Lecturer, Printmaking and Drawing
email: j.thomas@miami.edu
Education
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Master of Fine Arts /Printmaking, 2002
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, Bachelor of Science / Biology, 1995

Teaching Experience
2004-Present Lecturer, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2002-2003 Instructor, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
2001-2002 Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2000–2001 Full-Time Instructor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
1999-2000 Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Residencies and Artist Visits
Visiting Artist, University of Minnesota, October 2003
Visiting Artist, University of Kansas, September 2003
Artist-In-Residence, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, August 2003
Artist-In-Residence, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL, May 2003
Visiting Artist, Northern Kentucky University, April 2002

Selected Exhibitions
2004
PS 742 Art Space, Miami, FL, Solo Exhibition
Plains Art Museum, Fargo ND, Residency Exhibition
MAPC 2004 National Members Juried Exhibition, University Gallery, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Janet Turner National Print Competition Exhibition, California State University, Chico
The Minnesota National Print Biennial, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Purchase Award

2003
Visiting Artist Exhibition, University of Minnesota Regis Center for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Artlink 23rd Annual National Print Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN, Juror’s Award
Fort Gondo Compound For The Arts, Group Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
The Little Prints Show-National Juried Exhibition, BCC Fine Arts Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Heuser Art Center Peoria, IL Honorable Mention Printmaking

2002
Indiana State University Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Terre Haute, IN
MAPC 2002 National Members Juried Exhibition, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Ft. Gondo Compound For The Arts, Group Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
MFA Solo Exhibition, New Wagner Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
Varsity Arts VII Invitational Exhibition, Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Annual Graduate Exhibition, New Wagner Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL,
Art Service Award

2001
Masters Work Invitational Exhibition, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO
466 Miles of Ink - An Exhibition of Graduate Printmakers From Illinois, exhibited at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Illinois St. University Northern Illinois University, Art Institute of Chicago
Dot’s Fine Art National Juried Exhibition, Cape Girardo, MO, Juror’s Award
Annual Faculty Exhibition, New Wagner Art Gallery, SIUE, St. Louis, MO

2000
MAPC 2000 National Members Juried Exhibition, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Illinois Thirteenth Biennial Exhibition, Tarble Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
The 50th Mid States Juried Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN
The University of Miami, The New Gallery, Coral Gables, FL, four-person show selected by Lise Drost
Sam’s Garage, Group Exhibition, St. Louis MO, collaborative installation with artist Tim Waldrop
Southern Illinois University Alumni Exchange and Exhibition, exhibited at The University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

1999
Frogman’s Press Print Exchange and Exhibition, University of South Dakota
Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Annual Graduate Exhibition, New Wagner Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
Art Purchase Award

1998
Illinois Twelfth Biennial Exhibition, Tarble Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
Associated Artist Southeastern Spectrum, Winston-Salem, NC
Solo Exhibition, University Gallery, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC