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Berkshires, Massachusetts
inquiries@olivethomasart.com
Current Practice
Independent digital art practice.
Education
2009–2011 — Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Concentration in painting and site installation.
2008–2009 — Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Concentration in assemblage, collage, and sculpture.
1997–2001 — Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. Double major in Italian and Studio Art, with a concentration in sculpture.
Additional Study
2007 — Traditional jewelry craft and design, Metallo Nobile, Florence, Italy.
2003–2006 — Ceramics, IS 183, West Stockbridge, MA. Wheel throwing, handbuilding, and surface decoration.
1999–2000 — University of Florence, Middlebury College Study Abroad, Florence, Italy. Florentine political history, art history, and literature.
1999 — Rhode Island School of Design Study Abroad, Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, Brittany, France. Environmentally safe alternatives to printmaking.
Selected Exhibitions and Installations
2013–2014 — Stripes, site installation, Phineas Gage’s Moral High Ground, Pittsfield, MA.
2013 — A Matter of Perspective, group exhibition, The Marlin Gallery, Blackwood, NJ.
2012 — Olive Thomas: Charms, solo exhibition, School of Fine Arts Gallery, Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2012 — Pontoosuc Pines, site installation, commercial storefront, Pittsfield, MA.
2012 — 10X10 Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, MA.
2011–2012 — Liminality and Ephemera, site installation, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA.
2011 — Annual Student Exhibition, graduate thesis, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2010 — Gallery Four Fellowship Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA.
2009 — The Lake Concert Series, interactive site installation, Lanesborough, MA.
2009 — Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 — Graduate Student Juried Show, Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 — Artists Under 40 Exhibition, Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, MA.
2006 — Storefront Collective Exhibition, Studios at 55, Pittsfield, MA.
2005 — Student Juried Exhibition, IS 183 Ceramics, West Stockbridge, MA.
2004 — Annual Artist’s Trunk Show, The DreamAway Lodge, Becket, MA.
2003 — Student Juried Exhibition, IS 183 Ceramics, West Stockbridge, MA.
2001 — The Exploitation of Form, undergraduate thesis exhibition, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
2000 — Juried Exhibition, The Palazzo del Carmine, Florence, Italy.
2000 — Italian House Solo Exhibition and Artist Talk, Middlebury, VT.
1999 — Riverside Group Installation Project, Pont-Aven Centre, Brittany, France.
Awards, Nominations, and Honors
2010 — Dedalus Foundation Grant nominee.
2010 — One Year Out Exhibition recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
2009 — Fellowship recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
2001 — Middlebury College Scholar.
2001 — Gamma Kappa Alpha, Italian Honors Society.
Selected Arts Experience
2014–2016 — Freelance photography and graphic design, Pittsfield, MA, and Killington, VT.
2012–2014 — Gallery assistant, Elwood Beach Fine Art, Hudson, NY. Coordinated the production and installation of exhibition statement text in vinyl for the gallery’s introductory wall. Archived original prints in the collection and made custom envelopes to house them.
2010–2011 — Studio manager and group critique moderator, Graduate Student Association, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
2009–2010 — Graduate assistant, Introduction to Art History, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
2004–2006 — Studio assistant to sculptor Andrew DeVries, Middlefield, MA. Wax chasing, mold maintenance, and mold pouring for bronze casting.
2004–2006 — Resident artist, Storefront Artist Project, Pittsfield, MA.