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Education
B.F.A. Northern Illinois University - 1972
M.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 1986
Academic Appointments
Graduate Advisor, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1993
Instructor, First Year Program, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994-1995
Visiting Artist, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 1995
Visiting Artist, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN 1996
Visiting Professor, DePaul University, 1997 to 2001
Other Positions
Graphic Designer, 1972-1986
Set Designer, New Dance Consort, Chicago, IL 1980-1981
Curator, MoMing Dance and Art Center, Chicago, IL 1983-1985
One-Person Exhibitions
1988 |
Pascal de Sarthe Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalog) |
1990 |
Seibu-Shibuya Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (catalog) |
1991 |
Pascal de Sarthe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
1992 |
More Equal, Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, NY |
1993 |
University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL |
1995 |
Tough Gallery, Chicago, IL |
1996 |
South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN (catalog) |
1997 |
The False Self, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, IL |
1998 |
Walking on the Bottom of the Ocean, NIU Art Museum, Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL (catalog) |
1999 |
Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL (catalog) |
2003 |
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois, "Rooms with Views" |
2005 |
Northern Illinois University Museum, DeKalb, IL (Super-Spatial) |
Group Exhibitions
1979 |
N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL (performance installation) |
1980 |
C.G. Jung Institute, Evanston, IL |
1981 |
W.P.A. Gallery of Environmental Art, Chicago, IL |
1982 |
The Ojai Foundation, Ojai, CA (permanent installation |
1985 |
Sculpture Overview, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (catalog) |
1986 |
Raw Light State of Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, IL |
1987 |
Individuals, Compass Rose Gallery, Chicago, IL |
1988 |
L'or Et Son Mythe Grand Palais, Paris, France (catalog) |
1989 |
Biokinetic, University Galleries, Illinois State
University, Normal, IL, Six Sculptors (catalog) |
1990 |
Pascal de Sarthe Gallery, Chicago International Art Exposition,
Chicago, IL |
1991 |
Raumzeichen, Galerie Dorothea Van Der Koelen, Mainz, Germany |
1992 |
Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL |
1993 |
Volume: No Noise, Klein Art Work, Chicago, IL |
1994 |
Tough Gallery, Chicago, IL (four-person exhibit) |
1995 |
Contemporary Art Center Of Peoria, Peoria, IL, |
1996 |
Art Cologne 96, Fassbender Gallery, Cologne, Germany |
96/97 |
Cultured Pearl, Seoul Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Seoul, Korea |
1997 |
Insight - Four Chicago Artists, Tidbit Gallery, Portland,
OR |
1998 |
Reality Bites: Approaches to Representation in American
Sculpture, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
1999 |
Art-in-Architecture Maquettes, Illinois State Museum, Chicago,
IL |
Awards, Grants and Commisions
1982 |
Arthur Baer Memorial Competition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL |
1984 |
Full Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL |
1986 |
Illinois Arts Council Exhibition Grant |
1986 |
Fellowship Competition Award, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL |
1989 |
Chicago Artists Abroad Grant |
1989 |
Sculpture Chicago Art-In-Progress Symposium Award, Chicago, IL |
1989 |
Design Award, State of Illinois Visitors Center Outdoor Sculpture, Springfield, IL |
1989 |
Commission Award from City of Chicago 1/2% for Art for Harold Washington Memorial Library, Chicago, IL |
1991 |
Commission Award from Illinois, 1/2% for Art, University of Illinois at Springfield, IL |
1994 |
Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Grant |
1995 |
Commission Award from Illinois, 1/2% for Art, Illinois State University Science Building, Bloomington, IL |
1998 |
Illinois Arts Council Project Completion Grant |
1999 |
Research Assistance Grant, DePaul University |
2004 |
Dupage County Courthouse Campus outdoor sculpture/installation, Wheaton, IL |
2007 |
Chicago Transit Authority, Rockwell station, "Hidden Movers" |
Bibliography
Reviews, One-Person Exhibits
Brunson, Jamie; San Francisco Chronicle, March 1988, Pascale de Sarthe Gallery, Los Angeles
Donahue, Marlena; Sculpture Magazine, March 1992, Pascal de Sarthe Gallery, Los Angeles
Melrod, George; Art in America, December 1992, Rosa Esman Gallery New York
Artner, Alan; Chicago Tribune, May 1995, Tough Gallery
Artner, Alan; Chicago Tribune, November 1997, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago
Camper, Fred; Chicago Reader, May 1998, Northern Illinois University Museum Gallery, Chicago
Krainak, Paul; Sculpture Magazine, November 1998, Fassbender Gallery, Chicago
Reviews, Group-Exhibits
(Reviews are listed in which the artist is singled out for critical
mention).
Palmer, Laurie; New Art Examiner, May 1986, Rezac/Skomski, Feature Gallery, Chicago
Taylor, Sue; Chicago Sun-Times, January 1987, Space Probe, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
McKracken, David; Chicago Tribune, June 1990, Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago
Bellos, Alexandria; The Riverfront Times, June 1993, Cross Examination, M.O.C.R.A. St. Louis
Bettendorf, Elizabeth; State Journal Register, May 1994, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis
Shepley, Carol Ferring; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 1994, Post-Minimalism and the Spiritual; Four Chicago Artists
Holg, Garrett; Chicago Sun-Times, March 1993, Sequence of Forms, Chicago Cultural Center and State of Illinois Art Gallery
Risberg, Debra; Dialogue Magazine; Peoria Center for Contemporary Art, November 1995
Camper, Fred; Chicago Reader, May 28, 1998, Reality Bites, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Hawkins, Margaret; Chicago Sun-Times, May 1, 1998, Reality Bites, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Catalog Essays, Interviews and Articles
(Essays treating a body of the artist's works)
Stodder, Carole; Profile: Thomas SkomskiChicago Artists Coalition Newsletter, 1983
Luecking, Stephen; essay, catalog of Sculpture in the CentrifugeEvanston Art Center, 1985
Luecking, Stephen; article, Recent Trends in Chicago SculptureNew Art Examiner, 1986
Mesmer, Sharon; article, Breaking Down BarriersChicago Life Magazine, 1986
Cameron, Dan; essay, catalog of Redefining the ObjectCleveland, 1988
Novakov, Anna; essay, catalog of one-person exhibit, Pascal de Sarthe Gallery, San Fransisco, 1988
Adrian, Dennis; catalog of Sculpture Chicago Symposium1989
Blinderman, Barry; essay, catalog of Biokinetic: Poetry Through Motion Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL, 1989
Cameron, Dan; essay, catalog of solo exhibitions, Seibu, Tokyo, Haku Gallery, Osaka, Japan, 1990
Kond, Yukio; essay, catalog of solo exhibitions, Seibu, Tokyo, Haku Gallery, Osaka, Japan, 1990
Kirshner, Judith; Interview, Journal of Contemporary Art, vol. 5, No. 2, 1992
McKracken,/Artner; essay, Portraits of Five Chicago Artists, Chicago Tribune, May, 1993
Donahue, Marlena; essay, catalog of solo-exhibition, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, 1996
Cassidy, Victor; essay, Thomas Skomski, Behind the Studio Door Chicago Artists News, 1996
Kirshner, Judith; essay, catalog of solo-exhibition, Northern Illinois University Museum Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998
Brunetti, John; essay, catalog of solo exhibition, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL, 1999
Gallery Representation
Pascal de Sarthe Fine Art
5620 Wilkinson Rd.
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
480-905-0806