Oscar Lakeman takes a playful approach toward his subject matter, painting monumental brushes and jars in vibrant color.  As he depicts each object, Lakeman presents us with only a fragmentary view of his studio. Yet each splattered canvas references the aesthetic experience of the artist and the performance that activates each painting.

Education:

Kent State University, Kent, OH

B.F.A. 1972

Solo Exhibitions:

2013 CX2 Project, Miami, FL

2012 Baker Sponder Gallery, Boca Raton, FL

2010 NGWB, Wilton Manors, FL

2001Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL

2001Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

2000Corbino Galleries,Longboat Key, FL

1999 WFG Gallery, Woodstock, NY

1999 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

1998Corbino Galleries,Longboat Key, FL

1997Robert Kidd Gallery,Birmingham, MI

1997Ken Elias Gallery,West Palm Beach,FL

1996Barbara Scott Gallery,Miami Beach, FLRoad house

1995Jeanine Cox Gallery,Miami Beach, FL

1994O.K.Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

1993Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

1991Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham,MI

1991Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

1990Hokin Kaufman Gallery, Chicago, IL

1990O.K.Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

1989O.K.South, South Miami, FL

1989Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

1988Richard Green Gallery,Los Angeles, CA

1987O.K.Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

1987Adams Middleton Gallery, Dallas , TX

1987Helander Gallery, Palm Beach , FL

1986O.K.South, South Miami, FL

1986Adams Middleton Gallery, Dallas, TX

1985O.K.Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

1985Gallerie Ninety-Nine, Bay Harbor, FL

1984O.K.Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions:

2006Contemporary American RealismVIII M A Doran Gallery, Tulsa,OK

2004Dealer’s Choice, Robert Kidd Gallery Birmingham, MI

2004 Annual Realism Exhibition Mary Ann Doran Gallery, Tulsa,OK

2002Works on Paper Kracer Art Gallery Miami, FL

2001Living In Miami Silvana Facchini Gallery, Miami, FL

2000Dealer’s Choice, Robert Kidd Gallery Birmingham, MI

200020 Years/20 Objects, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL

2000Dillon Gallery, New York

1999Big Realism, Elaine Baker Gallery Boca Raton, FL

1997Realistic Differences, artcenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL

1997National Horse Show Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

1997artcenter/South Florida Salutes the Division of Cultural Affairs,

Tallahassee, FL

1997Florida Artists, Jaffe/Baker Gallery Boca Raton, FL

1997Gallery Artists, Corbino Galleries Long Boat Key, FL

1996Ivan Karp: The Face of Contemporary Art, A Celebration of Forty Years of Fine Arts Dealership,

1995Humor in Art: Get It? Art to Laugh At, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY

1994Figurative Sculpture and Representative Painting, Margulies/Taplin Gallery, Coral Gables, FL

1994Live From New York: The OK Harris Gallery, Marcia Rafelman Fine Arts,Toronto, Canada

1994Young Guns: East Coast Artists, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV

1993The 57th Annual National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

1993New Approaches to the Still Life, Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY College at Brockport,NY

1992Greetings from Florida, Philharmonic Center for the Arts Naples, FL

1992The Articulated Thumbprint, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL

1992Art Miami ‘92 International Art Exposition, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL

1991Get Real, North Miami Center of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL

1991The Heart of America: The O.K.Harris Collection, Dada Building, Fukuoka City ,Japan

1991New Horizons in American Realism, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI

1990New Work-New York, Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, Canada

1990Contemporary Painting and Sculpture From Centre College, Norton Center,Centre College,

Danville, KY

1989Best of Season, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

1988Tortue is O.K. Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1987New Space New Work New York, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

1987The Hot Centre: Contemporary Art Selected by Ivan Karp, Norton Center for the Arts

Centre College, Danville, KY

1987The Right Foot, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA

1987The Director’s Choice, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL

1987Fifty-First National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

1987Lower Manhattan Revisited; Soho, Noho and Tribeca, Randolph-Macon Women’s College,

LYNCHBURG,VA

1987Mainstream America; The Collection of Phil Desind, Butler Institute of American Art,

Youngstown, OH

1987 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

1986Objects Observed, Summit Art Center, Summit, New Jersey

1986Highlights of the Season, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

1985First Contemporary Art Expo Tokyo,

Isetan Gallery Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan