ABOUT
Statement on Ethics and Care & Indigenous Identity Fraud
↤ Ashley Grenstone | Ltd. ↦
Born and residing on the Unceded, Unsurrendered Traditional Territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation in ‘Ottawa’, Ashley Grenstone is an Interdisciplinary Professional, a passionate artist, and an advocate for ending the use of children in armed conflict.
For 15+ years Ashley has collaborated with clients from three continents, crafting vibrant visuals and detail-oriented administrative best practices.
Today, Ashley Grenstone Ltd. operates as the parent company—or ‘Nexus’—unifying several small business identities under its brand to deliver exceptional services and distinctive products.
Vision, Mission & Values | 2025 – 2026
Central to Ashley Grenstone | Ltd. is the commitment to creativity, collaboration and meaningful impact. Our work is rooted in a passion for the arts & advocacy, and serves in it’s role as a parent company the dedication to fostering original work, innovative relationships, and making a difference in the world. Guided by it’s Vision, Mission, and Values, Ashley Grenstone | Ltd. strives to unite purpose and practice under the common goal of championing positive change.
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Vision: To establish Ashley Grenstone Ltd. as a thriving parent company and public persona, functioning as a ‘Nexus’ for small businesses—each with its own unique brand and services—while also showcasing Ashley’s portfolio, CV, and contributions to prospective clients and employers.
Mission: Through a unified identity and a cohesive narrative, use the ‘Ashley Grenstone | Ltd.’ name and it’s ‘Nexus’ functions to act as a stable source of income, provide a creative outlet, and, serve as a platform to support Ashley’s lifelong commitment to ending the use of children in armed conflict.
Values:
Truth and Trust: To act in alignment with the principles of honest human collaboration, while managing any internalized doubts or fears.
Integrity: To approach our work with honesty, recognizing that words and promises hold value only when backed by actions and consistent practice. “Theory Drives us, Practice Defines Us”
Accountability: To ensure that words translate into actions, which further best practices that then demonstrate our work and drive for continuous improvement.
Wellness: To approach all endevours with only a healthy level of resolve and conviction so as to retain balance in all elements of work and life.
More about Ashley Grenstone
Ashley Grenstone (She/Her/They) blends the proficiency of her diverse range of skills, knowledge bases and experiences to strengthen her passions for the fine arts, administrative design, and advancing high-impact efforts towards ending the usage of children in armed conflict….
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With a BA in Human Rights and Social Justice (Carleton University, 2017), Ashley has contributed to impactful projects that blend creativity, strategy, and communication – particularly in her previous role as Senior Administrator for the CBC/Radio-Canada National Indigenous Strategy during its development and early implementation.
Born in Ottawa, ON (Canada) in the late 1980s, Ashley spent her early life moving across provinces with her family. Her experiences with unique communities aided in fostering a deep appreciation for equity, diversity, and inclusion which would later inform her education and employment aspirations.
Ashley has had the honour of working within integral institutions including the CBC/Radio-Canada, the non-profit Two-Spirits in Motion Society (2SiMS), and Carleton University.
Throughout her career, Ashley has worked with clients across Canada, honing her skills and focusing on growing as a professional and small business owner. Her artistic work has been featured at the Carleton University Art Gallery, the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto, and in the online publication These Pills Don’t Come In Our Colour, among others.
As a trans, intersex woman, Ashley’s personal experiences with employment discrimination and prejudice have translated into underscoring the need for authenticity in conversations surrounding identity, status and proximity – with particular relevance given to Indigenous Peoples, their Cultures and right to self-governance. For these reasons, Ms Grenstone has distanced herself from identifying as having Indigenous ancestry while independently researching her connections to community – with the expressed objective of recording and addressing any contributions to Indigenous Identity Fraud.
Ashley’s mission is to end the use of children in armed conflict, addressing the various roles children play in supporting and/or engaging in warfare. Her work also explores the less conventional ways children globally are impacted and involved in these crises.
The origin of Ashley Grenstone Ltd.
This story begins in 2009 at the start of an education in Product and Visual Design from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This period of fine arts and design refinement would lead to her continued work in the field over the following 15+ years and generate a diverse portfolio and list of clients for what would be one day known as Ashley Grenstone Ltd. …
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Over the next six years Ashley would complete 3/4 years of her program at NSCAD; move back to Ontario with her family; register her first official small business ‘Grenstone Rising’ in 2015 and graduate with a BA in Human Rights and Social Justice in 2017.
From 2015 to 2020 Ashley strived towards delivering exceptional graphic design services.
Quickly the needs of clients would take Ashley Grenstone outside of graphic design services and lead to a focus on custom art products and services in an number of mediums/styles through the creation of her second small business ‘Ashley Grenstone Arts’. Additionally the site served as a Fine-Arts Portfolio for future potential clients and employers.
Perhaps a reflection of the significant changes to our physical and digital landscapes as a consequence of the 2020 global Covid-19 Pandemic, Ashley experienced an increase in the need for digital services and contracts. As a result, there was an increased need for a unified, singular identity and this formed the first informal steps towards merging the two existing small businesses.
In early 2022, Ashley achieved a long-sought after full-time permanent employment opportunity with benefits, allowing her to achieve a level of financial stability previously out of reach to her, and she used that time to focus on her role and responsibilities, while working on the development of Ashley Grenstone Ltd. over the next 2.5 years.
As of September 2024 Ashley has been able to rework her existing website, fully merging her prior small businesses into a reimagined ‘Nexus’ of brands each with their own identity, services and roles to play in supporting the mission of the newly formed ‘parent company’ that is today known as Ashley Grenstone Ltd.
Art that Asks Questions, Colour that Inspires Emotion
Prints / Custom Products / Paintings