Courses

Art Tours, Classes and Workshops

Teaching Background
I have been teaching in Australia and internationally for over thirty years. Beginning at the University of Wollongong teaching Art Theory in Creative Arts, I then moved to set up his company Theme Media, where I offered artist residencies to Australian and international artists in Antarctica and the Arctic. I also participated in residencies to Antarctica and the Arctic teaching painting and photography aboard expedition ships in the Polar regions. For the last six years, I have taught painting, drawing and printmaking to adults and teens at ArtEst art school in Sydney, Waverley Art School, Hazelhurst Arts Centre and Lane Cove Gallery. In addition to term classes I run art workshops at Bundanon Trust in the Shoalhaven and Fowlers Gap in regional NSW. I have been the resident artist at The Shore School in Sydney and PLC Croydon and participated in visiting artist programs teaching at The King's School, Abbotsleigh and Reddam House in Sydney.

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PRIVATE MENTORING

Ashley offers private artist coaching and mentoring for those with a busy schedule, or who want to work outside of our scheduled classes in a one-on-one environment. The mentoring can be particularly helpful for artists in the lead up to an exhibition or to help break through a prolonged period of 'artist block'.
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Ashley Frost “Bush Study” 2017 Mixed media on paper, 75x76cm

“Ash is an excellent teacher and mentor. He has a broad knowledge of art theory and practice and is generous and constructive with his advice. More recently his support and encouragement as a mentor gave me the confidence to get an exhibition over the line. I look forward to working with him in the future.”
Therese, Leichhardt

Online Course: Saturday Morning Zoom Class 930am-130pm

This online course is in high demand, book now for term three 2025
Term 3: Sat 26 July - Sat 30 August 2025 $280
The class is facilitated via Zoom and begins with a one hour art lecture with open discussing looking at topics that range from art history, aesthetics, composition and the media and tools of painting. Following this students set to work on paintings and summit images of their work for a one on one discussion. Ashley utilises tools such as Photoshop and Procreate to examine source images to compare compositional, tonal and colour elements in the painting.

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"I get so much out of each class." Kylie, Sydney

Thursday Term Classes Levers Wollongong

3 x Classes on Thursdays at Levers
Drawing & Painting Studio for Adults 11am-3pm
Drawing & Painting Studio for Teens 4-6pm
Drawing & Painting Studio for Adults 630-900pm

Adult Open Studio - All Levels of Experience $325
Five week term 24 July - 21 August, 2025
Thursdays at Levers Art Studio 1100am-300pm - Max 12 Students
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Teens 10-16 years - All Levels of Experience $190
Five week term 24 July - 21 August, 2025
Thursdays at Levers Art Studio 400pm-600pm - Max 12 Students
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Adult Open Studio - All Levels of Experience $240
Five week term 24 July - 21 August, 2025
Thursdays at Levers Art Studio 630-900pm - Max 12 Students
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Wednesday Term Classes Camperdown

2 x classes on Wednesdays
Five week term 30 July - 27 August 2025
84 Cardigan Street, Camperdown

Drawing and Painting for Kids & Teens - All Levels of Experience
Wednesdays at Camperdown 400-600pm - Max 12 Students $190
Five week term Wednesday 30 July - Wednesday 27 August 2025
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Adult Open Studio - All Levels of Experience
Wednesdays at Camperdown 630pm-900pm - Max 12 Students $275
Five week term Wednesday 30 July - Wednesday 27 August 2025
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Friday Term Classes Waverley Art School

Adult Open Studio - All Levels of Experience
Fridays at Waverley Art School 1030am-230pm - Max 12 Students
6 Week Term from Friday 25 July - Friday 29 August 2025

To book and find out more, go to the Waverley Art School website, search under "Our Classes" and then go to "Painting and Drawing Term 2" and scroll down to my listing.

Fowlers Gap Art Expedition 14-21 July 2025

Painting, Drawing and Ceramics with Artist Ashley Frost and Ceramicist Lyndy Marshall

Join leading Australian contemporary landscape painter Ashley Frost and ceramicist and sculptor Lyndy Marshall on a 7 day painting adventure and wilderness experience to the remote arid zone of Western New South Wales.
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"Folwers Gap Floodplain" 2020, mixed media on paper 85x125cm

New York & Long Island Art Experience 6-13 October 2025

Join leading Australian contemporary landscape painter Ashley Frost on this extraordinary eight day, seven night tour taking in the historic, cultural and aesthetic delights of this great city and island. The tour will include painting workshops, artist talks, museum and gallery tours as well as plein air painting on long Island and in New York City. The tour will take us historic artist studios in Long Island, to the great galleries of New York City including the Whitney Museum, the Met and the MOMA.
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