Marcus Eakers is a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator based in Oklahoma, whose work transforms lived experience into bold, symbolic narratives. Through exaggerated forms and character-driven compositions, he explores identity, vulnerability, and cultural perspective with striking emotional clarity.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
May 2026 – MAINSITE Contemporary Art, solo exhibition
March 2026 – Thunder Community Foundation, Art & Sole Fundraiser Event, group exhibition
December 2025 – DNA Galleries, Lunch Box Art Show, group exhibition
September 2025 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, 12x12 Art Fundraiser, group exhibition
August 2025 – Deck Show Fundraiser for plaza walls gallery, group exhibition
September 2024 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, 12x12 Art Fundraiser, group exhibition
September 2023 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, 12x12 Art Fundraiser, group exhibition
August 2022 – Paseo Arts Association, Freedom Story Clara Luper Show, group exhibition
September 2022 – Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, 12x12 Art Fundraiser, group exhibition
March 2011 – Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Biting The Apple, group exhibition
February 2011 – Velvet Monkey Salon, duo exhibition
November 2010 – DNA Galleries, Growth, solo exhibition
July 2009 – Coworking Collaborative, solo exhibition
August 2008 – Flips Wine Bar and Trattoria, solo exhibition
August 2005 – Gold Dome Multicultural Society, solo exhibition
August 2004 – LiT Rooftop Bar, solo exhibition
March 2003 – Kirkpatrick Galleries, duo exhibition
LIVE ART
June 2025 – Oklahoma City Thunder, live painting session
April 2025 – Oklahoma City Thunder, live painting session
MURALS
September 2025 – Plaza Walls, Plaza Walls Mural Expo, outdoor mural
June 2025 – Norman Juneteenth Festival, outdoor mural
June 2024 – With Love Project, Juneteenth on the East, outdoor mural
November 2022 – El Reno Walls, outdoor mural
SELECT CLIENT LIST
Oklahoma City Thunder
Eater
405 Magazine Business
Curbside Chronicle
Literati Press Comics & Novels
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
July 2025 – TBC Magazine, Volume 1 Issue 11
June 2025 – Art Focus Magazine Spring 2025
June 2020 – Oklahoma City Gazette
November 2010 – Oklahoman.com
November 2004 – Oklahoma City Downtown Monthly Volume 3, Number 11
AWARDS
2026 3x3 International Illustration Annual No.23 Merit Award
2026 3x3 International Illustration Annual No.23 Honorable Mention
2026 American Advertising Awards District 10, Illustration Silver Winner, OKC Thunder
2026 OKC American Advertising Award, Illustration Gold Winner, OKC Thunder
Communication Arts 2025 Illustration Shortlist
Communication Arts 2023 Illustration Shortlist