Thomas Houseago

Thomas Houseago (born 1972) is an artist based in Los Angeles.

Houseago was born in Leeds. He is a figurative sculptor who has used lo-fi materials such as plaster [Onajídé Shabaka, [http://www.miamiartexchange.com/miami_art_articles/miami_art_articles_2007/missing_and_found_in_march_2007.html MiamiArExchange.com] ] and plywood [Matt Freedman, [http://www.drewshiflett.com/biography_essay05.html DrewShiflett.com] ] . His work references genres such as Cubism and Futurism and plays on the history and tradition of statues. [ [http://www.rightarticle.com/Article/About-Thomas-Houseago--German-Artist/49429 RighArticle.com] ]

He graduated from Central Saint Martins, London in 1994.

elected Exhibitions

2008Stichting Sonsbeek Interbational , [www.Sonsbeek2008.nl] , Arnhem/ Arnheim, The Netherlands

2007

David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles

2006

"Transformers", Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection", Rubell Family Collection, Miami

"Making and Finding, The Foundation To-Life", Mount Kisco, New York

"The Glass Bead Game", Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin 2004

"Art Brussels", with gallery Xavier Hufkens, Brussels

2003

"I Am Here, Selected Sculptures 1995-2003", S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium

2002

"De Nieuwe Kerk, Beelden/Sculpture 1947-2002", Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

1996

Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam

"Mum's Tattoo", Si en La, Antwerp

References

External links

*Thomas Houseago at [http://www.fonswelters.nl/artists/artist.php?id_contact=1056 Galerie FOns Welters]
*Thomas Houseago on [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/16572 ArtFacts.net]
*Images, text and biography from the [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/thomas_houseago.htm Saatchi Gallery]
*Further information from [http://davidkordanskygallery.com/kordansky/th.html David Kordansky]