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Paired down palette and simplified composition coupled with the use of precious metal leaf are the hallmarks of Thomas Swanston's Migration series.
Swanston exhibits regularly in galleries in Boston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Santa Fe and with art consultants across the country. He has had thirteen solo and forty-six group gallery exhibitions, has been included in eigth museum exhibitions and published in over fifty trade and lifestyle magazines. Swanston's work has been placed in public and private collections in the US, Europe, China, Korea, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Select Press and Installation Shots
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Veranda, June 2008
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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, 2008
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2008
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Domino, March 2008
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Pregnancy & Newborn, 2007
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South Fulton Neighbor, 2008
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2006
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Atlanta Peach Magazine, 2006
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The LA Weekly, 2005
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The Newnan Times-Herald, 2006
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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, 2005
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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, 2005 (2)
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Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2004
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2004
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GA Int’l Convention Center Installation
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2003
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Atlanta Intown, 2001
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Century Plaza Installation
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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles, 1999
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Artwalk, 2000
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Artist Statement
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The visual and spiritual coalesce in my surroundings, from which I draw much of my
inspiration. For the past 25 years I've lived and worked in South Fulton county and
have come to know well its history, creeks, and ravines. Seasons change in a
profound manner--twice yearly, migrating sandhill cranes rest in the thermal that rises
directly overhead. In this mystical setting, my favorite time of the day is sunset,
when what you know to be true is evoked but not seen. It is that frame of mind that
I capture -- the twilight between observation and imagination.
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My work is the end result of an omnivorous search for meaning. It emerges from the
love of many seemingly disparate elements, including the history, processes, and
materials of art making; Nature with a capital "N”, then, with a small "n"; an
everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to color; classic Haiku; the comical of
shapes and things paradoxical; Technologies old and new; the spirituality of the
natural world, and close observation of simple things come together to form the
conceptual underpinnings of my work.
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In my current body of paintings, the overarching theme of migration carries a
multitude of connotations; most notably, migration speaks to the mystical movement
through space and time, from one location to another and the ultimate return home.
The recurring patterns of sandhill crane migrations remind us of nature’s ability to
renew and revive itself, rhythmically changing, yet remaining stable and consistent
through the seasons. Such is also the human life, changing with each year and each
generation. Like migratory birds, physical and spiritual travelers alike explore new or
familiar places, always to return to the one special locale that they call “home.” In
their seasonal trips from North to South and then back, and in their victorious return
from near extinction back into the cycle of life, sandhill cranes remind the viewer that
all journeys have a purpose and an end, no matter how long they might be or how far
away from home they may take us.
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Solo Exhibitions
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2005
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Lowe Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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Lowe Gallery
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Santa Monica, CA
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2002
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Horizon Gallery
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Santa Fe, NM
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2001
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Horizon Gallery
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Santa Fe, NM
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2000
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Barkin Leeds
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Atlanta, GA
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1997
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Lowe Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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Gomez Gallery
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Baltimore, MD
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Lowe Gallery, “Small Works”
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Atlanta, GA
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1993
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M-13, “Project Room”
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New York, NY
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Harbs, “Apalachicola”
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Lexington, VA
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Municipal Gallery, “Regeneration”
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Atlanta, GA
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1991
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Harbs, “The Gift”
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Lexington, VA
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2009
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George Segal Gallery, “Art Connections 5,”
national juried exhibition
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Montclair, NJ
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2008
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The Bill Lowe Gallery
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Santa Monica, CA
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Lyon & Lyon Fine Art
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New Orleans, LA
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2007
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Audubon Artists Annual Juried Show
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New York City, NY
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StudioSwan, “Gail Foster and Thomas Swanston:
New Works”
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Atlanta, GA
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The Bill Lowe Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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Soho Myriad, “Pink”
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Atlanta, GA
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2006
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StudioSwan, “A Select Group”
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Atlanta, GA
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StudioSwan, “Gail Foster and Thomas Swanston:
New Works”
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Atlanta, GA
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2005
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Lowe Gallery, “16th Anniversary”
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Atlanta, GA
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707 Contemporary
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Santa Fe, NM
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Soho Myriad, “A Common Thread”
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Atlanta, GA
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2004
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Lowe Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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707 Contemporary
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Santa Fe, NM
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2003
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Atlanta Cow Parade
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Atlanta, GA
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Studio Eleven
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Lexington, VA
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The Studio
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Middleburg, VA
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Barkin Leeds, “Can You Hear It?”
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Atlanta, GA
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2000
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Handsel Gallery, “White”
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Santa Fe, NM
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Lenox, “Wax Works: 5 Encaustic Artists from GA”
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Atlanta, GA
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1999
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Twinhouse Gallery, “Visions of the Land”
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Atlanta, GA
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City Gallery East, “Fire”
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Atlanta, GA
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1998
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Holter Museum of Art, “ANA 27”
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Helena, MT
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King Shaw Gallery, King Plow Arts Center
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Atlanta, GA
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Alexandria Museum, “16th Annual”
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Alexandria, LA
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The Bank
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Atlanta, GA
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Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School
of Art
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Atlanta, GA
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& Design, “Paradise & It’s Transformations”
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The Art Institute of Atlanta, Charles Janssen
Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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1996
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Muscarelle Museum of Art, “American Drawing
Biennial”
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Williamsburg, VA
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1995
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Stanback Museum
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Columbia, SC
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McIntosh Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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Gibbes Museum, “Northern Seeds - Southern Soil”
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Charleston, SC
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City Gallery East, “Revival of the Figure”
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Atlanta, GA
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1994
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Haggin Museum, “National Print and Drawing
Exhibition”
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Stockton, CA
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Spazi Contemporary Arts Center, “Small Works”
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Housatonic, MA
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1993
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Hastings Seed Building, “The November Show”
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Atlanta, GA
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Fay Gold Gallery, “Exceptional New Artists”
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Atlanta, GA
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Beaverton Arts Commission, “Showcase ‘93”
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Beaverton, OR
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Galerie Mesa, “Drawn to Extreme”
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Mesa, AZ
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Columbia College, “Paper in Particular National
Exhibit”
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Columbia, MO
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Artsquad, “Contemporary American Drawing”
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Easton, PA
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Fay Gold Gallery
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Atlanta, GA
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Sheppard College, “Works on Paper ‘92”
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Sheppardstown, WV
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University of Richmond, “National Works on
Paper”
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Richmond, VA
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Haggin Museum, “National Print and Drawing
Exhibition”
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Stockton, CA
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SW Texas State University, “21st Annual Works
on Paper”
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San Marcos, TX
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Museum without Walls, “Depth and Diversity in
Recent America”
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Bemus, NY
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1991
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The Lowe Gallery, “Southern Visions”
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Atlanta, GA
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Exhibit ‘A’ Gallery, “Small Works”
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Atlanta, GA
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King Plow Arts Center, “The Mattress Factory
Exhibit”
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Atlanta, GA
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1990
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The Lowe Gallery, “Inner Visions of Space and
Time”
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Atlanta, GA
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Parsons School of Design, “Ten Years Later”
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New York, NY
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1988
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Urban Institute for Contemporary Art
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Grand Rapids, MI
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2008
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Featured artwork, “The Mansion,” Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles (August)
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Featured artwork, “Green EcoManor: Sustainable Style,” Veranda
Magazine (May-June)
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Lori Johnston, “Designs for Life and Work that Intertwine,” Atlanta
Journal-Constitution (March 20)
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LaTria Garnigan, “Painting the Town,” South Fulton Neighbor (March 19)
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Featured artwork, “Three Green Homes,” Domino Magazine (March)
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2007
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Featured artwork. Factory Girl. Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine (July)
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Installation photographs. Reinventing the Green House. Garden and Gun
(Spring)
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Installation photographs. Building Green. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
(February 1)
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2006
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Golden, Nichole. StudioSwan Features “new works.” The Newnan
Times-
Herald (November 17
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Campanella, Thomas J. A Workable Utopia. Metropolis (June 2006)
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Lerner, Jonathan. Rustic Revolution in the Hill Country. Atlanta Peach
Magazine (Winter)
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Thomas, Mary Booth. Location, Location, Location. The Atlanta-Journal
Constitution (September 9)
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Image and listing. More To Do. The Ledger-Enquirer (May 4)
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Image and write-up. Artist to Demonstrate at Pasaquan. The Tri-Country
Journal (May 3)
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2005
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Frank, Peter. Go: Gail Foster, Thomas Swanston, Tremain Smith. The LA
Weekly (October 21-27)
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Harral, Alyse. Blood, Sweat & Trim. Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles
(October)
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Laughinghouse, Amy. White Hot. Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles (March)
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2004
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Cullum, Jerry. A Blending of Styles, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(September)
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Gleim, Sarah. Double Take for Art’s Sake, Atlanta Magazine’s Home (Fall)
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Pendley Koser, Karin. An Art Museum within Its Walls, A+ (Spring)
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2003
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Pendley Koser, Karin. Unconventional Art at the Georgia International
Convention Center, Supplement to Atlanta Business Chronicle (March)
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Cullum, Jerry. Art Seen and Heard, The Atlanta Journal Constitution
(January)
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2001
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Cullum, Jerry. Hot Spots, Georgia, Art Papers (July/August)
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Jones, Jennifer. Bridging the Gap–With Art. The Northside Neighbor (May)
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Klausner, Debra. Helping Children across the Bridge, The Gazette (May)
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2000
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Fox, Catherine. Minding Their Beeswax, The Atlanta Journal (September
15)
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Blaise, Oma. Two of a Kind, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles (September)
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Cullum, Jerry. Words help forge a fiery intensity, The Atlanta Journal
(June 18)
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1998
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Frank, Peter. Ana 27-National Juried Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art
Exhibition Catalogue
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Cullum, Jerry. Pleasure and Personal Pilgrimage, (Lowe Gallery) Exhibtion
Catalogue
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Dorsey, John. Paintings Suggest Grasping At Fog, Baltimore Sun, (March
7)
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Guiliano, Mike. In the Abstract, City Paper, (March 12)
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1995
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Blaise, Oma. People, Short Takes, Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles
(November)
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Locke, Donald. Visual Arts Review, Creative Loafing (October 4)
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Cullum, Jerry, Figuratively Speaking, The Atlanta Constitution (September
29)
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Schwartz, Carolan. Revival of the Figure, (City Gallery East) Exhibition
Catalogue
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Carey, Erika. A Sense of Place, (Gibbes Museum of Fine Arts) Exhibition
Catalogue
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Day, Jeffrey. Artists reveal Transformation after Transplantation, The
State (July 2)
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Greenberg, Suzie. The Yankees are Coming!, The Herald, (June 29-July
12)
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Cullum, Jerry. Sedate November a Worthwhile Experience, The Atlanta
Constitution
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(November 17)
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Prochaska, Tom. Showcase ’93: (Beaverton Arts Commission) Exhibition
Catalogue
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Jinkner-Lloyd, Amy. Set & Subset, Creative Loafing (September 3)
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Cullum, Jerry. Visual Arts Review, The Atlanta Constitution (March 19)
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1992
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Trader, Beverly. So Long Soho, Atlanta Magazine (March 19)
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1991
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Ruhstaller, Todd. Stockton National, (Haggin Museum) Exhibition
Catalogue
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Carbrey, Agnes. The Lexington News-Gazette (July 24)
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1990
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Levy, David. Ten Years Later, (Parson’s School of design) Exhibition
Catalogue
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1987
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Perry, Pam. Urban & Endangered Landscape Engineering, Creative Loafing
(December 8)
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1980
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Parsons School of Design, MFA
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New York, NY
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1978
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Hobart College, BA
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Geneva, NY
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London England
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1977
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New York Studio School
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New York, NY
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2007
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The Hambidge Center
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Rabun Gap, GA
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2005
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The Hambidge Center
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Rabun Gap, GA
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1978
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Ford Foundation Grant
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Helena Rubenstein Foundation Grant
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1994
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Great Lakes College Association, NY Arts
Program, Seminar
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New York, NY
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1994
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Kennesaw State College, Adjunct Assistant
Professor
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Atlanta, GA
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1993-4
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Gordon College, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Barnsville, GA
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1982-9
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Swanston Fine Arts, Inc., Owner
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Atlanta, GA
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Maryland Institute College of Art, Visiting
Lecturer
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Baltimore, MD
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Benevy Frames, Materials preparation
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New York, NY
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1010 Midtown Condominiums, Atlanta, GA
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The Mansion, Atlanta, GA
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Alston Bird, Atlanta, GA
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Marco Island Spa
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Ansley Country Club, Atlanta, GA
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Marriott, Austin, TX
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Atlantis III Grand Suite, Paradise Island,
Bahamas
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Marriott, New Orleans, LA
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Callaway Gardens, Pine Mt. GA
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Marriott, Orlando, FL
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Chicago Intercontinental, Chicago, IL
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JW Marriott, Washington DC
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Childress Klein Properties, Atlanta, GA
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Mass Mutual, Boston, MA
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Disney Yacht Club, Orlando, FL
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Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT
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DLA Piper, Atlanta, GA
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Northside Hospital, Women’s Center,
Atlanta, GA
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Drew, Eckill & Farnham, Atlanta, GA
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Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA
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EDL & Associates, Atlanta, GA
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Raines and Raines, NY, NY
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Embassy Suites Hotel, Lombard, IL
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Richmond Hyatt Regency, Richmond, VA
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Epstein, Becker & Green, Boston, MA
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Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove, FL
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Ethan Allen International, Danbury, CT
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Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, FL
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Euro Disney, Paris, France
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Ritz-Carlton, Ocoee, GA
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Fannie Mae, Atlanta, GA
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Ritz-Carlton, Naples, FL
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Fleishman-Hillard, Atlanta, GA
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Ritz-Carlton, Osaka, Japan
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Frito-Lay, Atlanta, GA
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Ritz-Carlton, Shenzhen, China
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GE E-Commerce, Atlanta, GA
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Rollins Sch. Of Public Health, Emory Univ.,
Atlanta, GA
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General Service Administration – PNH,
Atlanta, GA
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Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
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Goizueta Schl. Of Business, Emory Univ.,
Atlanta, GA
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Scient, Atlanta, GA
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Grady Hospital,9A, Atlanta, GA
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Sterling Drug, Philadelphia, PA
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Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
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St. Regis Hotel, New York, NY
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Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA
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SunTrust Corporation, Atlanta, GA
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Henderson’s Wharf, Baltimore, MD
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Toronto Intercontinental, Toronto,
Canada
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Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX
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Tremont Plaza, Baltimore, MD
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Hilton Hotels, Atlanta GA
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W Hotel, Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
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Hotel Lotte, Seoul, Korea
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W Hotel Midtown, Atlanta, GA
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Insignia Centennial Tower, Atlanta, GA
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The Waldorf=Astoria, New York, NY
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IDI, Atlanta, GA
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Westin Hotel, St. John USVI
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IXL Enterprises, Atlanta, GA
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Westin Hotel, Hilton Head, SC
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King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
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XL, Pembroke, Bermuda
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Movies
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“The Clearing”; Robert Redford
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Helen Mirren
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Willem DeFoe
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“Angel from Montgomery”; Willie Nelson
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Toby Keith
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Burt Reynolds
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Kelly Robinson
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“Fled”; Laurence Fishburne
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Stephen Baldwin
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Salma Hayek
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