Kathleen Thoma B.F.A
Current and Recent Exhibitions
2022
Paper Boats 2022, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice Italy, collaborative, Los Angeles Printmaking Society
Wildlife, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA, juror-Linda Lyke
2022 Themed Art Exhibition-Environmental Awareness, Laguna Beach, CA, Juror-Micheal McGregor
11th Annual Artists Guild Show, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA, Juror Richard Stergulz
Many More, Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles Ca, print exchange portfolio
Print Day in May, an international online printmaking exhibition
2021
2021 Printers Fair, International Printing Museum, Carson, CA
City of Laguna Beach 2021 Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA, Juror- Paul Baker Prindle
Exquisite Corpse, International Printing Museum, Carson, CA collaborative, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Juror- Mary Sherwood Brock & Cathy Weiss
International Women’s Day Exhibit: Think Globally, Southern California Women’s Art Caucus, online
Print Day in May, an international online printmaking exhibition
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition, juried members show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA, Juror- Nic McGuire
2020
Immigrations-3, Self-Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA, a collaborative traveling exhibition with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition, juried members show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA. Juror- Hasuyo Miller
The Pulse of LA- In the time of protest, Southern California Women’s Art Caucus, online
“She Votes“, collaborative altered book project, 100th anniversary of 19th amendment, Southern California Women’s Art Caucus
“Print Day in May”, an international online printmaking exhibition
2019
Immigration-2, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy; collaborative traveling exhibition in conjunction with Venice Biennale, with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society
Sweet Earth/Bitter Earth, LA Printmaking Spring Show, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA, Juror-Merion Estes, national
Immigration, SGCI at University of N.Texas, Denton, Union Gallery, a collaborative traveling exhibition with Los Angeles Printmaking Society, TX
Annual Art & Nature with Gallery Q/Laguna Art Museum, Gallery Q, Laguna Beach, CA
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition, juried members show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA, Juror-Richard Hawk
Art That’s Small, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
Solo shows
2012 Recent Abstract Works, West Cove Gallery, West Haven, CT
2009 Symbolism, Story and Myth, West Cove Gallery, West Haven, CT
1998 Images of Transformation, All that Matters Gallery, Wakefield, RI
1998 Images of Healing, Rotenberg Gallery- Juried Show, administered by The Attleboro Museum, at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, MA.
1993 The Parliament of the World’s Religions– headquarters of The Theosophical Society. Chicago, Invitational, John Algeo juror
Less recent
2018
Los Angeles Holiday Print Show, MuzeuMM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
10th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair, Carson, CA,
Art That’s Small, Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition, juried members show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA, juror- Janice Cipriani Willis
Print Day in May, international online exhibition
Women’s Caucus for the Arts, featured artist-July 2018
2017
Give & Take, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA
9th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair, Carson, CA
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition, juried members show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA, juror- Ken Goldman
The Heart Seed, The Hive, North Kingstown, RI, juror- Susan Fox MAE, CHHC-curator
National Collage Society Postcard Exhibit, Chaffey Community Museum of Art, Ontario, CA
Print Day in May, an international online exhibition
2016
Los Angeles Printers Fair, International Printing Museum, Carson, CA
Earthly Delights, Avenue 50 Studio, SCWCA, Los Angeles, CA, juried members show
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center, CA, juried members show
Print Day in May, an international online exhibition
2015
Los Angeles Printers Fair, International Printing Museum, Carson, CA
C-Note Cart/design/craft pop-up, San Diego Art Institute, SD, CA
Annual Artist Guild Exhibition– Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA, juried members show
Women Do It!– UN commission on the Status of Women Conference, UN DPI/NGO Conference, WCA National Conference, Washington, DC, Arc Project Gallery
2014 Transferring Ink 3– Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA. juror, Ron Pokrasso
2013 Small Prints Exhibit– New Haven Institute Library, New Haven, CT.
2005-2012 – As a founding member of West Cove Studio and Gallery
2005-2012 City Wide Open Studios– New Haven, CT. West Cove Gallery; Annual Open Studios.
2005-2012 Annual Opening Festival Exhibitions- Art Space Gallery, New Haven, CT.
2010 Transformations- Healing Images…Healing Words, Visions towards Wellness Gallery, Stony Creek, CT. Jurors, Susan Fox, MAE CHHC & Barbara Gamin MAE
2004 On the Wild Side, Higgins Gallery at Cape Cod Community College- MA. Monotype Guild of New England
2001-2004
Spirit Rising Art & Performance Festivals, Cambridge Swedenborg Chapel- Harvard Campus, Boston, MA. , juror- Carl Shroder
1999 Risking Art, Risking Faith, Episcopal Divinity School- The Center for Progressive Christianity, Cambridge, MA, juror-Monica Mills
1998 Monthly exhibit, Tsetse Gallery- Providence, RI
1997-1998 Women’s Sacred Art Festival, Island Arts Gallery, annual festival and exhibit, Newport, RI
1997 Members Show, Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA. juror-Dori Van Dyke
1993 Window Exhibition, Galerie Parchemine- Montreal, Quebec,
1991 Private Exhibition, Galerie du Rêve, 8 rue Marmontel, Paris, France
Education
Salve Regina University, Institute for the Expressive Arts
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art.
Studies at Rhode Island School of Design-graphic software
Studies at Mass Art-monotype intensives with Irene Valincius
Illustration
Studio K- Austin, Texas/San Diego, California/Paris, France/Montreal, Quebec/Boston, Massachusetts. Seventeen years of various freelance illustration, design, work for a variety of projects serving area publishers/business/agencies/government. 1983-2000.
Some of my clients included:
The Nurse as Wounded Healer- Marion Conti-O’Hare. Jones & Bartlet,
Visual Journaling- Going Deeper than Words; Barbara Ganim & Susan Fox, Quest Books, The Theosophical Publishing House
Art and Healing- Using Expressive Art to Heal your Body, Mind and Spirit; Barbara Ganim. Three Rivers Press.
Among other things: Easy Orbit-Tilted Planet Press, Austin, Texas, 1985, New Texas Magazine- Austin, Texas 1983-1986, covers and spot illustrations. Third Coast Magazine- Austin, Texas, 1983-1985, Westlake Advertising- Austin, Texas, 1985 and the State of Texas- Parks and Wildlife, and also the Energy Conservation Project, 1986