Education:
2010 La Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, MFA, "Producción Artística"
8-13-2008 The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas, BA, "Art & Performance"
Selected Solo Expositions:
2018 The Descent of Man, Gray Contemporary, Houston, Texas
2016 Joachim West, New Work, Confusion, Valencia, Spain
2016 Salud, Pariah Arts, Dallas, Texas
2015 The Whyte Window / Black Mirror / Black Burka Art Show, Beefhaus, Dallas, Texas
2015 Polling Night at “Who’s Afraid of Chuck and George”, CentralTrak, Dallas, Texas
2015 Artist Talk and Stump Speech –Campaign for Art President, RO2, Dallas, Texas
2014 Tête-à-tête: A Conversation with Draftsmen of the Apocalypse: Thor Johnson and Joachim West, CentralTrak, Dallas, Texas
2014 Mother Earth Is a Dirty Whore, RO2, Dallas, Texas
2013 Michael Westfried, RO2, Dallas, Texas
2011 Mighty Fine Arts, “Michael Westfried: New Work, Dallas, Texas
2008 University of Texas at Dallas "Stripped Off: Creatively Exposed", Texas
2008 University of Texas at Dallas "In Memory of Andrew Haliburtan", Texas
Selected Collective Expositions and Juried Shows:
2017 Picture Show of the Mind; A Tribute to the Teachings of Lee Baxter Davis, Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, Louisiana
2017 Drawing Conclusions, Curated by Wouter van Loo, Paris Texas Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
2016 BACOS (La Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo Emergente Eve-Maria Zimmermann), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
2016 Fascism, The Whitney Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
2015 Entre Línguas: Mostra Internacional de Artes Visuais , Casarão 6, Pelotas, Brazil
2015 Zines! Zines!, Reading Room, Dallas, Texas
2014 Draftsmen of the Apocalypse, Curated by Heyd Fontenot, CentralTrak, Dallas, Texas
2014 It's a living that's Cursed, Deep Ellum Windows, Dallas, Texas
2013 Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas
2013 The MAC Presents Carrie Crumbley at RO2 Art, Dallas, Texas
2012 500XPO, Juror: Aaron Parazette, Dallas, Texas
2011 Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas
2010 3rd Coast National , Juror: Trenton Doyle Hancock, The K-Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, Texas
2010 The Hot Shop, Juror: Benito Huerta, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas
2008 Geomorph, Curated by Charissa Teranova, CentralTrak, Dallas, Texas
2008 Spring Show '08, Curated by Joan Davidow University of Texas at Dallas, Texas
Press:
Destig Magazine
https://www.destig.com/artist-of-the-week/joachim-west-strongly-influenced-by-the-spirit-of-social-critique?fbclid=IwAR0NSPasNKBdWqVsWRBm-3G27k-Qxhlx2J-GLtQ7bhcj--_jy4m7dGQq3Og
Yahoo News Spain, Javier Taeño
https://es.noticias.yahoo.com/artista-coloreado-fotos-holocausto-evitar-slideshow-wp-172903638.html
Channel 5 News UK
TPI News
https://www.tpi.it/foto/fotografie-a-colori-olocausto/
LAJK.HR
http://www.index.hr/lajk/poster/212402/retusirao-je-fotografije-zrtava-holokausta-i-ljudima-poslao-mocnu-poruku
2019 LAD BIBLE Dominic Smithers
http://www.ladbible.com/news/news-artist-restores-photos-to-help-educated-people-about-the-holocaust-20190127
2019 Inquirer, Francesca Militar
https://pop.inquirer.net/69759/artist-brings-to-light-the-horrors-of-holocaust-by-colorizing-world-war-ii-photos
2018 Glasstire, Christina Rees and Neil Fauerso
glasstire.com/2018/08/08/top-five-aug-9-2018-the-most-twisted-artists-in-texas/
2018 Daily Mail, Stephanie Linning, England
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5677855/Artist-restores-colorizes-photos-Holocaust.html
2018 Tuxboard, Loi Pinel, France
https://www.tuxboard.com/les-images-de-lholocauste-ont-ete-colorisees-pour-mieux-les-graver-dans-les-memoires/
2018 Interez, Ľuboš Belko, Slovakia
https://www.interez.sk/umelec-kolorizuje-fotografie-holokaustu-aby-sme-na-toto-temne-obdobie-nezabudli/
2018 Refresher, Matúš M., Slovakia
https://refresher.sk/53998-Desiatky-Zidov-natlacenych-v-jednej-miestnosti-Kolorizovane-fotky-holokaustu-ti-pripomenu-najsmutnejsie-obdobie-nasich-dejin
2018 Molatik, Mayk Şişman, Turkey
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Ikinci-Dunya-Savasi-fotograflarini-tek-tek-renklendiriyor-molatik-7853/
2018 Bajo Palabra, Mexico
https://bajopalabra.com.mx/artista-restaura-fotos-de-victimas-del-holocausto
2018 The Independent, Greg Evans
https://www.indy100.com/article/holocaust-colour-images-raise-awareness-artist-joachim-west-world-war-2-8329056
2018 D Magazine, Kathryn Goddard
https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2018/04/no-crying-over-spilt-art-beef-or-should-there-be/
2016 Personal Interview, F Radio Valencia, Spain
2016 CBS News Channel 11, Dallas
2015 Dallas Morning News - Sharon Grigsby
http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/06/provocative-balls-are-for-fetch-spay-neuter-mural-too-risque-for-oak-cliff.html/
2015 THRWD Magazine -Lee Escobedo
http://www.thrwd.com/2015/03/09/the-ten-joachim-west/
2015 Dallas Observer – Lauren Smart
http://www.dallasobserver.com/events/what-is-an-artist-talk--4214030/
2015 Centraltrak – Canvasing - Darryl Rattclif
http://centraltrack.com/Culture/6698/Canvassing/Thanks-To-The-Dallas-Medianale-McKinney-Avenue-Contemporary-Tops-Our-March-Gallery-Rankings
http://centraltrack.com/Culture/6576/Canvassing/Check-Out-Our-New-Monthly-Gallery-Power-Rankings
2015 Thrwd – Patrick Patterson-Carrol
http://www.thrwd.com/2015/04/06/late-recap-whyte-windowblack-mirrorblack-burka-art-show-beefhaus/
2015 Artnet – Sarah Cascone
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/crane-collapses-onto-dallas-museum-of-art-285103
2015 Glasstire – Bill Davenport
http://glasstire.com/2015/04/03/dallas-destroys-art-again/
2015 Dmagazine – Peter Simek
http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2015/04/why-are-more-dallas-artists-destroying-their-art/
2015 Glasstire –Christina Rees
http://glasstire.com/2015/03/26/top-five-march-26-2015/
2015 Dallas Observer- Lauren Smart
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2015/03/5_art_exhibitions_to_see_this_weekend_9.php
2015 THRWD Magazine-Lee Escobedo
http://www.thrwd.com/2014/12/10/vote-for-dallas-art-president/
2015 Out The Window -Rodney Rogers
http://devicecircle.blogspot.com/2015/01/joachim-west.html?m=1
2015 Glasstire – Bill Davenport
http://glasstire.com/2015/01/30/art-president-of-dallas-campaign-begins/
2015 Dallas Observer- Lauren Smart http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2015/01/inside_the_beautifully_grotesque_world_of_dallas-based_artist_joachim_west.php
2015 Arts + Culture – December Through January 2015 – Musing: On reconciling outside and inside in the post postmodern world – Jennifer Smart http://artsandculturetx.com/musings-2/
2014 Dallas Observer – 10 Best Art Exhibitions of 2014 - Lauren Smart http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2014/12/10_best_art_exhibitions_of_2014.php
2014 Glasstire – Christina Rees
http://glasstire.com/2014/11/03/draftsmen-of-the-apocalypse/
2010 ArtHash
http://arthash.com/2010/08/artist-interview-michael-joachim-westfried-soriano.html
2008 The UTD Mercury
https://mercuryartblog.wordpress.com/category/review/
