Peter studied painting at Kingston University London (1987). Over the last three decades he has had numerous solo exhibitions including The Notebook Mayor’s Parlour Gallery, London, The Eye of the Blackbird Standpoint Gallery, London and Feasting Indoors V22, London. Peter’s work has been exhibited in various group shows including Part II: The Turning World (curated by Zavier Ellis) Charlie Smith, London and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (curated by Kiera Bennett & Alex Gene Morrison) Charlie Smith, London.
One of the founders of TURPS Art School and TURPS magazine, Peter’s writing has been printed in several publications including Turps and he has received various reviews over the years including from English Eccentrics in The Independent on Sunday (1996) through to his 2000 Interview with Louisa Buck for The Art Newspaper and the 2007 Feasting Indoors review by Ed Wright for Arty. Peter lives and works in London.
In his own words…
“I’m in the studio almost every day, and usually begin the day with two or three hours of thinking, almost as if I’m finding or retracing my way back into a painting…”
Peter Ashton Jones talking to Floorr magazine (https://www.floorrmagazine.com/issue-10/peter-ashton-jones)
Education
1984-1987 BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting Kingston University, London
Solo Exhibitions
2015 The Notebook Mayor’s Parlour Gallery, London
2011 The Eye of the Blackbird Standpoint Gallery, London
2007 Feasting Indoors V22, London
2006 January Standpoint Gallery, London
1999 New Paintings Standpoint Gallery, London
1998 New Paintings Ko Raw Gallery, London
1996 Cutting A Surface Islington Arts Factory, London
1994 Pieces from A Puzzle Unit D1 Minet Road, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Part II: The Turning World (curated by Zavier Ellis) CHARLIE SMITH LONDON
2016 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (curated by Kiera Bennett & Alex Gene Morrison) CHARLIE SMITH LONDON
2016 Discerning Eye (selected by Dan Coombs) Mall Galleries, London
2016 Turps Summer Show Turps Gallery, London
2016 Ghetto Anglaise (curated by Dan Coombs and Phil Allen) Observer Arts, Hastings
2015 Building Dwelling Thinking The Eagle Gallery, London
2014 Enclosure Elsewhere (curated by James Fisher) Lion and Lamb Gallery, London
2013 Dirty Pop (curated by Mark Wright) & Model, Leeds
2012 Plus Arts Projects The Mayor’s Parlour, London
2011 Disputatio Gooden Gallery, London
2009 Turps Banana Galeria Marabini, Bologna
2008 V22 Presents (curated by Tara Cranswick and Lois Stonnock) V22, London
2008 Her House (curated by Chantel Joffe) Shoreditch, London
2007 V22 CollectionV22, London
2006 Tales of Hoffman (curated by Tamsin Morse) St Augustine’s Church, London
The Tide 2018 
In That Large Book that Overhangs the Earth by Ashton 2016
Bibliography
2007 Feasting Indoors (review by Ed Wright) Arty
2007 Feasting Indoors (review by Clive Hodkinson) The London Paper
2003 The Lone Ranger (review) Kulture flash
2000 Interview with Louisa Buck The Art Newspaper
2000 Re-grouping by Simon Morley (review) The Independent on Sunday
1996 Re-grouping by Merlin James Modern Painters
1996 English Eccentrics The Independent on Sunday