IS this the same Tom Vance that teaches Foundation Drawing?

Thomas Vance: Plan
PHILADELPHIA – Tiger Strikes Asteroid is
pleased to announce the opening of its
August, 2010 exhibition, Plan, a solo exhibit
of recent work by Thomas Vance.
Thomas Vance’s architectonic garden
arrangements carry themselves both
magically and serenely. Like isolated
sections of Cezanne’s finest landscapes,
pulled out and elaborated upon, they have
the enigmatic, cerebral grace of
mathematical equations and cloud
formations. The workaday, nearly banal
materials seem to accentuate this magic,
further heightened by the wry trickery going
on in many of the pieces: stones are made
of painted foam or plaster; branches are
made of light cardboard; leaves are daubed on paint. They are both set and actors. And like
highly-trained actors or dancers, Vance’s pieces pirouette and pose effortlessly with the best of
them, but with a knowing wink and nod; an ongoing audience aside which opens up the
possibility of unforeseen continuances, consequences or connections: of the built to the
grown; the actual to the faux; the seen to the unseen. Being amidst Vance’s carefully-crafted
and finely-tuned work is akin to reaching a manicured clearing within an aesthetic wilderness.
Thomas Vance is a Philadelphia based artist, who has been shown extensively nationally in
recent years. Most recently, his sculptural work was included in the highly-respected
Philadelphia International Airport art exhibition program, and in the Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery,
also in Philadelphia. Others of his works have been included in shows in St. Louis, Cleveland,
and Wilmington, DE. Vance maintains a studio in Philadelphia, and instructs at both University
of the Arts and Temple’s Tyler School of Art.
Thomas Vance: Plan
August 6th—29th, 2010
Opening reception: Friday, August 6th, 6pm – 10pm
Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 2pm – 6pm and by appointment only
TIGER STRIKES ASTEROID


Tom is also currently showing 2D workin the "Let's Go Enjoy Nature!" Exhibition at:

SERAPHIN GALLERY
1108 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

tel 215-923-7000
fax 215-923-7007