Augie WK
Reaching into the ether and removing tangible colors and shapes.
Hartnell College
Associate in Arts, Studio Arts
Grants, Awards and Appointments
Content Magazine
Featured Artist: Issue 18:1 “Discover”
NEXTies!
Visual Artist of the Year, 2025
Office of Congressman J. Panetta
Special Congressional Recognition. 2024
Santa Cruz County Arts Commission
"Spotlight Award," 2023
Tannery Arts Center
Public Art Grant, 2022
Arts Council Santa Cruz County
Create Grant, 2018, 2025
Development Grant, 2021
Salinas Chamber of Commerce
Recognized Artist, 2018
Education
contact
Phone: 831-831-262-0257
Email: thejamsbrand@gmail.com
Website: www.thejamsbrand.com/augiewk
Instagram: www.instagram.com/augiewk
Exhibitions, Curation and Events
LatinXperiencia 2026: La Resiliencia @ Cabrillo Gallery - Aptos, CA
Featured artist in juried exhibition, Sept-Oct 2026
These Four Walls @ Radius Gallery - Santa Cruz, CA
Featured Muralists for Special Mural Exhibition, 2026
Lenz Arts Rotating Mural Wall - Santa Cruz, CA
Curation of muralists that rotate every six months, Start 2025
Content Pick Up Party & Issues 18.1 - San Jose, CA
Featured Artists, 2025
“31 Skulls” - San Jose, CA
Featured Artists, 2025
Event Santa Cruz, NEXTies Awards - Santa Cruz, CA
Visual Artist(s) of the Year Awardees, 2025
Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival, Felton, CA
Curator of Art Experience, 2025
Gilroy 3rd Friday Art Walks 2025, Gilroy, CA
Live Painting Curator, 2025
Content Pick Up Party - San Jose, CA
Featured Artist, 2024
Paint Jam, Vol. IV - Santa Cruz, CA
Curator, 2024
La Ofrenda Art & Wellness Festival - Gilroy, CA
Featured Artist, 2024
“31 Skulls” Local Color Annual Fundraiser- San Jose, CA
Featured Artist 2023
“Latin Heritage Month” Events, Bay Area, CA
Art Activations Curator for two events with Viva Creative, 2024
Coastal Watershed Council - Santa Cruz, CA
Curators of “River Jam,” 2024
“99 Bottles” Art Show at noble workshop & gallery - San Jose, CA
Featured artist for inaugural exhibition, a project of Local Color SJ
“Pachuco” Art Show at 1202 Contemporary Gallery - Gilory, CA
Featured Artist, 2024
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds /Fair- San Jose, CA
Curator and Administrator, 2024
“Earth Day” with Coastal Watershed Council- Santa Cruz, CA
Green Passport artist-led activity, 2024
“More than Cars” Art Show at Pajaro Valley Porter Gallery
Featured Artist, 2024
Kix Con 2 - San Jose, CA
Community Painting & Kid’s Activity Pages, 2023
“31 Skulls” - San Jose, CA
Featured artist for Local Colors annual Fall Fundraiser, 2023
“Afterlife: Celebrating Life and Remembrance” - San Jose, CA
Featured Artist with School of Arts & Culture and Works/San Jose, 2023
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds- San Jose, CA
Featured Artist in “Artist’s Alley” Pop Up Gallery, 2023
Lowrider Showcase - Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga, CA
Coloring Page Activity with Local Color, 2023
Flat Black 3rd Annual Summer Show - Palm Dessert, CA
Exhibition of original work “Slippin’ into Darkness,” 2023
Spotlight Award - Exhibition - Santa Cruz, CA
Exhibition of 11 original works, 2023
"Flamin' Hot” Art Show at Gallery 1202- Gilroy, CA
Featured Artist, 2023
Paint Jam, Vol. III - Santa Cruz, CA
Curator, 2023
Bizare Art Festival - Fresno, CA
Curator, 10th Anniversary Zine, 2023
Liminal Space Events - Santa Cruz, CA
Curator, 2022-2023
SubZero Festival - SoFa District, San Jose, CA
Featured Artist, 2023
Radius Gallery - Santa Cruz, CA
Featured Artist, "Small Works", 2022
Sessions with Old Pal - Santa Cruz, CA
Event Curation Staff, 2022
Paint Jam, Vol. I & Vol. II - Santa Cruz, CA
Curator, 2022
California Roots Festival - Monterey, CA
Featured Artist, 2022
Mexica New Year - San Jose, CA
Featured Artist, 2022
Museum Art & History - Santa Cruz, CA
Featured Artist for Día De Los Muertos Chalk Circles, 2021
Outside the Frame Campaign - Santa Cruz, CA
Twice Featured Artist for SC County Parks, 2021
1 Culture Gallery- San Jose, CA
Featured Artist, "La Cultura," 2021
Treehouse Dispensary - Soquel, CA
First Friday Artist, April -May, 2021
Other Brother Beer - Seaside, CA
Curator, First Fridays January-March 2021
Other Brother Beer - Seaside, CA
Curator & Featured Artist,
Block Parties June-July 2020
El Teatro Campesino - San Juan Bautista, CA
Featured Artist, "Palabra," 2018-2020
Arte Del Corazon - Watsonville, CA
Curator for Mercados Artesenales, 2019-2020
MAH Art Markets - Santa Cruz, CA
Latinx & Community Art Markets, 2019
Brew N Krew - Salinas, CA
Dia de Los Muertos Event, 2018-2019
Selena Tribute Festival - Salinas, CA
Curator & Featured Artist, 2018
Alisal Center for the Fine Arts - Salinas, CA
Featured Artist, Various Shows, 2016-2018
Arts Education, 2016-2018
public art
La Ofrenda Festival - Gilroy, CA
Live Painter, 2024
“Dedicated to the Lowrider Women” - Santa Cruz, CA
Private Commissioned Mural by Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos, 2026
Viva Calle SJ - San Jose, CA
Live Painter with Together We Create, 2026
Paint Jam, Vol. V - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2026
Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2026
Commissioned Mural, 2026
CDMX, Mexico, 2026
Commissioned Mural, 2026
Bizare Art Festival - Fresno, CA
Featured Muralist, 2026
100 Cans - San Jose, CA
Sunset Bridge Garden Restoration Event
Live Painters, 2026
“Cherry Impala/Cherry Blossom” - San Jose, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2026
“Harvest Moon” - Alisal High School, Salinas, CA
Designed, Painted and Installed background panels for play, 2025
La Ofrenda Festival - Gilroy, CA
Live Painter, 2025
Scotts Valley Art, Wine & Beer Festival - Scotts Valley, CA
Live Painter, 2025
“Sour Jam Summer Slam” hosted by Collective Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2025
“Bando” Event hosted by Tank Sh*t - San Jose, CA
Live Painter, 2025
“Chicano” Utility Box - San Jose, CA
Painted for SJ Arts Commission, 2025
Creekside, San Jose, CA
Over 50k sq.ft. of placemaking asphalt murals, 2025
Broadway San Jose, CA
Live Painter for Moulin Rouge Promotion, 2025
Healing Art Community, Santa Cruz, CA
Commissioned Mural, 2025
San Jose Day - San Jose, CA
Live Painter & Featured Artist, 2025
#TheHipHopPopUp, Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painted Mural, 2025
Bizare Art Festival - Fresno, CA
Featured Muralist, 2025
Writer's Bench - San Jose, CA
Featured Muralist, 2025
Gilroy 3rd Friday Art Walk 2025, Gilroy, CA
Featured Live Painter, 2025
Local Color, San Jose, CA
Commissioned Mural, 2024
La Ofrenda Festival - Gilroy, CA
Live Painter, 2024
Box Shop Open Studios - San Francisco, CA
Invited Artist, Live Painting, 2024
3rd Annual Chalk Festival -Gilroy, CA
Live Painter with M.A.N.O.S. Gilroy, 2024
Urban Peace - San Jose, CA
Featured Muralist, 2024
CannaFest, Eureka, CA
Invited Muralist 2024
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds - San Jose, CA
Muralist, “Life After” 2024
“Midtown Fridays” hosted by Rootstock - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2024
“Sweet Home Santa Cruz” hosted by Collective Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2024
Elderday - Community Bridges - Watsonville, CA
Muralist, 2024
420 @ Treehouse Dispensary - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2024
Coastal Watershed Council - Santa Cruz, CA
Artist in Residence, 2023-2024
6 Murals + 1 Youth Banner Project
Bizare Art Festival - Fresno, CA
Featured Muralist, 2023
“Guadalupe” - Oaxaca City, Mexico
Commissioned Mural, 2023
“The Old Skulls” Festival - Mexico City, Mexico
Featured International Muralist, 2023
“More Bounce LV” - Las Vegas, NV
Commissioned Mural, 2023
La Ofrenda Festival - Gilroy, CA
Live Painter & Featured Artist, 2023
2nd Annual Chalk Festival -Gilroy, CA
Live Painter with M.A.N.O.S. Gilroy, 2023
Viva Calle SJ - San Jose, CA
Live Painter with Together We Create 408, 2023
Silicon Valley Pride - San Jose, CA
Live Painter, 2023
Napa Town and Country Fair - Napa, CA
Daily Live Painter during 4-day event, 2023
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds- San Jose, CA
“Best in Show” Mural, 2023
“Blessed” Live Painter, 2023
Treehouse Dispensary “First Fridays”- Soquel, CA
Live Painter, 2023
“Tortillas Hechas a Mano” - San Juan B., CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2023
"Mandarin” - San Jose, CA
Commissioned Mural with Jarritos, 2023
"Serape Lips 2023” - Watsonville, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2023
Silicon Valley Pride, San Jose, CA
Live Painter, 2023
San Jose Parks - Activations , CA
Live Painter, 2023
"Here Comes the Sun" Arts & Music Fest- Felton, CA
Live Painter, 2023
333 Arts - Chinatown, Oakland, CA
Muralist with Beautification Program, 2023
"Selena" - Downtown San Jose, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2023
Paint Jam, Vol. III - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2023
"Storefronts" at - San Jose, CA
Private Commissioned Mural by Morgan Autism Center , 2023
El Teatro Campesino - San Juan B., CA
Live Painter at Annual Family Day, 2023
San Jose Day - San Jose, CA
Live Painter & Featured Artist, 2023
Streetlow 25th Anniversary Celebration - Salinas, CA
Live Painter, 2023
Writer's Bench - San Jose, CA
Featured Muralist, 2023
Bizare Art Festival - Fresno, CA
Featured Muralist, 2023
Liminal Space Events - Santa Cruz, CA
Featured Muralist, 2022-2023
Going All City PHX - Phoenix, AZ
Featured Muralist, 2022
Rock the Spot AZ - Tucson, AZ
Featured Muralist, 2022
"Impala" - Sacramento, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2022
Sessions with Old Pal - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2022
2Buck Invitational - Louisville, KY
Featured Muralist, 2022
Paint Jam, Vol. I & Vol. II - Santa Cruz, CA
Live Painter, 2022
"Mujeres Valley" - Fence Lake, NM
Private Commissioned Mural, 2022
Wahinepalooza - Sand City, CA
Live Painter, 2022
The Walls Arts Park - Waverly, TN
Featured Muralist, 2022
"Playground Rules" - San Jose, CA
School Commissioned Mural, 2022
"Past, Present, Future" - San Jose, CA
School Commissioned Mural, 2022
California Roots Festival - Monterey, CA
Live Painter, 2022
Mexica New Year - San Jose, CA
Live Painter, 2022
"Fresh Nutrition" - Prunedale, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2022
Bizare Art Festival - Fresno, CA
Featured Muralist, 2022
"Covenant House" - San Jose, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2021
Silicon Valley Pride - San Jose, CA
Live Painter, 2021
"Floral Goodness" - Santa Cruz, CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2021
"Head in the Clouds" - San Juan B., CA
Private Commissioned Mural, 2021
we. Mural Festival - Sand City, CA
Community Muralist, 2020
Stories for Solidarity - San Jose, CA
Featured Muralist, 2020
Community Paint Day - Watsonville, CA
Featured Muralist, 2018
“Take It Outside” - Salinas, CA
Live Painter, 2016
Salinas Beautification Project - Salinas, CA
Artists for 3 Electrical Boxes, 2015-2016
Augie WK has the privilege of being born and raised in California; Where he’s grown and evolved as a painter and designer. Augie WK is a lifelong artist aiming his focus towards murals, more specifically bold, colorful works of art that grab your attention from far away and pull you in for a more intimate interaction. With over 15 years experience in public art, Augie WK has painted everything from sidewalk art and electrical boxes to large scale public art for commissions and festivals, nationally and internationally. His unique style explores a “conversation” between graffiti and religious stained glass art. Giving a sacrament to the everyday through his exceptional use of color medleys. Augie WK believes that the funk is an essential part of works of art, and if he's lucky, the funk is within him when he's painting every piece.