Professional Experience 1991-present Independent Studio Artist 2003 University of New Hampshire, Adjunct Instructor, Sculpture Dept. 1989-90 Massachusetts College of Art, Adjunct Instructor, Sculptural Glass Casting 1984 Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant, Glass Blowing Education Masters of Fine Art - Massachusetts College of Art, 1990Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illinois State University, 1988 Collections Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MiKnoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TnMobile Museum of Art, Haverty Collection, Mobile ALHunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TNCasine Collection, Sydney AustraliaPrivate Collection, Kingdom of Bahrain, Saudi ArabiaPrivate Collection, Mumbi, IndiaArt in the Embassy Program, US State Department, DCDetroit Institute of Arts, Chordorkoff Collection, Detroit, MIGlassmuseum, Ebeltoft, DenmarkDetroit Institute of Arts, Robinson Collection, Detroit, MiPrivate Collection, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPrivate Collection, Delhi, India Grants @ Awards, Corporate and Public Art Bank of OZK, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2020Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Fl. 2010Finalist for New Hampshire Legacy Fund for Old Man on the Mountian Commission, 2007Northwater Capital Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003Rose Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2002Talisker Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2000Newquant Capital, New York, NY 1998Keyport Insurance Co. Boston Ma1990New Hampshire Artist Fellowship/ NEA Sculpture: 1999Grants continuedWhirlpool Figurative Sculpture Award: 1988 Solo Exhibitions 2021 “Quite Excellence, GalleryMAR, Carmel, California2021 “Secrets of Alchemy, Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl2020 “Lineages” GalleryMAR, Carmel, California 2019 “Emergence” Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio2016 “Companions”, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL2014 “30 th Anniversity Exhibition” Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ont.2012 “Northwood New Hamphshire”, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL2011 “SeaFair”, New Arts Concept, Greenwhich, Ct.2011 “Scoon and Beck” Art Chicago, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL2009 “Figuritive Stones,” Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL2006 “Glass to Stone, Bronze to Bees,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL2004 “Sculpture of Trovia, Scoon, Knapp, Metal,Glass and Light,” Skot Foreman Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2003 “Entwined,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL 2002 “New Work,” Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto Ontario, Canada2001 “Stone Souls”/ Absolute Vision, Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL “Portals,” Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL2000 “Interiors,” Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI 1999 “Geologic Logic,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL1998 “Ancestors,” Highline Gallery, Aspen, CO 1997 “Absolute Visions: Fifteen Solo Exhibitions,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL 1996 “Origins,” Creiger-Dane Gallery, Boston, MA1994 “Genealogies,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL1994 “Recent Sculpture,” Miller Gallery, New York, NY 1993 “Seeking the Self,” Dorothy McRae Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1993 “Figurative Glass,” Miller Gallery, New York, NY1992 “Sculpture of Scoon,” Habatat Gallery, Farmington Hills, MI1990 “New Sculpture,” Habatat Gallery, Farmington Hills, MI Museum & University Exhibitions 2019 “New England Glass, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, Ma2016 “Nature of Glass” Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, Ma. 2015 “ Cutting Edge”- A new Perspective on Glass, Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, Ma.2014 “Glass Today: 21st-Century Innovations,” New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT.2012 “Contemporary/Anthropological” Burchfield Penny Art Museum, Buffalo State University, Buffalo NY 2012 “Haverty Collection of Studio Glass,” Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile AL2012 “Into the Light,” Illinois Glass, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford IL2012 “Spark ans Flame” 50 yrs of Art Glass, Chazen Museum of Art, Univ. of Wisconsin2001 “Celebration in Glass,” Bachman Gallery, Northern Indiana University2000 “Millennium Glass: An International Survey,” Kentucky Art & Craft Foundation, Louisville, KY 1999 “The Art of Glass,” Kleen Gallery, Elgin College, Elgin, IL1998 “A Passion for Glass,” Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI 1997 “Blowing Hot, Cutting Cold: 35th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement,” Lakeview Museum of Arts, Peoria, IL 1997 “Glorious Glass: American & European Art Glass,” Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY 1996 “Nine Artist / Nine Visions,” Decordova Museum & Sculpture Park,Lincoln, MA 1993 “Glassforms,” Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA 1992 “Contemporary Glass of Massachusetts College of Art,” Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, MA 1991 “Studio Glass: Selections from the Chordokoff Collection,” Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI1987 “Young Glass International,” Glasmuseum, Ebeltoff, Denmark“Whirlpool Foundation Sculpture Exhibition,” Krasel Art Center, St Joseph, MO Selected Group Exhibitions 2020 “In Dialogue with Nature: Glass in the Gardens” Selby Gardens, Sarasota, Fl2019 “Market Art & Design, Contessa Gallery, Bridgehampton Museum, Ny2018 “Art Toronto, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ont2018 “Sofa Chicago” Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Ih2016 “Catalyst” 2016 Onessimo Fine Art, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl 2015 “Art South Hampton” International Art Fair, Conteassa Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY2013 “ArtHamptons” International Art Fair, Contessa Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY2013 “Collect 2013” International Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, Plateaux Gallery, London, UK2013 “Art Palm Beach Modern Art Fair” Ken Saunders Gallery, West Palm Beach, Fl2012 “Toronto International Art Fair, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ont2012 “Reds”, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ont 2012 “Art Palm Beach Moden Art Fair”, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago IL.2011 “Thomas Scoon” @ the Stutz 11, Art Box Gallery, Indianapolis, In2011 “Art @The Philharmonic Naples, Naples FL.2011 “New Artist” Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, OH. 2011 “London Art”, Plateaux Gallery, London, United Kingdon 2010 “Sculptors”, Beck, Musler ,Royal, Scoon, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL2009 “Hot, Cold Glass Exhibition”, Micalea Gallery, San Francisco CA.2009 “Sculpture @ Painting, Gallerie,” MX, Montreal Ont.2009 “Sculpture, “Los Ols Fine Art, Ft Lauderdale Fl.2008 “A Decade of New Hampshire Visual Artist Fellows”, Sharn Arts Ct. Sharon, NH2008 “Cold and Hot Glass Sculpture”, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, Ca2007 “Chicago Comtempory & Classic,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 “Art in the Park Modern Art Fair,” Marx- Saunders Gallery, Chicago IL 2000-2011 “Art Palm Beach Modern Art Fair,” Marx-Saunders Gallery 1996-2010 “Sculpture,Object, and Functional Art Fair,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago IL 2000-2004 “Toronto International Art Fair,” Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1989-2009 “International Invitational,” Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, Fl.1999-2008 “Sculpture,Object, and Functional Art Fair, Marx-Saunders Gallery, New York2002-2004 “Southwest,” Scherer Gallery, Sedona, AZ2002-2003 “Outdoor Sculpture,” Leighton Gallery, Blue Hills, ME2002 “Art Miami Art Fair,” Skot Foreman Fine Arts, Alanta, GA2001 “Texas International Art Fair,” Skot Foreman Fine Arts, Alanta, GA2001-2006 “Art Miami Art Fair,” Marx-Saunders Gallery, Miami, FL2001 “Santa Fe Art Fair,” Skot Foreman Fine Arts, Alanta, GaA1997-2008 “Gallery Artist,” Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto,Ontario, Canada1997-2003 “Art Walk,” Riley Hawk Gallery, Cleveland, OH1993-1999 “Gallery Artist,” Imago Architectural Art Gllery, Palm Springs, CA1994-1997 “Sculpture,” Habatat Gallery, Aspen, CO1996 “Art at the Prudential,” Prudential Center, Boston MA1995 “Stockbridge Glass Invitational,” Holsten Gallery, Stockbridge, MA1995 “Sculpture, Object and Functional Art, Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL1994 “Third Masterworks of Contemporary Glass,” New York ExperimentalGlass Workshop, New York, NY 1993 “Glass Weekend,” Creative Glass Center, Miller Gallery, Millville, NJ1992-1994 “International Figurative Invitational,” Miller Gallery, New York, NY 1990 “Sculpture for the Nineties,” Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, Boston, MA1988 “Figurative Translations,” Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL Publications “Thomas Scoon Dialogues” Hard Cover Book, 2011“Absolutely Visionary” Where Chicago Magazine: July 2001“Sculpting a Name for Himself” Concord Monitor: April 1999“Marx-Saunders Features Scoon Sculpture” Daily Herald: July 1997 “Review” Pittsburgh Post Gazette: 5/ 31/ 97“Portfolio” American Craft Magazine: November Issue 1995“Vital Connections” Gay Chicago Magazine: August Issue 1994“Review” The New Art Examiner: October Issue 1994“Glass Motif” The Villager: 4/14/ 93“Review” Glass Magazine: Spring Issue 1992“Review” The Boston Globe: 7 /19/ 90“Corning New Glass Review” #6, #9 & #10