Aaron Wuerker
Buffalo, Wyoming
Born 1970 Iowa
Education:
MFA Painting 1995, YALE UNIVERSITY
BFA Painting 1992, KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
Public Collections:
NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM Casper, WY
KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEPORARY ART & DESIGN Kansas City, MO
Growing up and living on the plains has shaped my interest in the austere beauty of common sights.
My paintings have always depicted industrial or agricultural objects as they sit in the landscape. These monoliths are simply the things I’m drawn to look at. There’s a compelling painterly challenge to the texture of galvanized steel in natural light, or the unique colors of industrial paint as they harmonize with grassy hills.
Often, I try to focus on the way mechanized forms mimic the horizon line, or frame natural elements in the landscape. I like to think that there’s a silent narrative in this interaction that defines an iconic American landscape.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2017 “Married to the Landscape”, NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM, Casper, WY
2017-2014, 2012-2010, 2007-2005, 1997 ”Art Auction Exhibit”, YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM, Billings, MT
2017-2007 “Annual Auction Exhibition”, NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM, Casper, WY
2007 “A Range of Expression”, UCROSS FOUNDATION, Clearmont, WY
2016, 2008, 2005-2003 Invitational, BRADFORD BRINTON MUSEUM, Big Horn, WY
2000 “3 painters Return”, KCAI ALUMNI GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1999 Landscapes, BOWEN BROOK ART CENTER, Franconia, NH
1998 Aaron and Jenny Wuerker, STREETERVILLE GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1997 “Aaron Wuerker: Rural America”, UCROSS FOUNDATION, Clearmont, WY
1996 “Aaron Wuerker: Passages” UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Torrington, CT
1995 Faculty Show, WASHINGTON ART ASSOCIATION, Washington, CT
1992 Aaron Wuerker Landscapes, CAMBRIDGE EXHIBITION SPACE, Kansas City, KS
1991 “Urban Landscapes”, MWMWM GALLERY, Chicago, IL
SELECTED AWARDS:
Elizabeth Canfield Hicks Award for excellence in life painting, Yale University, 1995
Victor Wilson Fellowship to Yale University, 1993
Washington DC chapter, National Society of Arts and Letters, 1993
Gold Key award for watercolor, National Scholastic Art Awards, 1987
SELECTED EXPERIENCE:
2012-2013: 1 of 3 Mural team members, complete two 80’ murals Buffalo, WY
1999-Present: Owner/property manager, residential and commercial rental units.
1995-1998 Adjunct college instructor, CT Community College System, Univ. of Connecticut; Art History, Art Appreciation, Studio Art
1987-1991 Commercial production artist and illustrator, Iowa
Buffalo, Wyoming
Born 1970 Iowa
Education:
MFA Painting 1995, YALE UNIVERSITY
BFA Painting 1992, KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
Public Collections:
NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM Casper, WY
KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEPORARY ART & DESIGN Kansas City, MO
Growing up and living on the plains has shaped my interest in the austere beauty of common sights.
My paintings have always depicted industrial or agricultural objects as they sit in the landscape. These monoliths are simply the things I’m drawn to look at. There’s a compelling painterly challenge to the texture of galvanized steel in natural light, or the unique colors of industrial paint as they harmonize with grassy hills.
Often, I try to focus on the way mechanized forms mimic the horizon line, or frame natural elements in the landscape. I like to think that there’s a silent narrative in this interaction that defines an iconic American landscape.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2017 “Married to the Landscape”, NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM, Casper, WY
2017-2014, 2012-2010, 2007-2005, 1997 ”Art Auction Exhibit”, YELLOWSTONE ART MUSEUM, Billings, MT
2017-2007 “Annual Auction Exhibition”, NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM, Casper, WY
2007 “A Range of Expression”, UCROSS FOUNDATION, Clearmont, WY
2016, 2008, 2005-2003 Invitational, BRADFORD BRINTON MUSEUM, Big Horn, WY
2000 “3 painters Return”, KCAI ALUMNI GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1999 Landscapes, BOWEN BROOK ART CENTER, Franconia, NH
1998 Aaron and Jenny Wuerker, STREETERVILLE GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1997 “Aaron Wuerker: Rural America”, UCROSS FOUNDATION, Clearmont, WY
1996 “Aaron Wuerker: Passages” UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Torrington, CT
1995 Faculty Show, WASHINGTON ART ASSOCIATION, Washington, CT
1992 Aaron Wuerker Landscapes, CAMBRIDGE EXHIBITION SPACE, Kansas City, KS
1991 “Urban Landscapes”, MWMWM GALLERY, Chicago, IL
SELECTED AWARDS:
Elizabeth Canfield Hicks Award for excellence in life painting, Yale University, 1995
Victor Wilson Fellowship to Yale University, 1993
Washington DC chapter, National Society of Arts and Letters, 1993
Gold Key award for watercolor, National Scholastic Art Awards, 1987
SELECTED EXPERIENCE:
2012-2013: 1 of 3 Mural team members, complete two 80’ murals Buffalo, WY
1999-Present: Owner/property manager, residential and commercial rental units.
1995-1998 Adjunct college instructor, CT Community College System, Univ. of Connecticut; Art History, Art Appreciation, Studio Art
1987-1991 Commercial production artist and illustrator, Iowa
