James David Thomas

If The Oceans Don't Make It, How Will We?				Gallery II			Mar 31 - Apr 25, 2007

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	Frank Hyder SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS 2007 La Salle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA 2007 Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles, CA 2002 Museo de Jacobo Borges, Caracas, Venezuela 2001 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Zulia, Recuerdo de Mundo, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2001 The Museum of the University of the Andes, Merida, Venezuela 1996 Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA 1996 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Caracas Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela 1996 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Coro, Coro, Venezuela 1995 Museo Universitario, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia 1995 Museo Arqueologico La Merced, Cali, Colombia 1995 Museo de Arte de Coro, Coro, Venezuela 1995 Instituto Peruano Norteamericano, Lima, Peru 1989 The Morris Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA MUSEUM COLLECTIONS U.S. Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela Austin Peay University, Clarksville, TN Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA Centro Colombo Americano, Medellin, Colombia Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Grand Rapids, MI LaSalle University Museum, Philadelphia, PA Library of Congress, Washington, DC Museo de Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela Museo del O’este, Caracas, Venezuela Museo Universitario, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia Ontario Museum of Art, Toronto, Canada Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Permanent Collection Pennsylvania Convention Center Commission, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA CORPORATE COLLECTIONS ARA Services Corporation Bell Atlantic Corporation Halley Berry Berwind Trust Co. Franklin Mint GE Corporation Elton John Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Microsoft Pennsylvania Convention Center Saks Fifth Avenue Terminal Freezers Wyndham Franklin Plaza SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2006 Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Galeria Medicci, Caracas, Venezuela 2006 Mason Murer Projects at Paces 325, Atlanta, GA 2006 Art Miami 2006, Miami, FL 2005 Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Chicago Contemporary & Classic, Chicago, IL 2004 Butters Gallery, Portland, OR (also 2002, 1999, 1998, 1996-92, 1990, 1989) 2004 Galeria Mesa Verde, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2003 Galeria Medicci, Caracas, Venezuela & Coral Gables, FL 2003 The Mayor’s Gallery, Portland, OR 2002 The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (also 2000-1997, 1995, 1991, 1990, 1988-81) 2002 Galeria del Banco de la Republica de Bucaramanga, Columbia, SA 2002 Galeria de Arte La Otra Banda, Universidad de Los An des, Merida, Venezuela 2002 Galeria de la Fundación la Ruta del Arte, Tovar, Venezuela 2001 Convienio Centro Colombo Americano, Medellín, Colombia 2001 El Cevaz, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2000 Excelsior Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico MAJOR AWARDS 2001 Senior Fulbright to Venezuela 2001 U.S. Embassy Cultural Grant, Caracas, Venezuela 1999 Brenau National Invitational First Prize 1995 International Arts Program Network Award (Peru & Bolivia) 1994 International Arts Program Network Award (Colombia & Venezuela) 1994 Commission 1% for Public Art Award, Oxnard, CA 1993 Pennsylvania State Council of the Arts Grant 1993 U.S. Information Service Grant to Venezuela 1993 National Endowment for the Arts, MidAtlantic Regional Visual Arts Fellowship 1989 Best of Show, Penn State Museum 1988 Pennsylvania State Council of the Arts Grant COMMISSIONS 2004 Hanging Garden of I-95”, painted mural, City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA 2002 & 1994 Terminal Freezer, ceramic mural, Oxnard, CA PUBLICATIONS 2006 “Discourse in Extinction”, Art Miami, Miami, FL 2006 “Tierra Libre”, Galeria Medicci, Caracas, Venezuela 2005 “Rhythm”, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2005 “New World Souvenirs”, Chicago Contemporary & Classic, Chicago, IL 2002 Faces, Galeria Medicci catalog 2001 Recuerdos del Mundo Nuevo, Cevas, Maracaibo, Venezuela 2001 Convienio Centro Colombo catalog 2001 Recuerdos del Mundo Nuevo ctalog published by 2001 El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela and the U.S. Embassy,Caracas, Venezuela EDUCATION 1973 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, M.F.A. 1973 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, (full scholarship) 1972 Maryland Institute College of Fine Art, Baltimore MD, B.F.A.