AK Westerman | CV
AK WESTERMAN | AK ORGANIC ABSTRACTS
Curriculum Vitae
SELECTED SOLO/DUO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Of Which We Are Made with Chris Hoehle, Valkarie Fine Art, Lakewood, CO
2020 Mythical and Elemental Forces: Of Earth, Water and Man with Chris Hoehle, Valkarie Fine Art, Lakewood, CO
2017 Dona Laurita Gallery, Louisville, CO
2017 Boulder Digital Arts, Boulder, CO
2017 Graceful Arts, Alva, OK
2016 Beyond, Graphite Elements and Design, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 The Interpretation Of An Enigma, The Project Box, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 Dennis R. Neill Center Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2014 Organik, DNA Galleries, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 Organik, The Project Box, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 DNA Galleries, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 Fusion of Work, Istvan Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Guardians of the Feral Lands, A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
2020 - 2025, Chinese New Year Invitational, Valakrie Fine Art, Lakewood, CO
2017 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition 12 x 12 Annual Juried Exhibition, Science Museum Oklahoma,
Oklahoma City, OK
2017 Altered Barbie: Nobody’s Fool, Kasum Contemporary Art, Oklahoma City, OK
2017 ONE, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
2016 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition 12 x 12 Annual Juried Exhibition, Science Museum Oklahoma,
Oklahoma City, OK
2016 Curiosities, AK Westerman & Bombs Away Art, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
2016 Turn, AK Westerman and Nancy Jackson, The Project Box, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 Push, Pop, Kick, Traveling Skate Culture Exhibition
Dona Laurita Gallery, August 2015, Louisville, CO
Firehouse Art Center, September 2015, Longmont, CO
Hangar 41 Gallery, October 2015, Denver, CO
Valkarie Fine Art, November 2015, Lakewood, CO
Gallery 343, December 2015, Loveland, CO
2016 Gallery 343, January-February, Loveland, CO
2016 DeRubies Gallery, December 2015-January 2016, Lake Tahoe, California
2015 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition 12 x 12 Annual Juried Exhibition, Science Museum Oklahoma,
Oklahoma City, OK
2015 Fashionable Abstractions, Graceful Arts Center, Alva, OK
2015 From Earthsea to Fantasy, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
2015 Paseo Annual Members Exhibition, Juried by Howard Koerth, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 Devoir, Juried Exhibition, Fringe OKC, Istvan Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 MoreColor, Juried Exhibition, Dennia R. Neill Center, Tulsa, OK
2014 Wings of Art, Istvan Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 Paseo Annual Members Exhibition, Juried by Suzanna C. Thomas, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 Red Dot, Juried Exhibition, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 Swoon, Juried Exhibition, Fringe OKC, Istvan Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 Women In Art National Juried Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2013 Deep Six, Juried Exhibition, Fringe OKC, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 Reverie, Juried Exhibition, Fringe OKC, aka Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 Viewpoint 45 National Juried Exhibition, Juried by Litsa Spanoa, Mary Ran, John Ruthven,
Cincinnati Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2013 Group Exhibition, DNA Galleries, Oklahoma City, OK
2013 Locus, Juried Exhibition, Fringe OKC, Istvan Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 Paseo Annual Members Exhibition, Juried by BJ White, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 Texas and Neighbors Regional Juried Exhibition, Juried by Jill Pankey, Irving Arts Center,
Irving, TX
2012 Visual Artists for Breast Cancer Awareness, Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK
COLLABORATIONS
2015 The Elaborate Collaborate, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2013 Swoon, AKA Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK, Co-curated by Debra Ashley, Lisa Allswede,
Krystle Brewer of Fringe OKC
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
2015 Pioneer Library System, “An Awakening Borne Not Of Light”, Norman, OK
2015 Work held in private collections in Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia,
Washington, Colorado
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fringe OKC (Oklahoma’s Women’s Art Organization) 2013-2016
Paseo Artists Association, 2012-2019
Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition, 2012-2018
RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
2019 - 2022 Resident Artist, Valkarie Fine Art, Lakewood, CO
2015 -2019 Resident Artist, Dona Laurita Gallery, Louisville, CO
2015 Oklahoma City Pre-Qualified Artist Pool for Public Arts - Graphic Design Category
2015 Oklahoma City Pre-Qualified Artist Pool for Public Arts - 2D Art/Painting Category
2014 Fellow, ArtistINC Live, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition Professional Basics Grant
2013 Studio Residency, Istvan Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
TEACHING
2016 Artist Talk, Oklahoma City Girls Art School, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 Art Moves Artist Talk, The Project Box, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 SAGE Artist Talk, Dennis R. Neill Center Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2015 ASK Seminars, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Guest Speaker, Norman, OK
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 March 27, ‘Cover Story: Altered Barbie: Nobody’s Fool confronts cultural norms, ignites debate at April
exhibition’, Eastes, Laura, Oklahoma Gazette, Oklahoma City, OK
2016 August 12, Painter AK Westerman and silversmith Nancy Jackson team up for Turn, Jack Fowler, Oklahoma
Gazette, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 November 27, ‘Artist Paints Shaping Helmet for Metro Baby’, Lewis, Christy, News 9, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 September 17, ‘Local artist paints her way into skateboard subculture’, Horton, Greg,
Oklahoma Gazette, Oklahoma City, OK
2015 May 7, Celebrating the Big Read’s ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’, Hill, Doug,
Norman Transcript, Norman, OK
2015 May 6, Graceful Arts exhibition feature, Martin, Lynn, Alva Review Courier, Alva, OK
2014 June 6, Look at OKC feature article, Dallas, Ebony Iman, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 April 2, Empty Easel, featured acrylic artist, Rief, Cassie
2005 August 5, Picture the Dream, The Oklahoman, Lunsford, Ja’Rena, Oklahoma City, OK
EDUCATION
2000 Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD
2001 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY