THOMAS BUTLER
Education
MFA
California State University,
Long Beach
BFA
Laguna College of Art and Design, Magnua Cum Laude
Study Abroad:
Laguna College of Art and Design
Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, Greece, England
California State University
Italy
Teaching
Mt. San Antonio College, Professor of Art
Curating
“The Figure in Contemporary Art”
Cypress College Art Gallery
September - November 2012
Artists Exhibited:
Sharon Allicotti, Sigmund Abeles, Juliette Aristides, Steven Assael, Domenic Cretara, Paul Fenniak, Kate Lehman, Odd Nerdrum, Vito-Leonardo Scarola, Thomas Stubbs, Ruth Weisberg, Jerome Witkin
Awards
2006
CSU Scholarship for Study in Italy
CSU Chancellor’s Exhibition Award
2005
Figurative Drawing and Painting Award, California State University, Long Beach
Honorable Mention, Long Beach Arts “The Figure” exhibition
2004
CSU Scholarship for Study in Italy
1997-2001
Laguna College of Art and Design Competitive Scholarship Award
Collections
Lester and Eileen Traub, Beverly Hills, CA
Thomas Swimm, Laguna Beach, CA
Tom and Kathy Huxley, Brookings, OR
Christopher and Denise Ford, Memphis, TN
Christine Myers, Pasadena, CA
Katherine Froshner, St. Louis, MO
Thomas Stubbs, Los Angeles, CA
Domenic Cretara, Long Beach, CA
Richard Howland, Long Beach, CA
Dr. Eunice Bloomquist, Kingston, MA
Bibliography
Drawing Magazine, Spring 2014
“2007 CSU Chancellor’s Exhibit” CSU Press, 2007
“The Human Form In All Its Diversity”, Long Beach Press Telegram, May 27, 2005
“Italian Images” OC Weekly, November 4, 1999
Solo Exhibitions
2015
Thomas Butler: Paintings and Drawings
Santora Arts Building, Santa Ana, CA
2006
Thomas Butler: Current Work
Max Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2005
Thomas Butler: Recent Paintings and Drawings
Maxine Merlino Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014
“The Way of Flesh Part 2” (Cat.)
Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, CA
2013
“the Silverpoint Exhibition” (Cat.)
National Arts Club, New York, NY
2012
"1942"
Great Park Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2011
Didactic
Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery, Walnut, CA
2010
Multiple Universes
Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
Head First (Cat.)
Manifest gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
2009
Figure It Out
Coastline College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA.
News of the World
Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
2008
California Painting (Cat.)
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Conveyances
Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
Centered on the Center - Annual
Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.
Annual Faculty Exhibition
Coastline College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA
2007
Capturing the Force of Stillness
Fairhaven Mausoleum, Santa Ana, CA
L.A. Biennial
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006
CSU Chancellor’s Exhibition (juried) (exhibit -through 2007) (cat.)
CSU Chancellor’s Gallery, Long Beach, CA
45th Anniversary of Laguna College of Art and Design (cat.)
Seven Degrees Art Center, Laguna Beach, CA
Faculty Exhibition
Coastline College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA
Fortnight
Raid Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Filling the Pauses
Fairhaven Mausoleum, Santa Ana, CA
Arte Senza Confini
G. Leopardi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Insights (juried)
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
The Likeness
Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
2005
Alumni Exhibition (juried)
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
The Human Figure (juried)
Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
2004
Revealing/Reviling
Viento y Agua Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Alumni Exhibition (juried)
Laguna College of Art of Design, CA
Arte Senza Confini
G. Leopardi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Printmaking Exhibition
Maxine Merlino Gallery, Long Beach, CA