Ash Godley (b.2001) is a Canadian painter based in Toronto, Ontario. They graduated from the University of Guelph in 2024 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art History.
Godley specializes in oil and acrylic painting, using a unique command of light and shadow to turn everyday spaces into cinematic snapshots of an ambiguous, unknowable narrative. In these paintings the viewer is transformed into an active participant, as they look through the eyes of an observer; one who creeps along walls, peers into house windows, and searches through bushes. These scenes contain open possibilities for the viewer to consider, containing objects to interact with, or exits for the story to continue. However, these paintings’ narratives are wielded by each viewer differently, thus, Godley’s paintings highlight the viewer’s act of looking, as well as their role in building meaning.
Ash Godley 