COOKIE KERXTON
About the artist
After 26 years of teaching arts and crafts in a psychiatric hospital setting, combined with a lifetime interest in design, Cookie Kerxton found abstract art a natural transition. She began studying abstract acrylic painting in 1994, followed by studying design, color theory, silk screen, monotype printing and paper making at the Corcoran. Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, The Art League and Glen Echo. Her work is mainly about color, design and shape, and she continues to experiment with new materials and art forms.
Her work has been shown in numerous juried shows and galleries and she is a resident artist at Upstairs Art Studios in Bethesda, MD. Kerxton holds a degree in Political Science and History from The Ohio State University
After surviving vocal cord cancer in 2008, Kerxton started 9114HNC (Help for Head and Neck Cancer), which grants money to patients with head and neck cancer in financial need. All artist proceeds from Kerxton’s work go towards the fund.
Artwork from the 9114HNC event Courage Unmasked, a fundraiser that auctioned transformed radiation masks into works of art, can be seen at courageunmasked.org. Her solo exhibition, Shapes & Colors, is on view now.
Recent Touchstone solo exhibitions include:
Additional Cookie Kerxton works
