EDUCATION
New York University, Master in Studio Art
University Of Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005
Black&White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (forthcoming)
2003
Debs&Co., New York, NY (Project Space)
Bower House, San Antonio, TX, The Fresh Up Club & Art House, both Austin, TX
(Fall Tour of PERCHANCE: A Floating Scenic Overlook)
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
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
2005
Corcoran Biennial, Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC
2004
Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
‘Drawings by Sculptors,’ Black & White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
‘High Desert Test Sites,’ Joshua Tree, CA
‘Breaking Ground,’ White Columns, NY, 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, LIC, NY
‘Brewster Project,’ Brewster, NY
‘Let’s Get to Work,’ Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA (traveling exhibition)
‘Toothfairy Retribution Manifesto,’ Debs&Co., New York, NY
‘Luck of the Drawn,’ Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
‘Mixed Greens at Space 101,’ Brooklyn, NY
‘Snapshot!,’ Contemporary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
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, DC
1998
‘The Project Wall,’ A.R.T. (Art Resources Transfer), New York, NY
1997
‘Current Undercurrent, Working in Brooklyn,’ Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY
Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington, DC
‘Generations,’ A.I.R., New York, NY
‘domestic setting,’ Post, 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*
‘La Posada Hotel,’ Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA
‘Artist Multiples,’ Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
‘Members Choice: Emerging Artists,’ A.I.R., New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & BIBLIOGRAPHY
2003
Miki Garcia, GlassTire.Com ‘ En el Camino con Austin Thomas/On the Road with Austin Thomas,’ October/November
Jane Harris, Time Out New York ‘Breaking Ground,’ October 16-23, p. 83
Steve Dollar, New York Newsday ‘Summer Art That’s Like a Lazy Day,’ Sunday, August 17, p. D01
The New Yorker ‘Goings On: Art, Galleries, Brooklyn,’ April 14, p. 17
2002
Holland Cotter, The New York Times ‘Rain or Shine, Residing Outdoors,’ Friday, August 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,’ Sunday, December 2, p. H04 (picture pH05)
Time Out New York ‘Around Town: The Public Art Fund’s New Commissions For Metro Tech Commons,’ November 1-9, p. 54 Friday, October 5, p. E28
Carol Vogel, The New York Times ‘Inside Art: For Public Art, A New Scrutiny,’ Friday, October 5, p. E28
Michael Risinit, The Journal News (Putman) ‘Project gives interactive role to the
public,’ July 27.
New American Paintings Number 32, Open Studio Press, p. 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 version), ‘Austin Thomas: sik[ness],’ Thursday, June 29
Michael O’ Sullivan, The Washington Post, ‘Artists taking their ideas to the Streets,’ Friday, June 25, p. N60
1997
Ferdinand Protzman, The Washington Post, ‘David Sheldon and Austin Thomas,’ Thursday, December 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
2004
Smack Mellon Studio Award, Brooklyn, NY
2002
The Hungarian Multicultural Center Residency Program, Hungary
2001
Public Art Fund Commission, NYC
1996
Ucross Foundation Residency Program, Clearmont, WY
Villa Montalvo Artist Residency Program, Saratoga, CA
View more of Austin’s work at: http://austinthomas.org/
