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EDUCATION
New York University, Master in Studio Art
University of Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA (Project Space)
2003 Debs&Co., New York, NY (Project Space)
Bower House, San Antonio, TX
The Fresh Up Club, Austin, TX
Art House, Austin, TX
Black & White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Dianepruess Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Art in General, New York, NY
1996 Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington, DC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES (SELECTED)
2007 "Inside/Outside: Habitat," Sculpture Park, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2006 "Garden Improvement," Glyndor Gallery and Grounds, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
"Out of the Blue," Co-organized with Joy Episalla & Amy Lipton, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2005 "The 48th Corcoran Biennial," Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC
2004 "Danica Phelps, Mark Lombardi and Austin Thomas," Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
"Playpen," The Drawing Center, New York, NY*
"Drawings by Sculptors," Black & White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003 "High Desert Test Sites," Joshua Tree, CA*
"Breaking Ground," White Columns, New York, NY
"Float," Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, Queens
"World Speak Less Dumb," Uplands Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
"Tasty Buds," The Work Space Gallery, New York, NY
"Inscribing the Temporal," Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Austria
"Crossings: Artistic and Curatorial Practice," a multi-site exhibition in conjunction with 2003 College Art Association, New York, NY
2002 "Serious Fun," Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY*
"Ballpoint Inklings," Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
"Periphera," Murray Guy, New York, NY
2001 "Hospitality," A Constructed World Project, Foxy Productions, Brooklyn, NY
"Temporary Residents," Public Art Fund, Metro Tech Commons, Brooklyn, NY*
"Interval: New Art for a New Space," The Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
"Brewster Project," Brewster, NY
"Let’s Get to Work," Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
"Toothfairy Retribution Manifesto," Debs&Co., New York, NY
"Luck of the Drawn," Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2000 "Collector’s Choice," Exit Art, New York, NY
"human/nature," Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY
1999 "A Conversation Piece," A.R.T. (Art Resources Transfer), New York, NY
"SIK (Stones I’ve Known) Circle," Exit Art, New York, NY, performance piece
"SiteProjectsDC," The Washington Projects for the Arts/Corcoran, Washington, DC
1998 "The Project Wall," A.R.T. (Art Resources Transfer), New York, NY
1997 "Current Undercurrent, Working in Brooklyn," Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington, DC
"Generations," A.I.R., New York, NY
"domestic setting," Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Four Montalvo Artists Work on Paper," Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, CA
1996 "The Art Exchange Show," 4C, New York, NY
"4+1," In Collaboration, Akron, OH
1995 "Vital Matrix," domestic setting, Los Angeles, CA
"Members Choice: Emerging Artists," A.I.R., New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007 Edith Newhall, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Sculpture in the Great beyond: Abington Art Center’s woodland hosts vast treasures," Fri., Jul 0, p. D16 (picture p. H05)
2006 Ken Johnson, The New York Times, "Odes to Nature, Grand and Demure, at Two Bronx Gardens" Friday, July 14, p. E30
2005 The Washington Post, "At Bottom, A Comfortable Way to Look at Things," Mar. 19, p. C02
Sidney Lawrence, Artnet, "Uncorced," June 9
2004 The New Yorker, "Goings On: Art, Galleries, Downtown," July 12-19, p. 24
Bridget L. Goodbody, Time Out New York, "Playpen: Selections Summer 2004," July 15-22, p. 78
2003 Miki Garcia, GlassTire.Com, "En el Camino con Austin Thomas/On the Road with Austin Thomas," Oct./Nov.
Jane Harris, Time Out New York, "Breaking Ground," Oct. 16-23, p. 83
Steve Dollar, New York Newsday, "Summer Art That’s Like a Lazy Day," Aug.17, p. D01
The New Yorker, "Goings On: Art, Galleries, Brooklyn," Apr. 14, p. 17
2002 Holland Cotter, The New York Times, "Rain or Shine, Residing Outdoors," Fri., Aug. 9, p. E31
Art in America, "Summer Art Getaway," July, p. 17
2001 Edward J. Sozanski, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Grab Bag Ideas on Art’s Direction," Sun., Dec. 2, p. H04 (picture p. H05)
Time Out New York, "Around Town: The Public Art Fund’s New Commissions For Metro Tech Commons," Nov. 1-9, p. 54
Carol Vogel, The New York Times, "Inside Art: For Public Art, A New Scrutiny," Fri., Oct, 5, p. E28
Michael Risinit, The Journal News, "Project Gives Interactive Role to the Public," July 27
New American Paintings, Number 32, Open Studio Press, pp. 154-157
2000 Ken Johnson, The New York Times, "Human/Nature," Friday, July 21, p. E30
1999 Sarah Douglas, The New York Times/New York Times Today (online), "Austin Thomas: sik[ness]," Thurs., June 29
Michael O’ Sullivan, The Washington Post,"Artists Taking Their Ideas to the Streets," Fri., June 25, p. N60
1997 Ferdinand Protzman, The Washington Post,"David Sheldon and Austin Thomas," Thurs, Dec. 4, p. D7
"It’s Only Money," CNN Television Broadcast, June 2
1996 Anastasia Aukeman, ARTnews: The Cutting Edge, "Small Budgets, Large Ambitions," Fall/Winter Special Edition
1994 Donald Russell, Washington Review, "Art Sites 6," June/July
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2005 Public Art Commission, Arlington County, VA
2005 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace Residency, New York, NY
2004 Smack Mellon Studio Award, Brooklyn, NY
2002 The Hungarian Multicultural Center Residency Program, Hungary
2001 Public Art Fund Commission, New York, NY
1996 Ucross Foundation Residency Program, Clearmont, WY
Villa Montalvo Artist Residency Program, Saratoga, CA
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
