Artworks by Tom Birkner at Paul Thiebaud Gallery on artnet

Tom Birkner

(American, born 1966)

Tom Birkner

WWE Mega-Event, 2022

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Tom Birkner

Mall Crowd, 2021–2022

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Tom Birkner

World Trade Centre Site, 2022–2023

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Tom Birkner

Miss America, 2022–2023

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Tom Birkner

Vatican Conclave, 2023

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Tom Birkner

Capitol, 2023

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Tom Birkner

Knorkator, 2022

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Tom Birkner

Pope in Popemobile, 2016–2021

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Tom Birkner

Coffee Based Treats; Adorable, 2016

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Tom Birkner

Family at Disney I; Blueberry Patch, 2022

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Tom Birkner

Man in Balloon Suit; Dreaming Blue, 2016–2023

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Tom Birkner

Miss America II, 2022

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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
1998 - 2006: Worked as an Adjunct Lecturer of Art, Drew University, Madison, NJ
1999 - 2006: Worked as an Adjunct Lecturer of Art, Drew University, Madison, NJ
1999: Awarded the Dodge Foundation Fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center
2004: Awarded the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship
2007 - 2012: Worked as an Adjunct Professor, Parsons the New School for Design, New York, NY
2014 - 2015: Works as an Assistant Professor of Art, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
2017: Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
2018: Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency, Taos, NM

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.
2005: Once-Royal Portraits, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (solo)
DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Tom Birkner: Paintings, Korn Gallery, Drew University, Madison, NJ (solo)
San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Trenton State Museum, Trenton, NY.
Art Chicago in the Park 2005, Butler Field, Chicago, IL
Bologna Art Fair, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
The City, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
2004: Jersey World, DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Innocence Found, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Art Chicago 2004, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Bologna Art Fair, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
2003: Scenes from the Long Drive, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Tom Birkner: Paintings, Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ (solo)
Beijing International Art Bienniale (catalogue), Beijing, China
The Burbs (catalogue), DFN Gallery, New York, NY
Etherington Fine Art, Vineyard Haven, MA
Art Chicago 2003, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Art NY, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY
San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Art Chicago 2003, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Bologna Art Fair, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
MI Art, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2002: The Long Drive, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (solo)
American Solitude, Fondazione Corrente/Museo Treccani, Milan, Italy, curated by Marina Pizziolo (solo)
Artissima, Turin, Italy
Art Chicago 2002, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
First Annual Tribeca Works on Paper Show, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
Bologna Art Fair, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2001: Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna Art Fair, Bologna, Italy (solo)
Mind Stream, Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ (solo)
Generazionale:indagine sulle nuove generazioni, curated by Beatrice Buscaroli (catalogue), Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, Italy
Art Chicago 2001, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, Chicago, IL
San Francisco International Art Exposition 2001, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2000: The Horrible Garden, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (solo)
Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY (solo)
Private Worlds, curated by Arnold Mesches and Joan Semmel, Art In General, New York, NY
Summer, DFN Gallery, New York, NY
OEP Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
1999: DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Bologna Art Fair, Bologna, Italy (solo)
Bologna Art Fair, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
The Painting Center, New York, NY
Size Matters, Gale Gates et. al., Brooklyn, NY
Veneziarte, Venice, Italy
Bologna Art Fair, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Bologna, Italy
Collectors Edge, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
New York Stories: Tom Birkner, Steve DiBennedetto, Stephen Ellis, and RobertYarber, Logetta Del Trentanove, (catalogue), Faenza, Italy
New Jersey Arts Annual (catalogue), Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition 1996–1998 (catalogue), Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
Artist as Curator, Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
In the Present Tense, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York
1998: Marella Arte Contemporanea (catalogue), Sarnico, Italy (solo)
Vanishing Point, DFN Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1997: Little Deaths (catalogue), Marella Arte Contemporanea, Sarnico, Italy (solo)
Reali Arte Contemporanea, Brescia, Italy (solo)
Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY (solo)
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA (solo)
1996: The Waiting Paintings, Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ (solo)
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
NEX’po96, Las Vegas, Nevada (solo)
Confrontations: Paintings by Tom Birkner, Mary Alice Copp and Michael Peglau, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Creative Artists Network: Selections 1984-1996, curated by Ann Temkin, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
In the Present Tense, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York
CAN Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1995: The Pingry School, Bernardsville, NJ (solo)
NEX’po95, Atlanta, GA (solo)
Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, with the Creative Artists Network, Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY
Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY
CAN Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Painting Through Progression, curated by Jacqueline Kear, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
The American Scene, Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
1993: Blackburn and Yates Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ (solo)
1992: Blackburn and Yates Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ (solo)
...and the Pursuit of Happiness, Genest Gallery, Lambertville, NJ (solo)
Blackburn and Yates Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ (solo)
Lebanon Township Museum, Lebanon, NJ (solo)
Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ
Blackburn and Yates Gallery, Frechtown, NJ
132nd Annual Small Works Exhibition, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

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.
2000: Grace Glueck, Private Worlds, The New York Times, June 30, 2000.
1999: Mario Naves, Review, The New York Observer, September 27, 1999.
Mauro Corradini, Tom Birkner, “l’altra faccia dell’America,” Bresciaoggi, May 5, 1999.
Michael Peglau, The Creep, New York Arts, June 1999, pg. 36.
Toni Schlessinger, Money, The Village Voice, October 25, 1999.
1998: A. Curto, Juliet, April/May 1998, pg. 73.
Alessandro Riva, Tom Birkner’s Shaded Zone, Catalogue Essay, Marella Arte Contemporanea, September 1998.
Allessandra Redaelli, Made in USA, Arte, January 1998.
Gerard Haggerty, Review, ArtNews, December 1998, pg. 154.
Licia Spagnesi, On the Road, Galleria Arte Contemporanea, Arte, March 1998, pp. 122-127.
William Zimmer, An Annual Appraisal of the Urge to Innovate, The New York Times, Sunday, July 1, 1998.
1997: Mauro Corradini. “Review,” Bresciaoggi, June 14, 1997
Robert Yarber. “Little Deaths, Catalogue Essay,” April 1997
Sara Recordati. “Review,” Tema Celeste, June/October 1997, pg. 83
1996: Ron Netsky, “Summer’s Good Looks,” City, Rochester, NY, July 24–30, pg.14
Ron Netsky. “At Oxford,” City, September 25–October 1, 1996, pg. 19
1995: Victoria Donohue. “Helping Launch Career of Emerging Artists,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1995
Ron Gower. “Searching for Some Answers - Who Painted Mural of Reagan in Packerton?,” The Times News, Monroe, Lehigh, Schuylkill, and Carbon Counties, PA, January 20, 1995, pg. 1
1991: Richard Shea. “A Portrait of Americans at Play,” The Princeton Packet, November 1, 1991.
1989: Kristen Rall. “Artist Makes Early Mark,” The Hunterdon Observer, October 25, 1989.
: Susan Van Dongen. “Average Americans, ‘Time-Off’ Cover Story,” The Princeton Packet.

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Paul Thiebaud Gallery

Tom Birkner

(American, born 1966)

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Literature

Tom Birkner

(American, born 1966)

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Tom Birkner

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Literature

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