Tom Birkner

(American, born 1966)

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Tom Birkner

Seen at White Castle, 2012

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Tom Birkner

Mesa Street, 2015

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Tom Birkner

Arcadia, 2014

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Tom Birkner

Vegas Outskirts (or, The Hose), 2015

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Tom Birkner

Borderland Road, 2017

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Tom Birkner

The Queen, 2022–2023

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Tom Birkner

Marching Band, 2023

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Tom Birkner

Politician, 2022

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Tom Birkner

Inauguration I, 2022

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Tom Birkner

Big Time Rush, 2021–2022

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Tom Birkner

Burning Man I, 2022

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Tom Birkner

Fight Hemisphere, 2023

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Biography

Timeline

1966
Born in Rahway, New Jersey
1993
Received BA in Visual Art/Political Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Attended The Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art
Received the George and Clara Muller Fellowship (Rutgers University)
1995
Received the Posey Foundation Grant
Awarded the Graham Fellowship (The Pennsylvania State University School of Art and Architecture)
1996 - 1997
Worked as a Graduate Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University, PA
Awarded the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship
Received the Creative Achievement Award (The Pennsylvania State University)
1997
Received MFA in Visual Art, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Exhibitions

2015
Chromatic Fictions, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014
Tom Birkner Exhibitions in 2014:
Off Ramp: New Paintings by Tom Birkner and Don Stinson, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT, Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo,CA
2013
Tom Birkner Exhibitions in 2013:
Art Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Dwellings: Christopher Benson / Tom Birkner / Peri Schwartz, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
artMRKT, Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
2012
Art Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
EXPO Chicago, Festival Pavilion, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
artMRKT San Francisco, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA
LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Little People / Big World, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
artMRKT San Francisco, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA
Art Chicago 2011, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2010
Flashpoint, The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ (solo)
2008
Tom Birkner: Jersey Girls, DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2007
New York at Night, DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Works on Paper, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
Bridge Art Fair, London, UK & Miami, FL
Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
LA Art Show, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
2006
Tom Birkner: Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Tom Birkner: Motorscape, DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Bridge Art Fair ‘06, Miami, FL.
Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL.

Literature

2015
Lenihan, Drew. “Tom Birkner and Don Stinson,” visual art source, January, 2015
2013
McLister, Iris. “Three seemingly disparate atists contribute to Dwellings.” THE, Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine, August 2013, pg. 54; Micucci, Dana. “Santa Fe’s Summer Magic.” Art & Antiques Magazine, Summer, pg. 70-84.
2010
New Jersey Masters. Essay by Neil Tetkowski. Union, NJ: Kean University Galleries, 2010
2009
Major, David. “A New Jersey State of Mind.” Rutgers Magazine, Winter, 2009; “Art-full Lives.” Princeton Magazine, March, 2009.
2007
Hann, Christopher. New Jersey & the Region. “Around Every Corner, A Glimpse of Artist’s Work.” New York Times. September 30, 2007
2006
Cohen, David. Arts & Letters. “John Hardy & Tom Birkner.” New York Sun, March 9, 2006
2004
Mario Naves, New York Is Reborn!, Review of The City, New York Observer, December 20, 2004.
Gerard Haggerty, Tom Birkner at DFN, Review, ARTnews, September, 2004.
Ken Johnson, Innocence Found, Review, New York Times, July 30, 2004.
Dan Bischoff, Art of the State, Review, The Star-Ledger, May 1, 2004, p. s45.
Victoria Donohue, Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 2004.
Michelle Falkenstein, A Mysterious Place, New York Times, Jersey section, April 25, 2004.
2003
Kenneth Endick, Tom Birkner’s ‘Drive-By’ Work Can’t Be Passed By, Review, The Express-Times, Easton, PA, pg. 9.
2002
Alessandro Riva, American Tabloid, ARTE, December 2002, pg. 99.
2001
Guido Comis, Flash Art, February/March 2001, pg. 125.
Beatrice Buscaroli Fabbri, Generazionale: indagine sulle nuove generazioni, Catalogue essay, Generazionale, Basilica Pallidiana, Vicenza, Italy, pg. 19, Editori Edisai srl.
Alberto Fiz, I Linguaggi dell’Arte, Catalogue essay, Generazionale, Basilica Pallidiana, Vicenza, Italt, pg. 41, Editore Edisai srl.