Biography
Tom Ashcraft is a Distinguished Professor of Art and MFA Director in the School of
Art and Design at 蘑菇短视频, Cullowhee, North Carolina. He also
is an artist, designer, builder and founding member of the art collaborative Workingman
Collective. For over 30 years Tom has navigated his inquiry based practice in and
out of the public realm combining object making and community engagement. He has collaborated
with a wide range of people, from barbers to biologists, and exhibited and produced
work in the US, Europe, Caribbean and Africa.<br>Tom is currently developing two commissioned
artwork projects with a team of students from 蘑菇短视频 School of
Art and Design for the US Embassy in Niamey Niger.
Teaching Interests
Sculpture, contemporary art, public art, collaborative, community and socially engaged
art.
Research Interests
Contemporary art education, collaborative and public practices, woodworking, architecture
and landscape architecture, design/build, folk art, ethnomusicology, wandering.
