CV/Bio
ABOUT the ARTIST
Tom Thomas
After a couple years of formal study at Chicago Art Institute Tom traveled the US. Then South East Asiaas a merchant seaman during the Vietnam war. Upon return he landed in San Francisco and continued his studies. Out of financial necessity, he worked for a number of years as an architectural designer specializing in architectural interiors working with firms such as Apple Computer, Intel, and Sun Microsystems and others
while continuing to develop his art. It became evident, however, that only the full pursuit of his fine art would bring him that sense of wholeness which we all seek.
Studies:
Schools of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Chicago, academic
College of Marin, California (painting, sculpture)
San Francisco Art Institute (painting, drawing)
San Francisco City College (printmaking)
San Francisco Academy of Art (figurative painting)