THOMAS J. DURHAM
2014 Independence Street New Orleans, La 70117
917-688-9624
thomasjohndurham@gmail.com
www.tomdurhamsculpture.com
Teaching and Professional Experience
2016 -2020 Director of Fine Arts Sculpture Academy of Art University of
San Francisco
2012 – 2015 EIS Sculpture Studios, Brooklyn, NY
1990 – 2015 Self-employed Sculptor/ Artist
2000 – 2003 Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1993 – 1999 College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
1988 – 1989 University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
1986 – 1988 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1984 – 1985 University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Commissions, Awards
2019 – Commission Portrait Urelli Corelli Hill, New York Philharmonic, David Geffen Hall
2018 – Juror for NSS Ettle Grant
2017- Juror for NSS 84th Annual Exhibition
2015 – Private Commissions, New York
- Portraits of writers for individual school library
- Portraits of NY Philharmonic conductors
2013 – 2015- EIS Sculpture Studios New York, NY
- Presentation drawings for sculpture and small clay models
2012 Hibernia Society, Charleston, SC
- Portrait painting of Thomas Stephens
2011 HBO, Keven Largent Studios, New York, New York.
- Sculpture of Larry David as Statue of Liberty, life size
2009 Commission Max Heller sculpture, Greenville, SC
2007 College of Charleston. Library, Portrait Mr. & Mrs. Greene
2005 – 2006 Commission, Friends of Pete Hollis, Greenville, SC
2005 Lorenzo De Medici Award for sculpture, Florence, Italy
2005 Commission, Citadel, Charleston, SC
2004 Commission, Bethesda Home for Boys, Savannah, Ga.
2004 Commission, V Fitness Health Club, Charleston, SC
2003 Florence Biennale, 2nd place, Lorenzo il Magnifico award, Florence Italy
2001 Commission Hometown Heroes, Greenville, SC.
2001 Commission, portrait, Gino Bataglio, Chicago, Ill.
2001 Commission, Christ and Child, Elpis Foundation, Agape Ministries, Charleston, SC
2000 – 2001 Commission, Phillip Simmons, Elpis Foundation, Agape Ministries Charleston, SC
1997 Commission, Footlight Players Theater, Charleston, SC
1997 Commission, LifeQuest Triple Crown, Charleston, SC
1997 Commission, Sullivan’s Island Park Foundation, Sullivan’s Island, SC
1996 Commission, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta,GA
Exhibitions
2017- NSS Annual exhibition
2017- Faculty Exhibition, Atlier Gallery, San Francisco
2016- Martin Gallery, Charleston , SC
2013 – 2015 Renaissance Art Gallery, Catskill, NY
2012 “Art for the Heart”, Vanderbilt Republic, Brooklyn, NY
2011 HBO, Kevin Largent Studios, New York, NY
2009 Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA
2008 75th Annual National Sculpture Society Exhibition, New York, NY
2008 nAscent Gallery, group exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Censorship, Brecht Forum, group exhibition, New York, NY
2007 Maryland Art Place Gala, group exhibition, Baltimore, MD
2007 “Open Studio Tours”, Post , Philadelphia, PA
2007 “Summer Nudes”, Antresian Gallery, group exhibition, Baltimore, MD 2007 Nu Nu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Dragon Con, Atlanta, GA
2007 ” Where Science Meets Art”, Society of Art for Imagination, group exhibition, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
2006 National Sculpture Society Invitational, Park Avenue Atrium, New York, NY
2006 Heroes Con, Charlotte, NC
2005 Linearte, Expo, Gent, Belgium
2005 Arte Padova, Expo, Padua, Italy
2005 “The Scroll”, Waterfront Gallery, group exhibition, Charleston, SC
2004 Redux Gallery, group exhibition, Charleston, SC
2004 Fraser Fox Gallery, Charleston, SC
2004 “The Head Show”, Halsey Gallery, group exhibition, Charleston, SC
2003 Florence Biennale, Florence Italy
2003 Charleston City Gallery Vendue Range, group exhibition, Charleston, SC
2002 Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, group drawing show, New Orleans, LA
2002 Sculpture International Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2002 Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, invitation, New Orleans, LA
2001 Martin Gallery, two person show, Charleston, SC
2000 International Fine Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1999 DOCS Gallery, New Orleans, LA
1999 Caboose Gallery, Kent, CT
1999 Sculpture in the South, Summerville, SC
1999 Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1998 Wells Gallery, two person show, Charleston, SC
1998 DOCS Gallery, group show, New Orleans, LA
1998 “Material Objects”, SC Arts Commission, group exhibition, Columbia, SC
1989 Walker Art Center’s Fifth Open Studio Tour, Minneapolis, MN
Publications
2018 Sculpture Review Magazine, Spring 2018 issue
2016 Sculpture Review Magazine, winter 2015-2016 issue
2015 Gods and Goddesses, Michael Publishing, LLC
2012 Life and Death of a Moth, print on demand through blurb.com
2012 Endangered Species, print on demand through blurb.com
2009 Images of Imagination, print on demand through blurb.com
2011 Featured artist, 100 Artists of the Male Figure by Eric Gibbons
2002 New Orleans Magazine, artist interview, April, 2002
Professional Affiliations
National Sculpture Society elected Fellow
Sculpture Society of Portraits of the Americas
Society of Art for Imagination
Beinart International Collective of Surrealists
Education
1983 M.F.A. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1982 Graduate Studies University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1975 B.A. College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
Collections
New York Philharmonic, Jacques Cousteau, Bernadette Peters, Trammel Crow’s public and private collection, Jacques Kaplan’s collection, Steve Ziff, Robin and Angie Biddle Duke, Matthew Carrone, The Palm Springs Museum Collection, and the State Collection SC.
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