Press & Accolades
A few things I’m proud of.
Huntsville City Lifestyle · September 2026 · Cover story
On the cover of The Style Issue
Ashton was the cover feature of Huntsville City Lifestyle’s September 2026 Style Issue, with an interview on personal style, maximalist color and the inspiration behind her work.
“What you wear is a form of self expression!”Ashton, in Huntsville City Lifestyle
Press
Huntsville City Lifestyle
The Style Issue interview
A conversation on fashion, color season and dressing like her art.
Alabama Magazine · Fall 2025
Fall Art Festivals
Featured in the statewide guide to the season’s must-visit art festivals.
The Huntsville Scout Guide · 2027
Scouted Artist
Ashton’s artwork appears in the 2027 edition of the Huntsville Scout Guide.
Signature commission
Huntsville Hospital Foundation
The Foundation commissioned a large original painting for the lobby of Huntsville Hospital’s new orthopedic and spine tower. The finished piece shows a young tree rooted in a rocky mountain ridge, with a sunrise sky over the Appalachian foothills.
- 5 × 9 ftOriginal painting
- LobbyOrthopedic & spine tower
Awards
First Place
Arts in Medicine Show, National Arts Program
First Place, Painting
Eastern Shore Art Council Outdoor Art Show
Fairhope, Alabama
Award of Honor
Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival
Pensacola, Florida
Third Place Overall
Decatur River Clay Show
Decatur, Alabama
First Place
Arts in Medicine Show, National Arts Program
First Place, Painting
Eastern Shore Art Council Outdoor Art Show
Fairhope, Alabama
Featured Billboard Artist
Kentuck Festival of the Arts
“Sea of Possibilities” used across digital, print and billboard advertising
Award of Distinction
Panoply Arts Festival
Huntsville, Alabama
Third Place Overall
Arts Alive Festival
Award of Merit
Arts Alive Gallery Show
Best of Show
Arts in Medicine Show, National Arts Program
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
BFA in Painting with a minor in Art History, and a Master of Art Education, at the University of Montevallo. In her senior year, her professors selected her for the Excellence in Painting Award.
Press inquiries: ashtonhuffstetlerart@gmail.com