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DAVE THOMAS www.davethomasart.com Born in Fresno California 1949 1973 BFA California Institute of the Arts 1974 MFA California Institute of the Arts Lives and works in Boise Idaho Exhibitions: 2012 April 4th - July 1st “Six Recent Paintings by Dave Thomas” Columbia Tower Club, Seattle WA. January 5th - February 18th “Time Line Paintings” Solo Show, Linen Gallery, Boise ID. 2011 November 29th - December 22nd “Time Line Paintings” Solo Show, House Gallery, Salt Lake City UT. September - October, Solo Show, The OK Hotel Gallery, Seattle WA. July, Salt Lake City Biennial, House Gallery SLC UT. March-April “Calendars” Pete Grady & Dave Thomas, Rosenthal Gallery, College of Idaho, Caldwell ID, curated by artist/professor Garth Claassen. February, Solo Show “Small Studies for Large Paintings” Galerie Belle Ame, Eagle Idaho. 2010 April, “Two Painters” Fonnie Davidson & Dave Thomas, Galerie Belle Ame, Eagle Idaho. February – April, “The Artist’s Guide to the LA Galaxy” Group show, West Los Angeles College Art Gallery, curated by Michael Arata & Qi Peng. 2009 June, River Locqa Event “June Salon” Studio Show. August – October, “Three Painters” Karelia Dubowski, Lorin Humphreys, Dave Thomas, VengaWorks, Meridian Idaho. 2008 January – February, Group Show “We Are One” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula Montana. 2007 Cover Art for New CD “Look What I Found” by Seattle Composer Tom Baker, www.tombakerquartet.com August, “Fresh Paint” Group Show, J Crist Gallery, Boise Idaho. June, Boise Weekly Open Studios: B.O.S.C.O. NW Artist Registry, Jury Member for 2007 www.nwartistregistry.com February, Group Show, Woman of Steel Gallery, Boise Idaho. January – March, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings Montana, 39th Annual Art Auction & Exhibition. 2006 April, Solo Show, “Don’t Take Me Alive” J Crist Gallery, Boise Idaho. July – September, “Steel, Stone, Paper & Paint” Sculpture by Mark Stasz Paintings by DaveThomas Eagle Rock Art Museum, Idaho Falls Idaho. June, Boise Weekly Open Studios: B.O.S.C.O. November – December, Group Show, ArtsWest, Seattle Washington. November – January, Solo Show “Dave Thomas Paintings & Drawings” Woman of Steel Gallery, Boise Idaho.? 2005 November, J Crist Gallery, Boise Idaho October, “Underneath Idaho” a Projekt Locqa Event, Davis Art Gallery, Idaho State University, Pocatello Idaho. June, Projekt Locqa Event, “June Salon”. April, Projekt Locqa Event “April Salon”. March – April, Solo Show “New Paintings from Unpainted Psalm Series” Basement Gallery, Boise Idaho. June, Boise Open Studios: B.O.S.C.O. April – May, CalArts/Chouinard Alumni Auction, Valencia California. 2004 November – December, Basement Gallery, Holiday Group Show, Boise Idaho. June, Boise Open Studio: B.O.S.C.O. April – May, “Unpainted Psalm Series Works on Paper” Basement Gallery, Boise Idaho. 2002 – 2003 Basement Gallery, Boise ID. 1990 – 1992 23nd Invitational, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings Montana. Montana 3-D, Group Show, Hockaday Art Museum, Kalispell Montana. William Traver Gallery, Seattle WA. Michael Moloney Gallery, Santa Monica CA. 22rd Invitational, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings Montana. Bridge Street Gallery, Bigfork Montana. November 1991 “Dave Thomas, 10 Year Survey” Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings Montana. 1982 – 1988 Bebe Kezar Gallery, Whitefish Montana. Sea Star Gallery, Bigfork Montana. Hockaday Art Museum, Kalispell Montana. Markus Gallery, Las Vegas NV. Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum ID. 1971 – 1975 Comsky Gallery, Beverly Hills CA. “Dave Thomas & Milton Avery Estate”. Santa Anna College Art Gallery, “7 Painters from CalArts”. Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX. “CalArts Review”. Cal State University Northridge Art Gallery. “Painters from CalArts”. Long Beach State University Art Gallery. “Southern California Up and Coming” Comsky Gallery, Beverly Hills CA. Group Show, Logiudice Gallery, NYC. Teaching: Painting Professor, Boise State University (BSU) Spring 2006 Corporate Collections: Security Pacific, Los Angeles / United Aircraft, New Haven CT / B of A, Los Angeles / Jackson Jet Center, Boise ID / Les Bois Partners, Boise ID. Private Collections: CA, NV, WA, MT, NY, TX, ID, CO, FL, NM, OR,