K.L. Thomas

BORN:

Bakersfield, California

EDUCATION:

Otis Parsons School of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California. Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1991.

EXIBITIONS:

Buyart Studios, Long Beach, California. Spring Art Show, “Revealing Images”.April through May, 2008

dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, California. “Simply Red” February 2008

Grayhorse Gallery, Santa Monica California. July through November 2007

dA Center for the Arts, Pomona, California.”Landscapes, Seascapes…and Escapes”. September 2006

Peabody Fine Art Gallery, Menlo Park, California. Figurative shows, 2002, 2003 and 2004

Peabody Fine Art Gallery, Menlo Park, California. One person show, “In Memoriam,” September 2001 through January 2002 All proceeds to benefit the “Lower Manhattan Cultural Society” which helps rebuild artist studios lost on September 11th.

Somar Gallery, San Francisco, California. Woman’s Caucus for Art regional exhibition, “The Age of Women,” December 1999

D.P. Fong Galleries, San Jose, California. Juried selection, “Toys in Contemporary Art,” December 1998

San Jose Institute Of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California. Juried selection, “Salon Des ICA,” November 1998

Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California. Personal invitation, “Face to Face: Looking at You, Looking at Me,” November 1997 through January 1998.

COLLECTIONS:

Ms. Virginia Sperling, Sperling Galleries, San Francisco, California.
Mr. James Langford, President and CEO, Sysco Foods.
Ms. Kelly Rubin, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collections: Las Vegas, New York, and London.

Artist's Statement

In my paintings, the drawings of the figures face straight ahead, the “guts” and “heart” confronting anything from fear of terrorism to overcoming personal demons. There are rarely faces on the torsos, making the figures universal. The letters or phrases that I collage onto the canvas serve as little hints or clues that point to the part of the painting (or part of us) that is the focus. This is the part we need, must overcome or work through. These images are metaphors for our memories as well as for the things things we have forgotten.