Statement Profile GlogauAIR Project CV Summary

Statement

Ashley Kraynak is a graduate of Art History, with a minor in Philosophy, from the University of California-Los Angeles. Her undergraduate studies focused primarily on contemporary art and its position as an instrument for social change and conversation. She is interested in relating themes of human connection and comfort with urban landscapes and movement.

She gained experience in contemporary art through work at both the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and Altman Siegel Gallery in San Francisco. In the fall of 2024, during her six months studying Art History abroad at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, she developed curatorial experience as a Curatorial Assistant at GlogauAIR.

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GlogauAIR Project

Ashley will participate in the curatorial residency at GlogauAIR through an exhibition titled The Residence. The project will present various works that navigate the fluid and multifaceted concept of home. It will explore how personal and collective histories shape our understanding of a “residence”, whether as a place, a memory, or an emotional state. As a reflection on the connection between inhabited space and identity, a landscape or a home can be a symbol of either peace of anxiety, depending on its capacity to shift, stay static, welcome in visitors or reject them.

CV Summary

Education

2021 – 2025 BA Art History, Minor in Philosophy, University of California-Los Angeles 2024 – 2025 Study Abroad, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Work Experience

1/2024 – 6/2025 Gallery Ambassador, Hammer Museum
10/2024 – 12/2024 Curatorial Assistant, GlogauAIR gGmbH
6/2024 – 8/2024 Gallery Intern, Altman Siegel Gallery
9/2023 – 6/2025 Treasurer, Art History Undergraduate Student Association