about the artist
Ashlee Holt is a Manchester-based photographer and BA Hons student who specialises in the documentary and street genres, though she has delved into many different genres, such as; architecture, landscape, portraiture, and abstract surrealism.
General collections aside, her main projects consist of: ‘Trapped Anxiety’ 2023, ‘Image of Home’ 2024, ‘Sonder’ 2025, ‘Forgotten Archives’ 2025, ‘When the Time Comes’ 2025. ‘When the Time Comes’ has been converted into a series of two zines, and has the potential to be a publication in the future.
In 2025, Holt has collaborated on projects with other art departments and photographers at Manchester Metropolitan University, all of which have been exhibited around the university. A more recent and prominent work is ‘What’s Weighing You Down?’ This is a group collaboration with artists Keira Bill and Joshua Gutoman, which also features the charity Action For Conservation.
In the past, she has collaborated with brands and charities such as; Hubbub and Virgin Media on account of ‘E-Waste’.
Holt has an upcoming collaboration project with China Academy of Art, titled ‘Imbalance’, that is set to be exhibitied in Hangzhou in the spring.