Thomas John Carlson
Born in Minneapolis, MN in 1981, Thomas lives, works and manages the Jersey City Art School in downtown Jersey City.
EDUCATION
06 M.F.A. New York Academy of Art
04 B.F.A. Ringling School of Art and Design
SELECTED SHOWS
13 Eden Rock Gallery, St Barthelemy, F.W.I.
Solo show
10 affect:effect, The Majestic Theatre, Jersey City, NJ
Solo show
10 Fourth Street Art and Music Festival, Jersey City, NJ
Coordinated large-scale mural project
09 Fourth Street Art and Music Festival, Jersey City, NJ
Coordinated large-scale mural project
09 Mask of Gods, 58 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Group show
09 Ides of March, 58 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Solo show
08 Fiction and Fidelity 58 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2-person show
08 Jane’s Gallery, Eden Rock, St Barthelemy, F.W.I.
2-person show
08 People Places Things, Toy Eaters Studio, Jersey City, NJ
Group show
07 Homecoming, New York Academy of Art, NYC
Group show
07 Jersey City Studio Tour, Jersey City, NJ
Work showing at- Grace Church, Toy Eaters Studio, My Studio
07 Toy Eaters Studio, Jersey City, NJ
Solo show
07 Post-Graduate Fellowship Show, New York Academy of Art, NYC
3-person show
07 Toy Eaters Studio, Jersey City, NJ
Solo show
07 "Summer Vacation: Long Days, Hot Nights,” LITM, Jersey City, NJ
Group Show curated by Andrea Morin
07 1st Annual Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, NYC
curated by Eric Fischl, Jenny Saville, Vincent Desiderio
07 Eden Rock group show, St Barthelemy, F.W.I.
curated by April Gornik
07 Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York, New York
Regional MFA group show
07 Figureworks art gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Group show
06 Tribeca Ball, New York, New York
Group show
06 New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
M.F.A. Show
06 Bernade Somoza Fine Art, Houston, Texas
“New York New Realists”, curated by Christina Brungardt
06 Art Gotham New York, New York
“The Square Foot Show” in conjunction with the Armory show
05 Perth Amboy Art Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
2-person show, celebrating the centers anniversary
05 Art Gotham New York, New York
“The Square Foot Show” in conjunction with NYC Open Studios
04 Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
6-month exhibition at Keating hall
RECENT HONORS
08 6-months Art Residency at Jane’s Gallery at The Eden Rock Hotel, in St Barthelemy, FWI
06-07 New York Academy Research Fellowship
04-06 Posey Foundation full scholarship
04-06 Scholarship awards New York Academy of Art
04 Trustee scholar, Ringling School of Art and Design
Highest award offered in the program
03 SKB Foundation grant, Workshop in Dubois, Wyoming
EDUCATION
06 M.F.A. New York Academy of Art
04 B.F.A. Ringling School of Art and Design
SELECTED SHOWS
08 58 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2-person show (Upcoming Friday September 12th)
08 Jane’s Gallery, Eden Rock, St Barthelemy, F.W.I.
2-person show
08 People Places Things, Toy Eaters Studio, Jersey City, NJ
Group show
07 Homecoming, New York Academy of Art, NYC
Group show
07 Jersey City Studio Tour, Jersey City, NJ
Work showing at- Grace... (read more)
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