Jaki Katz Ashford has been a painter, designer and sculptor for over 34 years. Her talents have earned her a stellar reputation in the field of medallic arts, having sculpted over one thousand medals during her career. Among the many important pieces to her credit is the Century IV medal for the City of Philadelphia, the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal and coins of the realm for many foreign nations.

In 2005 she was commissioned by the Detective's Endowment Association of the city of New York to create a bronze memorial sculpture honoring their beloved vice-president John "Jack" Healy.

Jaki's whimsical imagination has also earned her an international reputation as a sculptor of fine collectibles.  She has created many sculptures for the Franklin Mint, Noble of Germany, the Hamilton Collection and other sculpture houses.

A native of Philadelphia, Jaki attended Tyler School of Art of Temple University at the age of 14, at that time the youngest student ever accepted. Her paintings have won awards at numerous exhibitions and in 1986 she was awarded an honorarium at the prestigious Moore College of Art in Philadelphia.                 

As a new resident of Fort Myers, Jaki is concentrating her unique and acclaimed talents towards producing her own visions in limited edition fine art pieces.