Co Westerik
b. 1924, Netherlands
d. 2018
Co (Jacobus) Westerik (b. 1924, The Hague, d. 2018) studied at the Academie van Beeldende, the Hague, graduating in 1947. From 1958 to 1971 he worked as a teacher of life drawing at the academy. From 1971, he worked from Rotterdam and the south of France. His oeuvre spans painting, drawing and etching. In 1999 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. Recent posthumous solo exhibitions include body and landscape, Sadie Coles HQ, Davies Street, London (2019); and Everyday Wonder, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2019). His work has featured in recent group exhibitions including The Main Entrance, Shahin Zarinbal, Berlin (2022); The Holding Environment, Chapter I and The Holding Environment, Chapter II, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn (2021).