Thomas Ashcraft

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BIOGRAPHY

Born: Springfield, Illinois, 1951
Resides: Lamy, New Mexico
Education: McGill University (B.A., 1975)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2005
“Heliotown,” CUE Art Foundation, New York.

2003
“Jumpering Wild Electricities from Outer Space,” KUNM Radio, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2001
“Magic Money,” Pure Land, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2000
“Universal Sap & Nectar,” Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1998
“Time Dilation Experiments,” SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico.
“The Pre-Discovery of Element 118: Telepathium,” Akron Art Museum, Ohio.
“The Exotic Future of Money,” Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis.
“Pulse Traveling Zone,” Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1994
“Heliotown: City of Friends,” Massachusetts College of Art, Boston.

1992
“Tryptamine Soundfields,” Linda Durham Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1991
“Faust: Episode 9,” Graham Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1990
“The Old Orchard and the Hovering Lights,” Sena Gallery East, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1989
“Radio Pan Spermia,” Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1988
“An Inquiry into the Nature of Dreaming Grounds and Healing Holes,” Channing, Dale and Throckmorton, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1987
“Inner Frontier Gate,” Urbi et Orbi Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas.

1986
“The Dream Hole,” Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock.

1985
“Calling down the Spirit Bird,” University of Missouri-Rolla.

1984
“Virus Patch,” North American Congress, Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2005
“The Plague Years,” American Society of Microbiologists Convention, Atlanta.
“TOTEM: Bacteriophage,” Evergreen State Phage Conference, Portland, Oregon.

2003
“Biophilia,” New Mexico State Capitol Museum, Santa Fe.

2001
“Space Odyssey,” Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

1998
“Phoenix Triennial,” Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona.

1991
“Revered Earth,” Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston.

1990
“Sculpture Aspen,” Aspen Art Museum, Colorado.
“Tierra Encantada,” Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri.

1989
“Return of the Soul to the World,” Kimo Theater, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1988
“Skulls and Bones,” Casa Sin Nombre Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Selected Bibliography

2005
Fischer, Zane. “Synergy,” Santa Fe Reporter (January 26).
Holmes, Nigel. “Illustration of Heliotown,” The New Yorker (January 24).
Johnson, Ken. “Art in Review,” The New York Times (January 14).
Morton, Julia. “Thomas Ashcraft’s Laboratory,” New York Press (January 5).
Schjeldahl, Peter. “Review,” The New Yorker (January 3).

2002
Addison, Laura. “Review,” Sculpture (June).

2001
King, Sarah. “Thomas Ashcraft at the Museum of New Mexico,” Art in America (April).

1998
Berkovitch, Ellen. “Thomas Ashcraft at SITE Santa Fe,” New Art Examiner (June).
Cross, Guy. “The Universe of Thomas Ashcraft,” THE Magazine (January).
Lebow, Edward. “Art in the Proper Setting,” Phoenix New Times (September 3).

1995
Wilson-Lloyd, Ann. “Review: Boston,” Sculpture (March–April).