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Michael Tompkins - Artists - Paul Thiebaud Gallery

Michael Tompkins
Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black Bottle, 1997
oil on wood panel
12 3/8 x 94 1/4 in.

MICHAEL TOMPKINS

1955   
b. in Chester, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION  

1983
MFA in Painting, University of California, Davis, CA

1981
BA in Painting, University of California, Davis, CA

1978
AA, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1988–89
Visiting Lecturer, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

1986–88
Visiting Lecturer, University of California, Davis, CA

1984–86
Instructor, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA

1985
Instructor, American River College, Placerville, CA

SELECTED AWARDS

1989
National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship in Painting.
American Academy and Institute of Arts & Letters, Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award.

1987
National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Artist Fellowship in Painting.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021
Michael Tompkins, b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA

2018
Landscape Drawings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016
Recent Paintings & Landscape Drawings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2011
Michael Beck & Michael Tompkins: Contemporary Still Life Paintings, St. Supéry Winery, Rutherford, CA

2010
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008
Recent Work, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, New York, NY

2006
Works on Paper, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, New York, NY

2004
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2001
Works on Paper & Selected Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000
Panel Paintings, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

1999
Two Person Show, Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA

1998
Recent Paintings, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1997
Michael Tompkins, Paintings, Richard L. Nelson Gallery & The Fine Arts Collection, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA (catalogue)

1996
Recent Paintings, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1995
Recent Still Lifes, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1993
New Work, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1991
Still Life Paintings, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1990
Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Paintings, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1989
William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1988
Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1987
William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1986
Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1985
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026
Fertile Ground: UC Davis Faculty and Alumni, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2022
Dancing with Charlie:  Bay Area Art from the Campbell Collection, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2021
Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation, Manetti Shrem Museum, Davis, CA

2015
Nourish, Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, CA 

2012
LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

2008
Twenty-Five Treasures, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The West Coast Ten, Sullivan Goss - An America Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2007
Twenty-Five Treasures, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selections from the Collection: Alumni of Renown, Buehler Alumni Center and Entryway Gallery, Richard L. Nelson Gallery & Fine Arts Collection, University
of California at Davis, Davis, CA

2006
The 181st Annual:  An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art, National Academy Museum, New York, NY (catalogue).

2001
Works on Paper & Selected Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Objects Considered:  Modern and Postmodern Still Life, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Chestnut Street Stomp, Wiegand Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA (catalogue)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIONS (CONTINUED)

1999
Picturing California's Other Landscape, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA

1994
Still Lifes, California Museum of Art, Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA
Nine Sacramento Valley Painters, Thomas Babeor, San Diego, CA

1992
Rodeo: A Studio Community, Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA (catalogue)
Wayne Thiebaud and Michael Tompkins: Landscapes, Artists Contemporary Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1990
Artists of Contra Costa County, Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
Inaugural Exhibition, Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1989
Work by Newly Elected Members and Recipients of Awards, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY (catalogue)
Butte College Gallery, Oroville, CA

1988
William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1985
Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Sierra College Gallery, Rocklin, CA

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

2016
Groff, Larry.  "Michael Tompkins:  Recent Paintings & Landscape Drawings." Web blog post.  Painting Perceptions.  April 18, 2016.

2013
Groff, Larry.  "Interview with Michael Tompkins."  Web blog post. Painting Perceptions. June 17, 2013.

2008
Michael Tompkins: Recent Work. Essay by Victoria Dalkey. Paul Thiebaud Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.
Twenty Five Treasures.  Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco. Fall.
The West Coast Ten. Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA. Essay by Susan Bush.

2007
Twenty Five Treasures.  Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco. Fall.

2005
Mullarkey, Maureen.  "Michael Tompkins:  Recent Paintings."  The New York Sun, September 15, 2005.

2004
Michael Tompkins Paintings:  1986 - 2004.  Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, 2004.  Essay by James Housefield.
Westbrook, Lindsey.  "Michael Tompkins."  Art News, Summer 2004.

2003
Koppman, Debra.  “Michael Tompkins.”  Artweek, April 2004.

2001
Chestnut Street Stomp.  Belmont, CA:  Wiegand Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Essay by Charles Strong.

1999
Grace Munakata and Michael Tompkins.  Redding, CA:  Shasta College, 1999. Essay by Victoria Dalkey.

Shenker, Heath.  Picturing California's Other Landscape:  The Central Valley. Berkeley, CA:  Heyday Press, 1999.

1998
Moss, Lynne E.  "Daily Life in Still Life."  American Artist, June 1998,supplement.

1997
Michael Tompkins:  Paintings.  Davis, CA:  Richard L. Nelson Gallery & The Fine Arts Collection, University of California at Davis, 16 February - 21 March 1997.                    
Interview by Price Amerson, 10 January 1997.
Dalkey, Victoria.  "Complex and Compelling:  15-Year Survey Reveals Exciting Artistry of Michael Tompkins."  The Sacramento Bee, 23 February 1997.
Shackleford, Penelope.  "Tompkins' Transcendent Still Lives."  The Davis Enterprise, 20 February 1997.

1994
Haber, Karen.  "Speaking of Things Outside Themselves."  American Artist, September 1994.
Pincus, Robert L. "Fine Exhibition Showcases 9 Artists."  San Diego Union, July 1994.
Saville, Jonathan."Nature is Apparently Alive."  San Diego Reader, 4 August 1994.

1993
Michael Tompkins. San Francisco, CA: Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery, 1993.  

1992
Michael Tompkins. Walnut Creek, CA: Bedford Gallery, June 1992.  Essay by Christophe Wall-Romana.
Gordon, Allan.  "Premillenial Syndrome."  Artweek, 21 May 1992.
Dalkey, Victoria.  "More Than Meets the Eye." The Sacramento Bee, 19 April 1992.

1990
Nixon, Bruce.  "Michael Tompkins."  Art of California, March 1990.
Van Proyen, Mark.  "Michael Tompkins."  Artweek, 13 December 1990.
Nixon, Bruce.  "Michael Tompkins."  Artweek, 19 July 1990.

1989
Dalkey, Victoria.  "Invitation to Contemplation."  The Sacramento Bee, 26 March 1989.
Nixon, Bruce.  "The Constant Light."  Artweek, 1 July 1989.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento, CA
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

Michael Tompkins Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black Bottle, 1997 oil on wood panel 12 3/8 x 94 1/4 in.

Michael Tompkins
Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black Bottle, 1997
oil on wood panel
12 3/8 x 94 1/4 in.

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Michael Tompkins Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black Bottle, 1997 oil on wood panel 12 3/8 x 94 1/4 in.

Michael Tompkins
Red, Yellow, Blue, and Black Bottle, 1997
oil on wood panel
12 3/8 x 94 1/4 in.