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THOMAS A. PHILABAUM
Born: April 12, 1947 Toledo, Ohio
University of Arizona, MFA, 1983
University of Wisconsin, MA, 1973
Southern Illinois University, BA, 1969
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 “Behold the Brilliance”, Cattle Track Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2007 “Harvey K. Littleton + Friends: A Legacy of Transforming Object, Image, Idea”, Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC
“25 Years of Philabaum”, Philabaum Glass Gallery, Tucson, AZ
“Philabaum” , Tucson Airport Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2006 “Glass Flowers”, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, AZ
“Glass Invitational”, Venice Art Center, Venice, FL
2005 “Glass, Metal & Wood”, Phoenix Airport Museum
2004 Surface & Sensuality”, Guadalupe Glass Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003 “Thomas Philabaum – A Thirty Year Survey”, Louis Bernal Gallery, Pima College, Tucson, AZ
2002 “Galerie of Glass”, Carlyn Gallery, Dallas, TX
“A Gather of Glass”, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
2001 Solo Show, RAF Gallery, Savannah, GA
Featured Artists Exhibit, Kitrell-Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Goblets 2001” The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Group Show, D’Adamo-Hill Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000 “Small Works” Davis-Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
“Hot Glass 2000”, Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, OH
“Light on Glass”, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
1999 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Solo Show, Real Mother Goose, Portland, OR
Form & Texture, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1998 “The Cutting Edge” – Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
“A Galerie of Glass” – Carlyn Gallerie, Dallas, TX
Glass Festival, Emerald Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997 Int’l Glass Art Exchange (Mexico-U.S.), Tucson Pima Arts Council Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1996 Solo Show, Glass Canvas, Tampa, FL
Solo Show, Zantman Galleries, Carmel, CA
Group Show, Kitrell-Riffkind, Dallas, TX
“Glass Month”, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
1995 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
“National Glass”, Phoenix Rising, Seattle, WA
1994-1998 “A Gathering of Glass”, Sable V, Wimberley, TX
1994 Art of the West (Three Person), Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ
Mentors, Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ
Glass Masters, Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
National Glass Invitational, Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
1992 Summer Festival of Art, Art Elements, Mequon, WI
Glass Invitational ‘92, Vetro Marmo Arte Gallery, Columbus, OH
Michigan Glass Month, Private Collection, Birmingham, MI
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, University of Santa Clara, CA
1991 Solo Show, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
Featured Artist, Chicago SOFA (MC Gallery), Chicago, IL
Two Person Exhibit, MC Gallery, Minneapolis, MI
Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
1990 Solo Show, Galeria Palacio Nacional, Guadalajara, Mexico
Solo Show, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989,1991 Tucson Glass, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1988-1992 Invitational, Elizabeth Fortner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
1988 New Works (Two Person Show), Collier Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Featured Artist”, Judith Wolov Gallery, Boston, MA
Glass Summer ‘88, Eileen Kremen Gallery, Fullerton, CA
1987-1991 Michigan Glass Month, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1987 Solo Show, Art Glass Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland (with Bob Carlson)
“Featured Craftsman”, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
“Glass Today”, Artisan’s Gallery, Great Neck, NY
1986-1994 A Gather of Glass, Mindscape Gallery, Evanston, IL
1986 Solo Show, 828 Gallery, Akron, OH (with Bob Carlson)
Arizona Focus, The Hand and the Spirit, Scottsdale, AZ
(with Bob Carlson)
1986-1997 Glass Today, Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fish Creek, WI
1985 Solo Show, Lemoyne Art Center, Tallahassee, FL
(with Bob Carlson)
Galleria Angela Hollings, Hameln, W Germany
(with Bob Carlson)
1983-1986 National Art Glass, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
(with Bob Carlson)
1983 American Crafts in Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
“Another Way to Fly”- permanent installation at Tucson, AZ
Tucson International Airport
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Acacia Restaurant Installation, Tucson, AZ
McMahon’s Restaurant Installation, Tucson, AZ
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moores Installation, Indianapolis, IN
“Narcissco”, collection of Connie Lane, Ponies del Pueblo,
Tucson Pima Arts Council Auction, Tucson, AZ
“Baseline Bouquet” – Installation at South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ
Robert A. and Marie T. Hansen, Oro Valley, AZ
Arizona State University Museum of Art, Tempe, AZ
Crocker Banks, Los Angeles, CA
Glasmuseum Frauenau, Frauenau, W Germany
Glasmuseum Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Ann Hauberg, Seattle, WA
Icelandair Co., Reykjavik, Iceland
John Portman Collection, Atlanta, GA
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mann, Milwaukee, WI
Northern Trust Bank, Phoenix, AZ
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Mitzi and Stephen Schoninger, Scottsdale, AZ
Time-Life, Inc., Chicago, IL
“Trilos” –Permanent Installation atTucson International Airport Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
University of Minnesota Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Saks Fifth Avenue, Miami, FL
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
2007 Best of Design 2007, Best Local Artist
2005 University of Arizona Alumni Association – Professional Acheivement Award
2004 Littleton Studios Printshop, Artist in Residence
2004 Penland School of Crafts 75th Aniversary, guest artist’s workshop
2002 Philabaum, The Art of Glass, KUAT-TV/PBS Fundraiser for March
2000 Community Foundation For Southern Arizona $25K Arizona Arts Award
1998 Arizona Governor’s Artist Of The Year Award
1997-2001 Board of Trustees, American Crafts Council (Nominating Chair)
1997 Co-chair, Glass Art Society Conference, Tucson, AZ
Board of Directors (Ex officio), Glass Art Society
Co-Curator, “Calido,” Tucson Museum of Art
1993-1996 Member Board of Directors, Glass Art Society
1990 Grant. Visited Mexico City making contracts for future projects
and worked two weeks in Camarasa Glass Factory, Tlaquepaque,
resulting in an exhibition in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Grants Panelists. Arizona Commission on the Arts Panelist. Borders and Bridges Conference, University of Arizona
1989 Grant. Bi-Cultural Committee, Tucson Pima Arts Council.
Visited Guadalajara, Mexico, to set up working situation in a factory
to produce works for a benefit exhibition.
Vice-President, Tucson Visiting Artist Consortium
Arizona Governor’s Award. Designed and executed works in glass for presentation to award recipients
1988 Board Member. Tucson Visiting Artist Consortium
Board Member. Tucson-Pima Arts Council Artist Advisory Board
1985 Guest Speaker. Nordic Glass Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland
Guest Speaker. Crafts Society of Hameln, Germany
1983 Craft USA, Iceland. Lecturer and visiting artist in Reykjavik, Iceland
1982 Arizona Governor’s Award. Designed and executed
works in glass for presentation to award recipients
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004 Glasshouse 383, Memphis, TN, Consultant developing glass school & glass gallery
2004 Palo Alto High School, Workshop with Fritz Dreisbach
2003 Visiting Lecturer, San Jose State University
2003-present Adjunct Faculty, University of Arizona
2002-present Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College
2000-present Sonoran Art Foundation. Founder, Artistic Director, & Instructor
1998 Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Instructor
Sunpu Studios, Shizuoka, Japan, Workshop Instructor
1990-1991 Adjunct Faculty, University of Arizona
1981-2000 Tucson Hot Glass Workshops. Instructor & Director
1981 Pilchuck Glass Center. Teaching Assistant
1981-1983 University of Arizona. Teaching Assistant
1971-1973 University of Wisconsin. Teaching Assistant
1970-1979 Various Public Schools. Art Instructor K-12
updated 2/09
updated 2/09