Artist Thomas Kerrigan

Thomas Kerrigan– Artist Statement

I think of art as physical manifestations of vibrations of the soul.

My current body of work is a reflection on the essence of desert. For the past 15 years my primary residence has been in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and during this time period I have assimilated the various phenomena of the desert into my work. The desert is a source of spiritual sustenance for me and I find that the grand simplicity of it speaks to a primordial cord within me. Some of the sculptural forms and the sculptural vessel forms are quiet and meditative while others are bold and direct and sometimes make reference to the sensual and erotic.

Resume

Education

1967 BS, Art and English, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

1969 MFA, Art (Ceramics) Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Exhibitions

Solo

2008 Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ

Group

2009 World Trade Center, Beijing, China
2009 ASU, Tempe, AZ, Juried Arizona Designer Craftsmen
2009 Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ, National Juried Art Exhibit
2007 Kilkenny, Ireland, Group invitational sponsored by the Irish Craft Council
2007 Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2007 Baltimore Clayworks, MD
2006 Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada
2006 Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
2005 National NCECA Juried Exhibition, University of Mayland

Publications/Media

NEUE KERAMIC (Germany) March/April 2003 Feature Article
CERAMICS; ART AND PERCEPTION (Australia) March l992, October 2001 Feature Articles
CERAMICS MONTHLY (USA) June 2001, Feb. 2002, Oct. l996
KLEI (Holland) September 2004 Feature Article.

Professional Experience

Artist Residencies: Banff Center for the Arts, Alberta, Canada; National University in Canberra, Australia; The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA
Workshops Conducted: Frankfurt and Munich Germany, Riga, Latvia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Otterbein College, Columbus, OH, University of NC Asheville; Kilkenny, Ireland

Collections

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum of Art and Design, NYC
ASU Art Museum, Mesa, AZ
Sky Harbor Airport, PHX, AZ
Tucson International Airport, AZ
Tucson Museum of Art, AZ
General Mills Corp, MN,
Jack Lenor Larsen, NYC
Stephan Janssen, AZ



	Thomas Kerrigan– Artist Statement I think of art as physical manifestations of vibrations of the soul. My current body of work is a reflection on the essence of desert. For the past 15 years my primary residence has been in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and during this time period I have assimilated the various phenomena of the desert into my work. The desert is a source of spiritual sustenance for me and I find that the grand simplicity of it speaks to a primordial cord within me. Some of the sculptural forms and the sculptural vessel forms are quiet and meditative while others are bold and direct and sometimes make reference to the sensual and erotic. Resume Education 1967 BS, Art and English, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse 1969 MFA, Art (Ceramics) Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Exhibitions Solo 2008 Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ Group 2009 World Trade Center, Beijing, China 2009 ASU, Tempe, AZ, Juried Arizona Designer Craftsmen 2009 Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ, National Juried Art Exhibit 2007 Kilkenny, Ireland, Group invitational sponsored by the Irish Craft Council 2007 Artspace, Raleigh, NC 2007 Baltimore Clayworks, MD 2006 Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada 2006 Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC 2005 National NCECA Juried Exhibition, University of Mayland Publications/Media NEUE KERAMIC (Germany) March/April 2003 Feature Article CERAMICS; ART AND PERCEPTION (Australia) March l992, October 2001 Feature Articles CERAMICS MONTHLY (USA) June 2001, Feb. 2002, Oct. l996 KLEI (Holland) September 2004 Feature Article. Professional Experience Artist Residencies: Banff Center for the Arts, Alberta, Canada; National University in Canberra, Australia; The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA Workshops Conducted: Frankfurt and Munich Germany, Riga, Latvia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Otterbein College, Columbus, OH, University of NC Asheville; Kilkenny, Ireland Collections Los Angeles County Museum of Art Museum of Art and Design, NYC ASU Art Museum, Mesa, AZ Sky Harbor Airport, PHX, AZ Tucson International Airport, AZ Tucson Museum of Art, AZ General Mills Corp, MN, Jack Lenor Larsen, NYC Stephan Janssen, AZ





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