Tidawhitney Lek
Tidawhitney Lek
- 1992
- Long Beach, CA
- Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
- 2017
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cal State University of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
- 2016
- Study Abroad Program, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, China
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
- 2023
- Living Spaces, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
- 2022
- My Walk, Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK
- House Hold, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA
- 2021
- Reminiscing, Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK
- Luna Anais Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2017
- South Gallery Art Expo, Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA
- Far Bazaar (two-person collaborative), Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA
- Tidawhitney Lek, Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
- 2016
- Disposable Thoughts (two-person collaborative), Marilyn Werby Gallery, Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
- Phenomenon of the Double, Marilyn Werby Gallery, Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2024
- The First Taste, Anat Ebgi, New York, NY
- Cross Currents: Visualizing Black and Asian Stories, curated by Micki Meng and Larry Ossei-Mensah, Four Nine One, San Francisco, CA
- 2023
- Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living, curated by Diana Nawi and Pablo José Ramírez, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- PRESENT ’23: Building the Scantland Collection, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- 2022
- Fire, Figure, Fantasy, Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, FL
- Ghosts of Empires II, curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah, Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, UK
- Retrato, Tlaloc Studios, South Central Los Angeles, CA
- Wonder Women, Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, New York & Los Angeles
- I Do My Own Stunts, Spazio Amanita Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2021
- Mother and Child, Micki Meng (Friends Indeed Gallery), San Francisco, CA
- Artists Against Anti-Asian Violence Benefit Auction, The Here and There Collective, New York, NY
- Felix Art Fair, ResidencyArt, The Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
- Hot Concrete, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020
- Home, Great Park Gallery, Palm Courts Arts Complex, Irvine, CA
- Emergence, Port City Creative Guild, Long Beach Community Hospital, Long Beach, CA
- Synthesis, Emerging Leaders in the Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2019
- Paritita II Fundraiser, Durden and Ray, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA
- Layered Lenses, GP3 Institute, Irvine, CA
- Fence, Leiminspace, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
- (1+2) = TAM Forum, Amax Gallery, Little Tokyo Art Complex, Los Angeles, CA
- PowWowLongBeach, Hi-Lo Gallery, Long Beach Post, Long Beach, CA
- Ganas De Existir, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
- Other Place Art Fair, The Barker Hangrrr, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
- We Choose Art: Feminisit Perspective, The Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
- All Stars, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
- 2018
- Art For OUR Sake, Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA
- The Sewing Circle (Feminine Narratives), Seaver Gallery, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA
- Quince Night II: A Womxn’s Empowerment Benefit Event, Plaza De La Raza, Los Angeles, CA
- Exhibit LA, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
- Open Studio-Pop Up, Los Angeles, CA
- Ganas, FA Collective, Angel City Brewery in partnership with Artshare, Los Angeles, CA
- Mindscape, Flatline Studio, Long Beach CA
- Painting the Night, Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
- 2017
- Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
- Student Printmaking Exhibition, Dutzi Gallery, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
- President’s Home: Miller House, Cal State University of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
- 2016
- Midnight Gallery, Long Beach, CA
- Partners in Crime Complices, Long Beach, CA
- Senior Student Exhibition, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
- Artful Healing, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
- FA4 Collective VS Everybody 2.0, Iguana Kelly’s, Long Beach, CA
- 2015
- (CALB) Cultural Alliance of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
- All Media, Irvine Art Center, Irvine, CA
- Art Expo, Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA
- 2014
- Insight, Cal State University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
- The Grime, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Awards and Grants
- 2020
- Finalist for Department of Cultural Affairs Public Arts Commission: LAX Airport Police Facility, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016
- Richard and Johanna Baker Endowed Scholarship
- ASI Scholarship
- Yale Norfolk Nominee
- 2015
- Fine Arts Affiliates Scholarship
- Yale Norfolk Nominee
- 2014
- Dewitt Foundation Residency NYC
- Linda Day Grant Recipient
Selected Press
- 2022
- Babette, Emily. Gallery Rounds: Tidawhitney Lek, Sow and Tailor. Artillery Magazines. Los Angeles, CA. Mar 16
- Gardner, Chris. Art Curator Jack Siebert Selects 20 Painters for Debut Exhibition: It’s a Female Empowerment Show. The Hollywood Reporter; Arts. Feb 24
- Le, Johnny. “HouseHold” and Exhibition By Tidawhitney Lek at Sow and Tailor, Los Angeles. Purple Magazine, Los Angeles, CA. Feb 23
- Franzini, Sam. Tidawhitney Lek Making a House Hold at Sow & Tailor. Flaunt Magazine. Feb 11
- Armstrong, Annie. Swizz Beatz Shills for the Saudi Government, Jacolby Satter White Gets a Portrait by Rachel Dolezal, and More Juicy Art World- Gossip. Artet News. Feb 10
- Aaron, Rebecca. At Spazio Amanita “I DO MY OWN STUNTS”, Marks Jack Siebert’s Curatorial Debut. Cultured Magazine. Feb 18
- 2021
- Hou, Ekalan. Mother and Child. The Brooklyn Rail, New York, NY. Nov 22
- Charboneau, Santiago. Interview with local painter Tidawhitney Lek. Art Not Ads, forthe.org. Long Beach, CA. Oct 21
- Cultural Undertow Will Pull You In. Diversions LA. Los Angeles, CA. Jul 10
- Artists Against Anti-Asian Violence Benefit Auction. Juxtapoz Magazine: Art & Culture. New York, NY. June 21
- Keam, Jason. Sunny Conversation on Mental Health with Tidawhitney Lek. Arts Council for Long Beach. May
- Chiotakis, Steve. Artist-run group shows pop up in LA as pandemic eases. KCRW: Greater LA. Los Angeles, CA. Apr 28
- 2019
- POW! WOW! Long Beach 2019. Arts Council for Long Beach, Public Art. Jul 26
- Morris, Asia. Gallery: POW! WOW! mural fest takes over for fifth annual summer in Long Beach. Long Beach Post, Hi-Lo Gallery. Jul 25
- 2018
- Turner, Nancy Kay. The Sewing Circles: Feminine Narratives at the Marlborough School. Art and Cake Magazine. Sept 15
- McClure, Siobhan. The Sewing Circle Catalogue. Seaver Gallery, Marlborough School. Sept 22
Public Collections
- Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- Perez Art Museum, Miami, FL
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL