Tom Sime
Solo Exhibitions:
“New Works in Resin and Wax”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, December 2004
“Wax Works,” Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, March 2001
“Nature Studies,” Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, 1999
“Nature Studies,” Lakeside Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas, 1998
“Organic Matters,” Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, 1997
“Ducts and Meshes: Recent Drawings,” Gallery Four, J. Erik Jonsson
Central Library, Dallas, Tx., 1997
“Tom Sime: Recent Work,” Gallery Four, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas, 1994
Selected Group Exhibitions:
“Small Works, Big Ideas”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, 2013
“Summer Selections”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, 2013
“Art Miami”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, 2006
“Art Chicago”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, 2005
“Art Miami”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, 2005
“Encaustic & Wax”, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY 2002
“Recent Multiples Projects x 5 (Inscribe)”, OIA, New York, NY, 2002
“2001 DFW in Black, White & Gray”, Univ. of Arkasas, Little Rock, 2001
“Loot,” Mulcahy Modern Gallery, Dallas, 2000
“Plunge,” Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, 2000
“Substance Abuse,” Visual Arts Building, University of Texas at Dallas, 2000
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1999-2000 (sales gallery)
“Between Image & Object,” Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Tx., 1999
“Artist/Writer,” Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, 1999
“20x500: Views From a Dallas Warehouse,’’ 500X Gallery, Dallas; Richland College,
Dallas; Waco Creative Art Center, Waco, Tx., 1998-99
Holiday windows group art exhibit, Neiman-Marcus department store in cooperation with
Dallas Visual Art Center, downtown Dallas, 1998
“Drawings,” Haggar Gallery, University of Dallas, 1998
“Scratch: a Drawing Show,” Rachel Harris Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas, 1998
“Breeding & Multiplying,” 8-artist group show, Fine Arts Museum of Long Island,
Hempstead, N.Y., 1997
“Salon Show," River Gallery, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1997
“Summer Invitational,” Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, 1996
“Waxing Minimal: Inger Sand Lee, Tom Sime, Angela Berkson,” Edward Williams
Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., Hackensack, N.J., 1996
“Partners with the Process,” Haggerty Art Center, University of Dallas, 1996
“Seductive Surfaces,” Sally Sprout Gallery, Houston, Tx., 1995
“Robert Moore, Tom Sime: Soft Machines & Monsters," 500X Gallery, Dallas, 1995
"Waxing Minimal: Joanne Mattera, Inger Sand Lee, Tom Sime," Denise Bibro Fine Art,
New York, 1994-95
"Small Work: Bennett, Prescott, Sanders, Sime," Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas, 1994
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"Robert Moore, Tom Sime: New Paintings" 500X Gallery, 1994
"Joy Broom, Jacques Gael Cressaty, Barbara Kronlins, Donna McGinnis, Tom Sime,"
Project Space, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, Ca., 1993
"500X at 15: Selected Alumni and Current Members," 500X Gallery, 1993
"Nancy Wallace Brown, Christine Cason, Robert Moore, Tom Sime," 500X, 1992
Selected Juried Exhibitions:
Main Street Fine Art Exhibition, Fort Worth, Texas, 2000 (juror: Joan Davidow)
"Critic's Choice," Dallas Visual Art Center, 1997
(jurors: Suzanne Weaver, Charles Dee Mitchell)
22nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Competition, Smithtown Township Arts Council,
St James, New York, 1997 (jurors: Beth Handler, Phyllis Braff)
"Scene/Unseen," Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, N.M.
(juror: Lucy R. Lippard)
Main Street Fine Art Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center of Fort Worth, Texas, 1997
(juror: Charles Wylie)
First Annual National Competition, SITE, Los Angeles, Ca., 1996
(juror: Howard Fox)
"New Directions '96," Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1996
(juror: Beth Venn)
"Critic's Choice," Dallas Visual Art Center, 1996 (jurors: Dana Friis-Hansen,
Charles Wylie)
Artists Council Annual Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs,
Ca.,
1996 (juror: Howard Fox)
Main Street Fine Art Exhibition, Fort Worth, Texas, 1995
(juror: Sue Graze)
"Texas International," University of Texas at El Paso, 1994
(juror: Mark Alexander)
"Small Works," Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, N.Y., 1993
(juror: Gerrit Henry)
"Expo '93," 500X Gallery, Dallas, 1993 (juror: Annegreth Nill)
"Southern Small Works Exhibition," Loyola Gallery Downtown, New
Orleans, La., 1993 (juror: Lynne Warren)
9th Annual Juried National, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, Ca., 1993
(jurors: Hung Liu, Carlos Villa, Bill Berkson)
6th Annual Indoor Juried Exhibition, Artstravaganza: the Downtown Arts Festival,
Chattanooga, Tenn., 1993 (juror: Michael G. Auping)
58th Annual Cooperstown Art Association National, Cooperstown, N.Y., 1993
(juror: Ivan Karp)
"Art in the Metroplex," Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx., 1993
(juror: Roger Lipsey)
39th Annual International Juried Art Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, Ca., 1993
(juror: Elizabeth A.T. Smith)
27th Annual Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival, Alexandria, La., 1993
(juror: Lynda Benglis)
National '93 Small Works Exhibition, Scoharie County Arts Council Gallery,
Cobleskill, N.Y.,
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1993 (juror: Ann Philbin)
Awards & Honors:
Juror's Award, "Main Street Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition,"
Fort Worth, Texas, 1995 (juror: Sue Graze)
"Art at Large" billboard competition, sponsored by Austin Visual Art Association, 1994
Jurors' Award, Texas Visual Arts Association's "Citation '93", Dallas, 1993
(jurors: Annegreth Nill and Stephen D. Wilder)
Juror's Award, "Miniatures" exhibition, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, Ca., 1993
(juror: Inez Storer)
Merit Award from visiting curator Dr. Annegreth Nill, "For Members Only" exhibition,
Arlington Museum of Art, 1993
Juror's Award, "Small Works," Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, N.Y., 1993
(juror: Gerrit Henry)
Best Theater Critic, Dallas Observer Readers' Poll, 1990
Crystal Awards (2) for excellence in Cable Access of Dallas programming, 1989
First Place, Frances S. Mossiker Fiction Competition, Southern Methodist Univ., 1989
Member, Robert S. Hyer Society, S.M.U., 1989
Selected Collections:
Joel R. Allen, Boise, ID
Judy Andrew, Washington, CT
Aspen Software, Dallas, TX
Denise Bibro, New York, NY
Kari Broadhurst & John Hughett, Dallas, TX
Jim Calhoun & Richard Luce, Dallas, TX
Phyllis Cicero, Dallas, TX
Ann Ekstrom, Fort Worth, TX
Janet Farrow & Gregory Gormley, Plano, TX
Marc Fenstermacher, M.D. & Jerry Miller,
Houston, TX
Nancy & Tim Hanley, Dallas, TX
Homer & Joyce Hernandez, Arlington, TX
Charlene & Warren Howell, Dallas, TX
Leigh & Randy Hunter, Dallas, TX
Tim Johnson, Dallas, TX
Melonie Kastman, Plano, TX
David Lamble, San Francisco, CA
Paula LaRocque, Arlington, TX
John Phifer Marrs, Dallas, TX
Irene & Jim Miller, Dallas, TX
Karol Howard & George Morton, Plano, TX
Carl Mosbacher, New York, NY
Kate Peiler, Austin, TX
John Reoch, Jr., Dallas, TX
Charlotte Richardson, Dallas, TX
Gleniece Robinson, Dallas, TX
Leslie & Russ Robinson, Houston, TX
Bala Shagrithaya, Dallas, TX
Judy Shepard, Dallas, TX
Diane & Kevin Sloan, Dallas, TX
Carolyn Sortor, Dallas, TX
Caroline & Steve Thompson, Dallas, TX
Angie Tsai, Hong Kong
Sarah & John Welch, Dallas, TX
Laura Wilbanks, Houston, TX
Michael Wynne & Betsy Carter, Dallas, TX
Selected Articles:
Charles Dee Mitchell, “Connecting Images and Objects,” The Dallas Morning News,
Oct. 19, 1999
Bret McCabe, “Con/texts,” The Met, Dallas, Sept. 8, 1999
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“Richland College presents Artist/Writer,” Turtle Creek News, Aug. 29, 1999
Helen A. Harrison, "Facing Concepts of Decay and Regeneration," The New York Times,
Long Island section, August 17, 1997
Janet Kutner, "Art Notes," Dallas Morning News, May 22, 1997
"Manipulations," The Villager, New York City, May 21, 1997
Susan Whitmer, "Up Front: See It," The Met, Jan. 15, 1997
Janet Kutner, "Season of Plenty," Dallas Morning News, October 1, 1995
Marina Isola, "Seven Artists to Buy Now," D Magazine, March 1996
Janet Kutner, "Scene and Be Seen," Dallas Morning News,
September 8, 1995
Charles Dee Mitchell, "Heady Experience," Dallas Morning News, February 17, 1994
Janet Kutner, "Billboard Art," Dallas Morning News, February 20, 1994
Saundra Goldman, "Reception Honors Larger-than-Life Art," Austin American- Statesman, February
19, 1994
Selected Articles, cont.:
Charles Dee Mitchell, "Familiar Artists Exhibit Some New Looks,"
Dallas Morning News, October 13, 1994
Marina Isola, "Close Calls," The Met, Dallas, October 27, 1994
Charles Dee Mitchell, "Strength in Numbers," Dallas Morning News, January 23, 1993
Janet Kutner, "A Home of Their Own," Dallas Morning News,
September 18, 1993
Maggie Kennedy, "Awards Honor Outstanding Effort in Public Access TV,"
Dallas Times Herald, November 22, 1989
Fenton Johnson, "Tough and True Feedback at Rough-Cut Shows," The Independent,
September 1983
Janis Crystal Lipzin and Caroline Savage-Lee, "Exceptions to Predictability," Artweek,
March 20, 1982
Calvin Ahlgren, "`Frontal Exposure' for the Little Guys," San Francisco Chronicle,
November 21, 1982
Films and Videos (writer-director):
Sit Still Be Quiet 1981 (16mm color film, 2.5 mins.)
Creatures of the Deep 1981 (16mm color/b&w film, 8 mins.)
Afternoon Visit 1982 (16mm b&w film, 13 mins.)
Burn Victim 1982 (16mm b&w film, 12 mins.)
The Knock 1985 (16mm b&w film, 30 mins.)
To the Newlyweds 1989 (3/4" color video, 30 mins.)
Selected Screenings and Broadcasts:
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C., 1982
Hong Kong Independent Short Film Exhibition, 1982
Bay Area Filmmakers Showcase, Berkeley & San Francisco, 1982
Baltimore International Film Festival, Baltimore, Md., 1982.
500 Cafe, solo show of all films, Dallas, 1985
Dallas Video Festival, Dallas Museum of Art, 1989
"Frame of Mind," PBS affiliates KERA, Channel 13 (Dallas), 1993
Personal Information:
Born November 11, 1958 in Hinsdale, Illinois
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Studied creative writing, theater and art at El Centro College, Dallas, Texas, 1977-79.
Studied painting, art history, and filmmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute, 1979-81.
BFA with Honors in Communication Arts--Cinema, Southern Methodist University,
Dallas, 1990.
Studied bronze casting with Deborah Ballard, S.M.U., 1996-1997
Teaching:
Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, Middle School Repeat Visit Program, 2000
Dallas Museum of Art, guest lecture on Miguel Covarrubias’ Creation mosaic, 2000
Selected Quotes:
“Tom Sime’s paintings look like swarms or schools of living things, although their precise nature is not
apparent. As if suspended in a fluid medium, they float in loosely organized but rhythmic patterns, or
mass as if attracted by some primal instinct. Perhaps better than any other artist in the show, Mr. Sime
captures the essence of the ‘breeding and multiplying’ theme.” --Helen A. Harrison in The New York
Times
“His most successful large paintings to date…Template is a subtle study in soft geometry that lays a
grayish white shape over a brown ground. Like the best of Mr. Sime’s small wax paintings, this work
transforms a ‘spiritual’ surface into a resolutely physical presence.” --Charles Dee Mitchell in The Dallas
Morning News
“Your Golem is a kind of grand monolith: very brooding, very scary, with many eyes and mouths…Its skin
is as gray as some antique mold. You can turn it and turn it and find more and more meanings in every
mysterious orifice and shrouded part: eye, open wail, hidden hand, breathing vast nostril, twisted lip,
profound wound. The galaxy, the universe, is in your compact creature.” –writer Cynthia Ozick, in a
letter to the artist
“You are an eloquent S.O.B.” – artist Robert Crumb, in a letter to the artist
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