Mediums - Acrylic latex, felt, rubber, charcoal, pencil on various substrates, including canvas, linen, cardboard, paper, appropriated paintings, prints, books, found objects and materials; also pigment ink digital printing.

Artist's Statement -Recent periods include: Pinklings (2004); Pill Series (1996-2004); Corner Square Paintings (1998-1999); Penis Wars (1996-1997); Toyota Series (1994-1996)

Biography - Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1962. Education: Suffolk College, Foundation in Art and Design, graduated 1981; Manchester Polytechnic, England, BA (Hons) Design for Communication Media, graduated 1984. Professionally active 20 years, based in London, Portugal, Los Angeles, New Mexico. Also shown in New York, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Paris, Tokyo, and elsewhere in the US and Europe.

Gallery Affiliations - James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe; Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe; Rule Gallery, Denver; Santa Fe Editions, Santa Fe; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe; New Mexico Arts, Art in Public Places Program.

Exhibitions - Recent solo shows only - 2004: Pinklings, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe; Narrative Works, Rule Gallery, Denver. 2003: Men at Work, MoCA, Fort Collins; Fear of Art, James Kelly, Santa Fe. 2002: James Westwater, Condo, Santa Fe. 2001: James Westwater, James Kelly, Santa Fe; Parsley's Car, Helix Santa Fe. 1999-2000: eggandchipstwice, eBay.com. 1997: James Westwater, Brenda Taylor, New York; Penis Wars, OffSite, Santa Fe. 1996: 100 Sanded Objects, Linda Durham, Galisteo; James Westwater, Brenda Talor, New York. 1994: James Westwater, LA Art, Encino; The Toyota Series, B-1/Lulu's Alibi, Los Angeles