# Mary Ashley

> Mary Ashley was an important early video artist and performance artist, painter, and a founding member of the influential ONCE Group, together with her then-husband, the composer Robert Ashley. She was later active in the Correspondence Art scene, collaborating with Fluxus artists including Dick Higgins and George Brecht. She is credited with introducing the Ozalid process, an ammonia-based technique for the reproduction of industrial drawings, to the art world.

*American performance artist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931
- **Died:** 1996-06-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mary Ashley was an important early video artist and performance artist, painter, and a founding member of the influential ONCE Group, together with her then-husband, the composer Robert Ashley. She was later active in the Correspondence Art scene, collaborating with Fluxus artists including Dick Higgins and George Brecht. She is credited with introducing the Ozalid process, an ammonia-based technique for the reproduction of industrial drawings, to the art world.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 23.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Mary Ashley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ashley)
- [ماري أشلي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%84%D9%8A)
- [Mary Ashley](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ashley)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a609e6a4-315f-4a3a-9b3e-140259aafa43)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16750239)

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