Artist Biography

Thomas considers himself a native New Yorker where he presently lives and has his studio. He received his MFA from Colorado College. After getting his MFA he returned to Brooklyn and Studied with John Murray. He then went onto study at The Atelier Lack in Minneapolis, Minnesota and The School of Representational Art in Chicago. He has worked as a studio assistant for David Salle and Ron Gorchov.

Exhibitions, Galleries and Museums

2008 Allen Gallery, Works on Paper, New York, NY
2007 James Cohan Gallery, Postcards From The Edge, New York, NY
2007 DUMBO Art Festival, Open Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2006 Sikkema Jenkins & Co., Postcards From The Edge, New York, NY
2006 Open Studio, Deciding the Weather, Brooklyn, NY
2005 Robert Miller Gallery, Postcards From The Edge, New York, NY
2004 Brent Sikkema, Postcards From The Edge, New York, NY
2004 Hudson Center for Contemporary Art, The Peekskill Project, Peekskill, NY
2003 Galerie Lelong, Postcards From The Edge, New York, NY
2003 Open Studio, Portraits, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Seascapes, Open Studio, New York, NY
2002 Sperone Westwater, Postcards from the Edge, New York, NY
2001 Seascapes, Open Studio, Brooklyn, NY
1999 Riverfront Gallery, Sheboygan, WS
1998 Portrait Show, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
1998-1996 Around the Coyote, Annual Art Fair, Chicago, IL


Artist Statement

My painting partly explores the use of representational objects to narrate the geopolitical, social and environmental challenges that face us all.


Education

1994-1998 School of Representational Art, Non-Credited, Chicago, IL
1993 Atelier Lack, Minneapolis, MN
1991-1992 John Murray’s Studio, Long Island, NY
1986-1990 Colorado College, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Colorado Springs, CO