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Kath Ashill

Barry
Live performance, video and installation present my personal experiences and lived working class identity. The culture clash between my background and my artistic practice sits in the disjointed narratives within my work.
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I pursue the theatricality in the everyday whilst sharing fragments of autobiography, observations on people, history and site.

The frequent use of drag in my work opens up a dialogue about the history of the drag king in contemporary performance, as well as facilitates the exploration of my gender identity. Living with a disability also frames the outcomes of my work and is examined through physical movement and live performance.

I have made work which focuses on Cliff Richard’s 1996 portrayal of Wuthering Heights’ ‘Heathcliff’; Butlins redcoats/ knobbly knees and performance art; the history of the Principal boy in Pantomime; psychics; Take a Break Magazine; medicinal leeches; regression and a cat who killed someone in a past life. Theatre flats and the DIY aesthetic of amateur dramatics articulate the materiality of these themes.

My academic practice culminated in a practice based PhD from The University of Manchester and was funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Lived Experience

I am a Welsh speaking, working class and disabled artist based in Wales.

 

Principal Boy

Aneurin Heaven

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Night of The Triangles

Gunsmoke City

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Highlights: 27 April - 3 May, 2026

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