JOSHUA WELKER
ABOUT
EDITIONS
EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin: MFA
May 2009 Austin, TX

Covenant Theological Seminary: Master of Arts in Theological Studies
May 2003 St. Louis, MO

Webster University: BFA Sculpture
May 2000 St. Louis, MO


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013
Summer Flat (she wore hot pants)
Commissioned for the Post-Performance Series by The Luminary Center for the Arts
Old Post Office Plaza, May, June, July, and August, St. Louis, MO

2012
It wasn’t me, I wasn’t there
Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, MO

2008
Can You Pay the Gas Bill?
Three Walls, San Antonio, TX


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021
New Prints 2021/Summer (link)
June 10–September 18
Juried by Christiane Baumgartner
International Print Center New York

2016
ArtPrize8
Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI

Contemporary Drawing
Kent State University, Kent OH

2015
The Farthest Plane
Ball State University, Atrium Gallery, Muncie In

Portemantau
Taylor University, Metcalf gallery, Upland IN
40 at 100
Webster University, St. Louis, MO

Whiteness of the Whale
Cultural Art Center, Columbus OH

2014
Spectrum
Gensler offices, Austin TX

Hatch
Union City, IN

2013
Tell/Tale
Rooms To Let, Columbus OH

2012
Construct
School 33, Baltimore, MD

2009
Terrain, MFA Thesis Show
Creative Research Lab, Austin TX

2008
Amuse-Bouche
Creative Research Lab, Austin TX

2007
Intersections, Part 3, Discordance
Creative Research Lab, Austin TX

Intersections, Part 2, Problematizing Representation
Creative Research Lab, Austin TX

Intersections, Part 1, The Burden of History
Creative Research Lab, Austin TX


SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

2020
Queen Sonja Print Award Nomination (link)

2012
1st place Saatchi Showdown “Abstract” Judged by Peter Coffin (link)

Dave Bown Projects: $5,000.00 Top Award: Third Semiannual Competition (link)

2011
Artist Wanted, Year in Review top100 (link)

2008-09
Continuing Research Fellowship, University of Texas, Austin, TX


BIBILIOGRAPHY

2012
Saatchi Online Magazine: From the Studio of…
May 20th 2012
(link)

2008
Lombardi, D. Dominick, Josh Welker

Art Lies No.58 Summer
(link)

Myers, Allison. Amuse-Bouche, July. Online. (link)

2007
Douberley, Amanda. Interchange (Part I)
UT Austin. Summer. Online
(link)

Hixson, Kathryn, Problematizing Representation,
UT Austin. Summer. Online
(link)

Castillo, Salvador. Arts Review
Austin Chronicle, August 17. Online.
(link)