Ashley graduated from Glasgow School of Art with First Class BA Hons in 1986 and Postgraduate Printmaking in 1987 and has since continued to practice as a professional artist, winning awards, exhibiting internationally and undertaking many international residencies, and teaching printmaking in a wide range of countries.
Ashley and Compass Gallery have a long standing relationship, which started with her participation in our New Generation Show in 1986. She featured as one of the ‘Five Girls from Glasgow’, an exhibition presented in 1990 when Glasgow was the Capital City of Culture.
Cook has work in a number of prestigious collections nationally and internationally including: the Scottish Arts Council; The BBC; The Scotland Office; Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow; The Vaasa Museum, Finland and Galeria Otra Vez, Los Angeles; Museograbado, Mexico; Sala Ramona, Barcelona. She has exhibited widely throughout
the UK and internationally.