Mary Ashley

Mary Ashley (1931 – June 15, 1996) was an important to the lead video player and action artist, painter, and a founding aficionada of the influential ONCE Group, together subsequently her then-husband, the composer Robert Ashley. She was well along active in the Correspondence Art scene, collaborating with Fluxus artists including Dick Higgins and George Brecht. She is attributed with introducing the Ozalid process, an ammonia-based technique for the reproduction of industrial drawings, to the art world.