Doylestown, Dean Thomas Signed Print (16x21), $40

    Dean Thomas attended Glassboro College of New Jersey (now Rowan College). Although his primary medium is oil, he has worked with watercolors, acrylics, and even printmaking. He has painted murals for the Doylestown YMCA and also does breathtaking faux finishes on furniture and walls.

Education

1983 BFA Glassboro State/ Rowan College Glassboro, New Jersey

Selected Public Collections

• Gloucester County Art Collection, NJ
• Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ
• Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ
• Atlantic County Art Collection, NJ
• Camden County Art Collection, NJ
• Salem Community College, Pennsville, NJ
• Association of College Unions, Lawrenceville, NJ
• Weyerhauser Corporation, Barrington, NJ
• Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ

Selected Biographies and Publications

• Donahue, Victoria –art review for solo show at Travis Gallery “Speaking of Now”- Philadelphia Inquirer: April 22, 2007
• Travis, Lauren “ Speaking of Now” Bucks County Herald: April 12, 2007
• Viksjo, Cathie “Dean F. Thomas” Bucks County Towne and Country Living Magazine: September 7, 2004
• Reed, Valerie “A Painter of Bucks Creeks” Philadelphia Inquirer: October 3, 2004
• Hunsberger, Bill “Spirit is Artist Tool” News Herald: August 24, 2004

Awards

• Tinicum Arts Festival 2006-second place in oil painting
• Tinicum Arts Festival 2005-honorable mention in oil painting
• Cape May County (NJ) Cold Spring Village, Festival of the Arts-second place award in three dimensional works
• Gloucester County (NJ) Cultural and Heritage Commission- 2 time purchase award winner 1987-1988
• Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic County (NJ) Juried Show- purchase award 1989
• Camden County (NJ) Cultural and Heritage Commission Juried Show at The Hopkins House-purchase award 1990
• Haddon Fortnightly Juried Exhibition-Haddonfield (NJ)- purchase award 1992
• Philadelphia Watercolor Club 75th Annual Juried Show- Noyes Museum-Absecon (NJ)- purchase award 1992
• Parthenia J. Vandermark Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts-Glassboro State College 1983
• ACU-1 Regional Art Competition of College Unions 1983-first place award

"Dean has created an authentic and personal palette in his landscape painting, rich in light and color, refreshing the viewer at every glance. His colors are intriguing and original, with unique combinations of color beyond what we would expect. As a result, Dean’s paintings are a great resource for artist and collector alike."

Dan Chard

Art Professor, Rowan University

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