ABEK-ART
Abe K (a.k.a. "Abek") is a Los Angeles-based visual artist specializing in airbrush painting, printmaking, and digital art. Airbrushing was passed down to him from its usage in a family-run textile graphics & design business during the 1970s and 80s, and he continues to utilize it as a traditional art method in the 21st century. While in college, he studied illustration, graphic design, and printmaking. In particular, intaglio printmaking (a method using metal plates to transfer etched or engraved images onto paper) and silk screen printing (fine-art and commercial) became specialty mediums in his repertoire. Abek's style infuses elements of science fiction, lowbrow art, dark art, and comic art. His work has been exhibited at galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Japan. He currently lives and works in the L.A. area.
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EXHIBITIONS
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2024
Everything But the Kitchen Sink, La Luz De Jesus, Hollywood, CA
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2023
Fresh Honey December '23, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Fresh Honey July '23, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
18th Anniversary Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2022
Fresh Honey December '22, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Good Tunes: Music Themed Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Fresh Honey June '22, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2021
Visionary Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Rising Stars of LA, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Line Attack 10, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Healing Honey: 16th Anniversary Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2020
Hive Holiday Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2019
7th Annual Coaster Show, Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, CA
Line Attack 8, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
14th Anniversary Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
I Want To Believe, Sugarmynt Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
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2018
Post-It Show 14, Giant Robot 2 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
6th Annual Coaster Show, Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, CA
Femme Fatales, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Traction Avenue Group Show IV, Traction Avenue Art Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Traction Avenue Group Show III, Traction Avenue Art Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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2017
Traction Avenue Group Show II, Traction Avenue Art Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Traction Avenue Group Show I, Traction Avenue Art Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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2016
Hive Holiday Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Star Wars Pilots Show, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
Dia De Los Muertos Show, MCAÜ, Los Angeles, CA
Dia De Los Muertos Show, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
4th Annual Coaster Show, La Luz De Jesus, Hollywood, CA
Art of Ice & Fire: Game of Thrones Tribute, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
11th Anniversary Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2015
Twelve Days of Star Wars, Pop Secret Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
International Exchange Exhibition, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan
3rd Annual Coaster Show, La Luz De Jesus, Hollywood, CA
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2014
Urban Legends, South Pasadena Mercantile Company, South Pasadena, CA
Long Summer Dark Knight, South Pasadena Mercantile Company, South Pasadena, CA
May the 4th Be With You, South Pasadena Mercantile Company, South Pasadena, CA
Open-Call Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Printworks: CCA Faculty & Alumni, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
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2013
Space, Studio Quercus, Oakland, CA
CCA Baccalaureate Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2012
Senior Thesis Show, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Ink & Clay 38, Kellogg Art Gallery, Pomona, CA
OUA/CCA Exchange Exhibition, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan
OUA/CCA Exchange Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
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2011
International Student Exhibition, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China
Deep, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
16th Yozo Hamaguchi Scholarship Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Artists of the Bay Area Exhibition, Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa, CA
Impressions from the CCAC Print Shop, Studio Quercus, Oakland, CA
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2010
First Printmaking Annual, Space Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
New Student Exhibition, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
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2009
Open-Call Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Juried Student Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
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2008
Lost Art: An All Printmaking Exhibition, Yvon's Art Studio & Gallery, Pasadena, CA
August '08 Group Show, McGinty's Gallery At the End of the World, Altadena, CA
56th Visual Arts Scholarship Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Juried Student Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Love*Life*Lust, La Mano Press, Los Angeles, CA
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2007
Avenue 50 Holiday Show, Avenue 50 Studio, Highland Park, CA
Open-Call Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
KGB Studio Group Exhibition, KGB Studio, Los Angeles, CA
55th Visual Arts Scholarship Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Juried Student Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
March '07 Group Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2006
Studio Group Exhibition, The Woman's Building, Los Angeles, CA
October '06 Group Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
September '06 Group Show, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Miniature Art Exhibition, Blue Chips Gallery, Highland Park, CA
El Gran Mitote, The Woman's Building, Los Angeles, CA
Juried Student Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
54th Visual Arts Scholarship Exhibition, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
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2004
Open-Call Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Anti-Show, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
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EDUCATION
BFA Degree-2013, California College of the Arts, Oakland/San Francisco, CA, 2010-2013
Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, 2004-2008
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