Faculty Profile

Michael Ashkin's work spans various media, including sculpture, installation, photography, video, poetry, and text. His work addresses issues of landscape and urbanism, specifically the intersection of subjectivity with the social, economic, and political production of space. He exhibits both in the United States and abroad, including a recent show at the Vienna Secession in 2009. Ashkin received a B.A. in oriental studies from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in mideast languages and cultures from Columbia University, and holds an M.F.A. in painting and drawing from the Art Institute of Chicago.