Wes Thompson
Self-taught sculptor Wes Thompson (b. unknown) gathers medium from his environment in a dance of exchange between his body and the bodies that make up his home state–Cypress and fallen Juniper branches–to compose his sculptural systems, humble and strong like houses that weren’t meant for us, or a model of another system beyond our comprehension in synecdoche. He is based in Austin, Texas.
Wes Thompson
Rooted, 2025
Ashe Juniper
13 (h) x 65 (l) x 30 (w) inches
Wes Thompson
Salt Licked, 2025
Fumed White Oak
43(h) x 7 (l) x 3.5 (w) inches
Wes Thompson
Bones and Dust, 2025
Mahogany
9.5 (h) x16 (l) x8 (w) inche
Wes Thompson
Pelagic, 2025
Steel
7 (h) x 32 (l) x 6 (w) inches
Wes Thompson
Forty Winks, 2025
9 1/2" (H), 24 1/2" (L), 7" (W)
Ebiara and stained glass
Jackknife
28" x 18" x 5"
Paper pulp and juniper wood
2023
Under The Fence
35" x 16" x 12.5"
Juniper wood
2023
Stickers For Your Toes (Euphoric Release II)
Paper pulp and Mesquite wood Toes: 6" x 3"
Sculpture: 16" x 13" x 18"
2023
Wes Thompson CV
Exhibitions
2026
Stomping Grounds, Solo Exhibition, Martha’s, Austin,TX
2025
Felix Art Fair, Martha’s, Los Angeles, CA
2024
NADA Miami, Martha’s, Miami, FL
Troubeled Waters, The Gang Way NPT, Newport, Rhode Island
NADA NYC, Martha’s, New York, NY
I Want to Believe, Group exhibition, Marhta’s x 12.26 Gallery, Austin, Texas
2023
All Of The Clocks Have Been Wrong For Years, group show, MASS Gallery, Austin, Tx
NADA Miami, group exhibition, Martha’s, Austin, Tx
Echo, two-person exhibition, Martha’s, Austin, Tx
Half Gallery BARN, Half Gallery, New York, NY
Dallas Art Fair, group exhibition Martha’s, Austin,Tx
2022
Unseen Threads, group exhibition, Martha’s, Austin, Tx
Dallas Art Fair, group exhibition Martha’s, Austin,Tx
2021
What You See Is What You Get, solo exhibition, Martha’s, Austin, Tx
Wes Thompson in front of Night Sky holding Vessel for Holding Berries and Your Heart, 2021
