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Tom Fruin

Working with scavenged plexiglass, steel, plastic, and scrap material, Tom Fruin masters the art of mosaic and scale with grand scale sculpture that blurs the line between art and architecture. From quilts stitched of translucent materials, to plexiglass towers lit from the inside, the play of light and colorful materials give Fruin’s work a unique and stunning quality that brighten locations wherever they are installed.

Biography

Working with scavenged plexiglass, steel, plastic, and scrap material, Tom Fruin masters the art of mosaic and scale with grand scale sculpture that blurs the line between art and architecture. Fruin pulls inspiration for these works from his surroundings in New York, and the stunning jewel-like patchwork sculptures he creates reflect his fascination with the radiant energy of the New York City skyline. From quilts stitched of translucent materials, to plexiglass towers lit from the inside, the play of light and colorful materials give Fruin’s work a unique and stunning quality that brighten locations wherever they are installed.

Fruin has installed works in public locations and private collections throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.

Born

1974 Los Angeles California


Education

1996 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2017 Unaffiliate(us): Art/Basel Miami/Scope, Miami, FL

           The Coakley Brothers Watertower, Milwaukee, WI

2016 Tom Fruin: Empire, Galerie Heiki Curtze und Petra Seiser, Vienna, Austria

           Ausgewahlte Arbeiten von Kunstlern der Galerie, Galerie Heiki

Curtze und Petra Seiser, Salzburg, Austria

            Tom Fruin: Fresh Produce. Paul Loya Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

2014 Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL

           DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Natalie Kates Projects, Art Basel Miami/SCOPE, Miami, FL

           Viennafair 2013, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

           My Future Ex, University of Buffalo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

           Tom Fruin: Locals Only, Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

           Obsession, MANA Contemporary, New York, NY

           Hit the Lights, Paul Loya Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

           Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

           Tom Fruin: Sketches in Steel, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

2012 Viennafair 2012, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

           Contemporary Art from the Hanck Collection, Museum Kunstpalast Dusseldorf, Dussedorf, Germany

           Art Brussels, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Brussels, Belgium

2011 Tom Fruin: Starfields Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

           Tom Fruin: Signs of the Times, Y Gallery, New York, NY


Public Installations

2020 Gansevoort Plaza, New York, NY

           Light! at the Gaylord Rockies Resort, Aurora, CO

           Summit Public Art, Summit, New Jersey

           Arroyo Burro Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, CA

           The Dime, Brooklyn, NY

           U.S. Embassy Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

           Pelham Art Center: 50 Years, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY

          Joya Studio, Brooklyn, NY

          The Lockwood Gallery, Kingston, NY

          Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA

          Children’s Museum of Arts, New York, NY

          Caldwell Snyder, St. Helena, CA

          Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles, CA

          At Peace Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2019 

         Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, Santa Barbara, CA

           Oakland, CA

2017-8  Maxikiosco, Queens, New York

2017 The Jackson, Queens, NY

           The Shops at Clearfork, Ft. Worth, TX

2016 Domino Sugar Factory / North Brooklyn Farms, Brooklyn, NY

2015 North 15th & Kent, Brooklyn, NY

2014 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5, Brooklyn, NY

           Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Riverfront Studios, New York, NY

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Helsingborg Dromljus, Helsingborg, Sweden

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Helsingor, Denmark

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, MuseumsQuartier Wien Plaza, Vienna Austria

2012 Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Havengade Plaza Helsingor, Denmark

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Prague National Theater, Prague, Czech Republic

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Nordkraft, Aalborg, Denmark

2011 Centro Metropoliano de Diseno, Buenos Aires, Argentina

           Barrio Joven Chandon, ArteBA 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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Selected Artworks

Watertower #8

Watertower #8

Salvaged Plexiglass & Welded Metal

12 feet high

Permanently installed in downtown Oakland, CA

Born

1974 Los Angeles California


Education

1996 University of California, Santa Barbara, CA


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2017 Unaffiliate(us): Art/Basel Miami/Scope, Miami, FL

           The Coakley Brothers Watertower, Milwaukee, WI

2016 Tom Fruin: Empire, Galerie Heiki Curtze und Petra Seiser, Vienna, Austria

           Ausgewahlte Arbeiten von Kunstlern der Galerie, Galerie Heiki

Curtze und Petra Seiser, Salzburg, Austria

            Tom Fruin: Fresh Produce. Paul Loya Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

2014 Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL

           DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Natalie Kates Projects, Art Basel Miami/SCOPE, Miami, FL

           Viennafair 2013, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

           My Future Ex, University of Buffalo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

           Tom Fruin: Locals Only, Paul Loya Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

           Obsession, MANA Contemporary, New York, NY

           Hit the Lights, Paul Loya Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

           Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

           Tom Fruin: Sketches in Steel, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

2012 Viennafair 2012, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

           Contemporary Art from the Hanck Collection, Museum Kunstpalast Dusseldorf, Dussedorf, Germany

           Art Brussels, Galerie Heiki Curtze, Brussels, Belgium

2011 Tom Fruin: Starfields Galerie Heiki Curtze, Vienna, Austria

           Tom Fruin: Signs of the Times, Y Gallery, New York, NY


Public Installations

2020 Gansevoort Plaza, New York, NY

           Light! at the Gaylord Rockies Resort, Aurora, CO

           Summit Public Art, Summit, New Jersey

           Arroyo Burro Beach County Park, Santa Barbara, CA

           The Dime, Brooklyn, NY

           U.S. Embassy Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

           Pelham Art Center: 50 Years, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY

          Joya Studio, Brooklyn, NY

          The Lockwood Gallery, Kingston, NY

          Laguna Beach City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA

          Children’s Museum of Arts, New York, NY

          Caldwell Snyder, St. Helena, CA

          Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles, CA

          At Peace Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2019 

         Lake Cachuma Recreation Area, Santa Barbara, CA

           Oakland, CA

2017-8  Maxikiosco, Queens, New York

2017 The Jackson, Queens, NY

           The Shops at Clearfork, Ft. Worth, TX

2016 Domino Sugar Factory / North Brooklyn Farms, Brooklyn, NY

2015 North 15th & Kent, Brooklyn, NY

2014 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5, Brooklyn, NY

           Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Riverfront Studios, New York, NY

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Helsingborg Dromljus, Helsingborg, Sweden

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Helsingor, Denmark

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, MuseumsQuartier Wien Plaza, Vienna Austria

2012 Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Havengade Plaza Helsingor, Denmark

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Prague National Theater, Prague, Czech Republic

           Sculpture Installation with CoreAct, Nordkraft, Aalborg, Denmark

2011 Centro Metropoliano de Diseno, Buenos Aires, Argentina

           Barrio Joven Chandon, ArteBA 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Working with scavenged plexiglass, steel, plastic, and scrap material, Tom Fruin masters the art of mosaic and scale with grand scale sculpture that blurs the line between art and architecture. Fruin pulls inspiration for these works from his surroundings in New York, and the stunning jewel-like patchwork sculptures he creates reflect his fascination with the radiant energy of the New York City skyline. From quilts stitched of translucent materials, to plexiglass towers lit from the inside, the play of light and colorful materials give Fruin’s work a unique and stunning quality that brighten locations wherever they are installed.

Fruin has installed works in public locations and private collections throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.

Tom Fruin
Biography

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Working with scavenged plexiglass, steel, plastic, and scrap material, Tom Fruin masters the art of mosaic and scale with grand scale sculpture that blurs the line between art and architecture. From quilts stitched of translucent materials, to plexiglass towers lit from the inside, the play of light and colorful materials give Fruin’s work a unique and stunning quality that brighten locations wherever they are installed.

Tom Fruin

"Materials that have a life, enrich the work, give a different reading and make it deeper"

Working with scavenged plexiglass, steel, plastic, and scrap material, Tom Fruin masters the art of mosaic and scale with grand scale sculpture that blurs the line between art and architecture. From quilts stitched of translucent materials, to plexiglass towers lit from the inside, the play of light and colorful materials give Fruin’s work a unique and stunning quality that brighten locations wherever they are installed.

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