Tommy Thompson -

Art History

Solo Exhibitions

"Tommy Thompson and Michelle Rideout: Father/Daughter Exhibition of Oils and Pastels," Belle Meade Plantation Art Gallery, 5025 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, February 2-28, 2010. A reception honored the artists on February 4, 2010.

"Peaceful Images in Oil: Solo Exhibit of the Most Recent Work of Hometown Artist, Tommy Thompson," Greater Starkville Development Partnership, 200 E. Main Street, Starkville, MS, June 22-27, 2009.

"A Study in Light and Shadows: A Solo Exhibition by Tommy Thompson," Mountain Valley Arts Council Gallery, Guntersville, AL, June 2-30, 2008

"Art at the Gardens: A Solo Exhibition of Tommy Thompson Art," Birmingham Botanical Gardens Art Gallery, Birmingham, AL, March 1-April 26, 2008

"Art in the Spotlight: A Solo Exhibition of Tommy Thompson's Art," Brentwood Arts Foundation, Brentwood, TN, October 5-27, 2007

"Seeing the World Through a Painter's Eyes: A Solo Exhibition of Tommy Thompson's Art," Palladio Group Design Centers, Memphis, TN, July 2-31, 2007

Group Juried Exhibitions

Fine Art in Brentwood Show and Sale, Brentwood Academy, Brentwood, TN, December 3-5, 2010.

"Saving Paradise," Special Exhibition by Leu Art Gallery, Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212, June 1 through August 5, 2010. Reception: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Brunch Library.

"Wonders of Alabama Art," Energen Corporation's 11th Annual Exhibition/Competition, Energen Plaza, 605 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd, North, Birmingham, AL, March 29-April 11, 2010.

"The River," An exhibition to benefit the Harpeth River Watershed Association, Gallery One Fine Art, Nashville, TN, December 3-January 16, 2010

Fine Art in Brentwood Show and Sale, Brentwood Academy, Brentwood, TN, December 4-6, 2009.

"Monte Carlo 2009," Hospice of Montgomery, Wynlakes Golf and Country Club, Montgomery, Alabama, April 23, 2009.

"Citi Smith Barney Salutes 12 North Alabama Artists," Reception and Show, Huntsville, AL, July 15, 2008

"Riverchase Loves Artists," Riverchase Country Club, Birmingham, AL, February 9, 2008

"Small Treasures Show," Local Color Gallery, Nashville, TN, December 6-29, 2007

"Holiday Show and Sale," Willis-Gray Gallery, Decatur, AL, November 23-December 24, 2007

"Artrageous 20," Local Color Gallery, Nashville, TN, November 10, 2007

"Nashville: Artistically Speaking," Local Color Gallery, Nashville, TN, September 12-October 27, 2007

"Urban Representational Plein Air Painters' Show," Nashville, TN, September 1-October 31, 2007

"Arts Alive," Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL, May 19-June 19, 2007

"Wesleyan Artist Market," Atlanta, GA, April 26-28, 2007

"An Evening of Beauty," Rippavilla Plantation, Columbia, TN, March 17, 2007

"The Art of Webbfest Show and Sale," Gettysvue Country Club, Knoxville, TN, March 1-3, 2007

"Trinity School's Spotlight on Art 2007 Artists' Market," Atlanta, GA, February 13-17, 2007

"The Art Event at Lipscomb," Brentwood, TN, February 9-11, 2007

"Radnor Lake Show with the Chestnut Group," Radnor Lake, Nashville, TN, November 9-12, 2006

"43rd Annual Bluff Park Fine Art Show and Sale," Hoover, AL, October 7, 2006

"The Art Event at Lipscomb," Brentwood, TN, February 10-12, 2006

"10th Annual Fine Art in Brentwood Show and Sale," Brentwood, TN, December 2-4, 2005

"Historic Germantown Art Show," Nashville, TN, November 14-28, 2005

"42nd Annual Bluff Park Fine Art Show and Sale," Hoover, AL, October 1, 2005

"The Harding Show: An Exhibit and Sale of Fine Art," Nashville, TN, May 5-7, 2005

"Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Designers' and Artists' Showcase," Germantown, TN, March 31-April 3, 2005

"Huntsville Museum of Art, Gala and Auction," Huntsville, AL, February 28-March 5, 2005

"9th Annual Fine Art in Brentwood Show and Sale," Brentwood, TN, December 3-5, 2004

"41st Annual Bluff Park Fine Art Show and Sale," Hoover, AL, October 2, 2004

"21st Annual Main Street Art Festival," Franklin, TN, April 24-25, 2004 (Received Third Place Award)

Public Speaking Engagements

Art Talk by Tommy Thompson, Huntsville Art League, Huntsville, AL, April 15, 2008

Mountain Brook Art Association, Birmingham, AL, October 25, 2007

Corporate Collections

St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville, TN

Indiana Railroad Company, Indianapolis, IN

Publications

"Mystery Solved Surrounding Masterful Painting Solved," by Nancy Stephens, Tennessean, June 17, 2010, http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100617/WILLIAMSON09/100611045/2035/williamson09/Local+mystery+surrounding+masterful+painting+solved

"Using Note Cards as a Marketing Tool," by Tommy Thompson, Fine Art Views (newsletter), Fine Art Studio Online, San Antonio, TX, October 23, 2009.

"Tommy Thompson: Featured Artist," written by Becky Bauer, The Journal of 100 Miles (The Story of the Natchez Trace), http://www.natchez100journal.com, August 2009.

"Horses in Oil for Horse Lovers," The Judge's Choice, July 2009, http://www.thejudgeschoice.com/featured_artist.htm

"Tommy Thompson: Peaceful Images in Oil," Horses in Art, Winter 2008, pp.18-19, http://www.horsesinart.com.

"Oil Painters of America: In Pursuit of Excellence," American Art Collector, October 2008, pp. 122-125, http://www.americanartcollector.com.

"Tommy Thompson Art Brought to Light," by Becky Bauer, Hills and Hamlets, October 2008, p. 11, http://www.hillsnhamlets.com.

"Tommy Thompson: In the Spotlight," Area of Design, March 2008, http://areaofdesign.com/inthespotlight/2008/thompson.htm

Education

"Plein Air Workshop with Jeremy Doss," Leiper's Creek Gallery, Leiper's Fork, TN, October 12-15, 2009.

"Plein Air Workshop with Roger Dale Brown," Leiper's Creek Gallery, Leiper's Fork, TN, September 24-27, 2009.

"Oil Painting Workshop with Dawn E. Whitelaw," Southgate Studio and Fine Art, Franklin, TN, July 11-13, 2008.

"Plein Air Workshop with Ken Auster," The Chestnut Group, Nashville, TN, October 22-24, 2007

"En Plein Air Masters Chateau des Arts Mentoring Series," Kevin Macpherson, Mentor; Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 26-September 2, 2007

"The Art of the Portrait Conference," Portrait Society of America, Washington, DC, May 3-6, 2007

"Advanced Oil Portrait Workshop with Michael Shane Neal," Nashville, TN, July 16-21, 2006

"Oil Portrait Workshop with Dawn Whitelaw," Franklin, TN, June 8-11, 2006

"Oil Portrait Workshop with Michael Shane Neal," Nashville, TN, April 2-7, 2006

"Color Theory Oil Painting Workshop with Joel Knapp," Gallatin, TN, January 14, 2006

"Richard Schmid Demo," Putney, VT, October 15, 2005

"Scott L. Christensen's Intensive Workshop," Jackson Hole, WY, May 23-June 1, 2005

"Cumberland Society of Painters' Workshop," Franklin TN, February 17-20, 2005

"Plein Air from Coast to Coast," Workshop Conducted by the Plein Air Painters of America and the Scottsdale Artists' School, Old Lyme, CT, September 7-12, 2003

Completed Commercial Art Courses for B.A. Degree, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 1975

Professional Affiliations

Oil Painters of America

Portrait Society of America

American Impressionist Society

Landscape Artists International

Chestnut Group, Plein Air Painters for the Land

Birth Date and Place

September 26, 1941

Starkville, MS