THOMAS MALCOLM COOK
ALLEGORICAL + FIGURATIVE FINE ART PAINTINGS
ABOUT
I have been creating art most of my life in one way or another. I decided to make art my career path when I graduated from high school. Entering college I realized that it was time to make a very important choice; to take a chance on my true passion, or make a decision based on practicality. I chose art.
My ultimate goal with my work is to create paintings which prompt the viewer to personally decipher whether the images depicted are simple abstractions, or whether they tell a story. Layering, outlining, overlapping, and transparency are all elements I use as the vocabulary of a painting.
EDUCATION
University of Washington, 1990-1995, BFA Painting/ BA Art History
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Pie Footwear. Portland, Oregon. Paintings.
2006 Burien Art Gallery. Burien, Washington. Paintings.
2003 Zerene. Seattle, Washington. Paintings.
1997 Indigo Gallery. Lake Oswego, Oregon. Paintings
1995 Rivers & Lakes Gallery. Port Orchard, Washington. Paintings
1995 Indigo Gallery. Lake Oswego, Oregon. Paintings.
1994 Parnassus Gallery. Seattle, Washington. Paintings.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Irvington Invitational Art Exhibition II. Portland, Oregon. Paintings.
2007 Irvington Invitational Art Exhibition. Portland, Oregon. Paintings.
1998 Lake Oswego Cultural Center, Invitational. Lake Oswego, Oregon. Paintings.
1996 Bumbershoot, Dolls and Monsters Art Exhibition. Seattle, Washington. Painting.
1994 Metropolis Contempory Art Gallery, Eros/Erotica Sampler 94, Seattle, Washington. Paintings.
1987 Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma, Washington. Painting.
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Thomas Malcolm Cook also has a background as a comic book artist and is the co-owner and artist for the independent publishing company, 100 Proof Publishing, based out of Portland, Oregon .