Mark S. Thomas
Selected Exhibitions & Awards
Light Space Time virtual Art Exhibition - “Patterns” 2022
Artworks Downtown virtual group exhibition 2020
Light Space Time virtual Art Exhibition - “Patterns” 2020
East Bay Open Studios shows - 2018 and 2019
Japan's Art Olympia international - honorable mention - 2019
Artworks Downtown group exhibition - San Rafael, California- 2014
5 large scale fiber art pieces for permanent exhibition in the lobby of the
remodeled Grande Theater Center for the Arts in Tracy California- 2007
La Quinta Arts Festival...Best of Show - 2006
Sausalito Arts Festival...2nd place Fiber art - 2005
Mill Valley Art Festival...Award of Excellence - 2003
CraftsBoston...Award of Excellence - 2003
Niche Award...Retailers Award of Excellence - 2003
Sausalito Arts Festival...1st place Fiber Art - 2004
Sausalito Arts Festival...2nd place Fiber Art - 2005
Mill Valley Arts Festival...Award of Excellence - 1999
Publications
“American Artwork” curated art review 2023 Edition
“Circle” Quarterly Art Review Summer 2022
"American Artwork" curated art review 2021 Edition
“The Fiberarts Book of Wearable Art” Katherine Duncan Aimone
“Memory On Cloth...Shibori Now” Yoshiko Wada
“The Surface Designer’s Handbook” Holly Brackmann
Ornament Magazine (Smithsonian feature) Spring 2002
Ornament Magazine (feature article) Summer 2002
Faerie Magazine (feature photo spread) Autumn 2006
Education
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Design program
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College, commercial Design program
Los Angeles, California