Lynda Ashaw | Puerto Rican Artist, Art Historian & Educator

ARTIST • ART HISTORIAN • EDUCATOR

LOOK CLOSER.
THERE'S A STORY HERE.

I'm Lynda Ashaw, a Puerto Rican visual artist, art historian and educator.

I paint people, places and memories. I research the histories around them. I teach what I learn.

Whether you came here to find artwork, have something made, collaborate on a project, or follow an art-history rabbit hole — there's a door for you below.

LYNDA ASHAW • PUERTO RICO
Panadería artwork by Lynda Ashaw
Commissioned painting by Lynda Ashaw
Toa Alta Puerto Rico
Mejor Que Ayer artwork
SIX DOORS • ONE STUDIO

Where do you want to go?

No digging through menus. Pick what brought you here and I'll take you straight there.

01
COLLECT

Find artwork to keep.

Original paintings, prints, story-driven collections and studio pieces that already exist and are waiting for a home.

Enter Collect →
02
COMMISSION

Have something made for you.

A person, family, pet, meaningful place or memory translated into an original painting built from your photographs and story.

Commission a painting →
03
GATHER

Let's make something together.

Workshops, murals, cultural projects, public programming, collaborations and artist-led experiences for organizations and communities.

Explore Gather →
04
LEARN

Follow the rabbit hole.

Art Tea with Lyn, ¿Quién Es?, Art Tip Jar, the Art Radar, Puerto Rican art history and resources for people who like asking one more question.

Start learning →
05
ABOUT

Meet the person behind the work.

My studio practice, art-history work, teaching, exhibitions, public projects and the ideas connecting all of it.

Meet Lynda →
06
JOURNAL

Come see what I'm noticing.

Field notes, tea sessions, studio thoughts, photographs, research scraps and the things that haven't turned into a finished essay yet.

Open Lyn's Journal →
FROM SOMEONE WHO CAME BACK

The work has already lived in people's lives.

“
Lynda has been absolutely amazing to work with. She's done multiple pieces for me over the years and she always nails my vision. She was able to perfectly capture the warmth and life that once filled her home and put together this amazing family portrait that was missing in our lives. I go back to her again and again because her attention to detail is unmatched.
— M.M. • Repeat commission client
Better Than Yesterday. MEJOR QUE AYER • LYNDA ASHAW