Thomas M. Fleming Professor of Art blowing glass at New York Urban Glassin 1993 M.F.A. 1978, University of Minnesota B.F.A. 1975, Pennsylvania State Univ.

• sculpture, ceramics, glass, design. computer art

Courses Taught:

• 2D Design, 3D Design, Ceramics, Sculpture, Computer Imaging

Awards and Grants:

• Selected in 1990 as one of the top 100 artists in the United States by U.S. News & World Report to judge the "Best of America."
• 1987 Wisconsin Arts Board New Work Grant
• 1985 Wisconsin Arts Board Project Grant
• 1984 UW-Madison Summer Research Grant

Professional Associations:

• National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
• Glass Art Society
• Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
• International Sculpture Center Association
• Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors
• Artists Space (New York)

Selected Professional Activities:

Select Public Collections

• Tajimi City Hall, Gifu Prefecture; Japan
• Corning Museum, Permanent Collection; Corning, New York
• Internationale Glasmuseum; Ebeltoft, Denmark
• Musee Des Arts; Lausanne, Switzerland

Select Exhibitons:

• J. M. Kohler Art Center; Sheboygan, WI, 1994.
• Walker's Point Center for the Arts;Milwaukee, WI, 1994.
• Artists Space; New York, NY, 1993.
• Robert Kidd Gallery; Birmingham, Michigan, 1993, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86.
• Mino Museum; Gifu Prefecture, Japan, 1989.
• The B.A.D. Museum; New York, NY, 1987.
• Museum Basel; Basel, Switzerland, 1986.
• Musée Des Arts, Lausanne,Switzerland, 1986.
• Milwaukee Art Museum; Milwaukee, WI, 1984, 83.
• Woodson Art Museum; Wausau, Wisconsin, (Americans In Glass, 1984, 81).
• European exhibiton tour: Dusseldorf, Germany; Manchester, England; Paris, France; Copenhagen, Denmark; Hanover, Germany; Reykjavik, Iceland; Arnheim, Netherlands; Zurich, Switzerland.
• Art Museum of Western Australia; Perth, Australia, 1982. Australian tour: Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart
• Cooper-Hewitt Museum; New York, NY,(AIG, 81).
• Galleries Joan Prats & Ciento; Barcelona, Spain, 1979.
• Corning Museum; Corning, NY, 1979.

Select Bibliography:

• Who's Who in International Art, 95/96. Russo, Rosella; ed. 1995. Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Who's Who in American Art, 95/96. 21th Ed. Onaran, Elizabeth: ed. 1995. R. R. Bowker, Publisher. New Providence, NJ.
• Scope 90; (French). Snoeks 90; (Belgique). Royant, Olivier. "Les Milliardaires Américains Ont Misé Sur La Peinture (SoHo Sous l´Empire de L´Art)". Edited by Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon s.a. Bruxelles: Didier Hatier, 1989.
• Glass; A Contemporary Art. Klein, Dan. London: Rizzoli International, Inc., 1989.
• Contemporary Glass. Frantz, Susanne K. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989.
• Art in America. Silberman, Robert. March, 1985, pp. 50-51.

Consultation and Professional Community Service:

• Co-Founder and Director; SoHo Studio Center (New York)
• Founder; www.artnyc.com (New York)
• Consulting Art Director; :w/ Company Inline Apparel
• Art Consultant; B. Folgert Advertising
• Artistic Advisor; Anglo-American Workshop (New York and London) 1987-1991

Potential Topics for Classroom or General Presentation:

Contemporary sculpture, glass, New York, computer graphic design.

Available for consultation on Art, Design, New York, and Computer Imaging.
e-mail: tfleming@uwc.edu phone: 715-261-6203.