KING 5 EVENING

Almost five years ago, we featured Tacoma artist Curtis Ashby on our show, highlighting his colorful murals which began popping up around the city.

We checked in with Ashby this year and weren’t surprised to find that he is making more art now than ever before ─ all thanks to the pandemic.

“Art is just my outlet, my way of expressing,” Ashby explained. “Since COVID pushed me back into the studio a little bit more, it forced me to kind of challenge my artistic direction and also make me question, ‘Why am I making art?’”