Ashton Attzs is a 23-year-old UK-based painter and illustrator. Ashton’s work is colourful, fun, bold and joyful. It’s unapologetic in both style and message; celebrating moments of everyday life and what makes us who we are. Ashton’s distinctive and charming characterful people that populate the majority of their paintings and illustrations are representative and  inclusive of the endless identities and diverse expressions of the everyday person. Their unique world-building in popping bright hues creates a utopia, where everyone and anyone  can step inside to dreamy landscapes and cheerful situations. Ashton’s art covers a range of  topics from LGBTQ+ advocacy, visibility, unity, positivity, music and mental health. Their art seeks to empower LGBTQ+ people and people of colour on a global scale where they share their artworks publicly in a variety of ways.  

Ashton is an experienced creator and has worked for clients such as Adidas, Instagram, Universal Music, Tottenham Hotspurs FC, Disney, Footlocker, Lucy and Yak, Stylist Magazine and more. They have designed t-shirts, prints, billboards, murals, stickers as well as creating  bespoke canvas paintings. They also have taught several workshops at The National Gallery  and Tate Modern London; including a joy focused painting class for LGBTQ+ people of colour.  

Ashton won The Evening Standard Art Prize in 2018 for their painting of transgender swimmers: “Don’t Stay In Ya Lane”. In 2020, Ashton collaborated with Universal Music for  the BRIT Awards; creating an exclusive collection of illustrations for the design of the after party invitations, special-edition prints gifted to Universal Music’s nominees and the  immersive installation and designs featuring at the event. Ashton is also known for their  Community Hearts and Dalmation pride stickers that they created for Instagram in 2020 and  are used by people all around the world.