care about. For the first time, I feel clear about where my work sits and how to move forward sustainably as an artist.”
Casey Reed
Artist
★★★★★
“As an experienced educator, I was looking for clarity rather than motivation. Brett offers something rare - a deep understanding of contemporary practice combined with real-world experience across exhibitions, performance, and public institutions.
His guidance helped me refine how I articulate my work, contextualise it for students and peers, and navigate the systems that surround contemporary art. Brett doesn’t simplify the work - he clarifies it. The impact on my confidence, teaching, and practice has been substantial.”
Morgan Hayes
Brighton Grammar