Tomas Lasansky
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Tomas Lasansky: Icons and Muses
Publication with suite of etchings
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- Tomas Lasansky was born in Iowa City, IA, where he lives with his family. The Lasansky name is well known in the art world, both for their prolific oeuvres — Tomas alone has created over 2000 works — and the number of artists in the family. The youngest of six children and the son of the internationally renowned printmaker Mauricio Lasansky, Tomas lived a creative childhood surrounded by a family that celebrated every facet of the arts. His creative upbringing led to years of classical fine art training in the Old World tradition, empowering Lasansky to do justice to his New World subjects. Tomas now creates his works of art in the 10,500 square foot Lasansky Gallery & Studio, a combined gallery and studio for printmaking and painting.
He juxtaposes a wildly creative style with very careful method. “Our greatest leaders, artists, and thinkers,” according to Lasansky, “are portrayed in larger-than-life portraits that invoke the complexity behind the lore, often with symbolic and bold backgrounds such as the American flag. His subjects include the likes of Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Buffalo Bill, Walt Whitman, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and more.
This award-winning artist has exhibited his works across the United States and abroad. He has been featured in dozens of solo exhibitions throughout his career, including “Icons and Muses” and “Tomás Lasansky: Reflections: Pride and Dignity of the Native American” at the Western Valley Art Museum in Surprise, AZ; “An Exhibition of 70 Works” at the Sioux City Art Museum in Sioux City, IA; “Tomás Lasansky: Prints, Drawings and Paintings” at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids, IA. His work was also on view at the United States Embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Lasansky is the frequent recipient of awards and accolades, garnering Best in Show, Purchase Award, and The American Artist Award dozens of times over his career, and participating in more than 100 competitive and juried exhibitions. - "I've been truly inspired by our greatest leaders, artists and thinkers. However, I'll never be able to completely forgo the use of live models. The model is the muse that breaths new life into my work.”
- Born: August 31, 1957
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
August 16th, 2018 - Faust Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
May 16th, 2018 - 'Selections From the Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Rayburn Collections', Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, IA
May 5th, 2018 - Weinberger Gallery, Kansas City, MO
May 5th, 2017 - Lasansky Gallery & Show Spring Show
January 18 to March 22, 2015 ~ University of Notre Dame - Snite Museum of Art (One Man Exhibition)
August, 2015 ~ Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole - Jackson, WY
August, 2015 ~ Ann Korologos Gallery - Basalt, CO
July 2 to August 29, 2010 ~ Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, OH
October 3 to December 5, 2010 ~ University of Richmond
Harnett Museum of Art (One Man Exhibition “ Tomas Lasansky: Selected Works”)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011 Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Korologos Gallery, Basalt, CO
Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2010 The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
University of Richmond Museum, Richmond, VA
Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2009 Larsen Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2008 Magidson Gallery, Aspen, CO
Manitou Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 “Reflections on Dignity,” Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Icons and Muses,” West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
2006 Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2004 Thomas Moxley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Tomás Lasansky: Reflections: Pride and Dignity of the Native American,”
West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
2003 Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2002 Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1998 “Tomás Lasansky,” Percival Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1995 “Works on Paper,” Percival Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1993 “Drawings – Collage – Prints,” Percival Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1992 “Tomás Lasansky: Drawings, Paintings, Prints,” Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine, IA
1991 “Drawings, Paintings, Prints,” Percival Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1988 “Tomás Lasansky: Exhibit of Drawings and Prints,” Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
“Works by Tomás Lasansky,” Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
1987 An Exhibit of 70 Works, Sioux City Art Museum, Sioux City, IA
“Tomás Lasansky: Drawings, Paintings, Prints,” Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA
1986 “Tomás Lasansky: Drawings, Paintings, Prints,” Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1985 “Tomás Lasansky: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings,” Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
“Prints and Drawings,” Hawkeye State Bank, Iowa City, IA
1983 “Recent Works,” University Athletic Club, Iowa City, IA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 University of Richmond Museum, Richmond, VA
United States Embassy, Dublin, Ireland
2009 Korologos Gallery, Basalt, CO
2008 Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2007 “Glen Town Center Showcase,” Des Moines, IA
Rare Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
2006 Manitou Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Faust Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Faust Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Faust & King Galleries, New York, NY
2000 “Spaces/Faces,” Percival Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1997 Heritage Gallery Invitational, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
1996 “American Watercolors and Drawings, 15 Artists,” Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1991 “12th Annual Paper in Particular,” Columbia College, Columbia, MO
1989 “Spittin’ Images – 20th Century Non-Traditional Portraiture,” organized by Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, IN
1988 “American Self Portraits Five-Year Traveling Exhibition,” organized by Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1987 “Contemporary American Graphics 1987–88 National Invitational Traveling Exhibition,” Old Bergen Art Guild, Bayonne, NJ
“American Drawing: Realism/Idealism,” organized for the Boca Museum by Jane Haslem, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1985 “Iowa Printmakers’ Invitational Exhibition, Traveling Exhibition,” organized by The Iowa Arts Council, Des Moines, IA
“Contemporary American Graphics 1985–86 National Invitational Traveling Exhibition,” Bayonne, NJ
1982 “Four Printmakers,” organized by the Municipal Metropolitan Gallery, Cedar Falls, IA
1980 “West ’80/Art and the Law, Invitational,” Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
Selected Awards and Honors
(from more than 100 competitive and juried exhibitions)
1998 3M Purchase Award: Native American Indian, “The Second Minnesota National Print Biennial,” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Judge’s Choice Award: Angela
“Annual Thi Beta Kappa Six State Competitive,” McCook, NE
1996 Second Place: “Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal and Wood,” Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
1991 The American Artist Award: “49th Annual Audubon Artist Exhibition,” New York, NY
The PTK Purchase Award: “McCook Community College, Six State Competition,” McCook, NE
Third Prize: “Galex 25th Annual Competitive Art Exhibition,” Galesburg, IL
1990 The PTK Purchase Award: “McCook Community College, Six State Competition,” McCook, NE
1989 The Museum Purchase Award: “Quad Cities Regional Art Show Davenport Art Center,” Davenport, IA
Purchase Award: “Anderson Winter Show,” Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, IN
First Place: “1989 Art Exhibition,” Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA
Honorable Mention: “Thirty-third National Print Exhibition,” The Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ
Honorable Mention: “39th Spiva Annual Competitive,” Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO
1988 Best in Show: “Iowa Artist Competitive Exhibition,” Metropolitan Galleries, Cedar Falls, IA
Best in Show: One Man Exhibition, “Quincy’s 38th Tri-State Juried Art Show,” Quincy, IL
Juror’s Award: “1988 Pacific States National Biennial Print Exhibition,” University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
1987 Purchase Award: “North Shore Art League Midwest Print Show,” Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Purchase Award: “Kirkwood College Invitational Exhibition,” Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, IA
The PTK Purchase Award: “McCook Community College, Six State Competition,” McCook, NE
Award of Merit: “The Anderson Winter Show,” Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, IN
1986 Purchase Award: “North Shore Art League Midwest Print Show,” NorthwesternUniversity, Evanston, IL
Third Prize For Drawing: “Tenth Annual Rock Island Fine Arts,” Rock Island Art Guild, Rock Island, IL
Jurors’ Commendation: “The Boston Printmakers’ 38th National Exhibition,” Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
Honorable Mention: “44th Annual Audubon Artists Exhibition,” New York, NY
1985 Kershaw Purchase Award: “The 29th National Print Show,” The Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ
Purchase Award: “The 35th Annual Tri-State Juried Art Show,” Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Honorable Mention in Prints: “3rd Annual Maine/Maritime Flatwork Exhibition on Paper,” Presque Isle, ME
1984 Silver Medal: “Forty-Second Annual Audubon Artist Exhibition,” New York, NY
Purchase Award and Juror’s Merit Award: “The Anderson Winter Show,” Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, IN
Frank Proctor Whiting Memorial Award for Graphics: “Annual Show,” Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
Best in Printmaking Award: “Clay/ Paper Show,” the Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
Cash Award: “The Manhattan Kansas National Print Exhibition,” Manhattan, KS
Third Prize: For Painting: “8th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition,” Rock Island, IL
1983 Second Prize: “Winter Art/Manhattan – Streeker Gallery,” Manhattan, KS
1982 Outstanding Print: “Galex 16th Annual Competitive Art Exhibition,” Galesburg, IL
1981 Honorable Mention in Prints: “IV Bienal Americana de Artes Gráficas, Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia,” Colombia, South America
Outstanding Print: “Galex 15th Annual Competition, Art Exhibition,” Galesburg, IL
1979 Honorable Mention in Prints: “IV Bienal Americana de Artes Gráficas,” Museo de Arte Moderno LaTertulia, Colombia, South America
