Thomas Osorio - Thomas.Osorio91@gmail.com
Thomas Osorio (b. 1991) is a multimedia artist working in drawing, painting, digital collage, and animation. Osorio’s work often reflects a subjective or unstable experience of reality. He draws inspiration from dreams, trance states, religions, & art history. He primarily works with graphics editing software such as Photoshop, Procreate, & After Effects. His art has been exhibited in cities across the United States as well as online. He received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2018.
Osorio has collaborated with fellow artist Loraine Wible on Satellite.TV.Cincy, an outdoor guerrilla projection project in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. He has instructed various Community Education programs in Ohio and Kentucky through organizations like the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, the Kennedy Heights Arts Center and ArtWorks Cincinnati. Osorio is also currently an adjunct professor at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, and the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning (DAAP) where he teaches classes in drawing and the Adobe Creative Suite. Thomas currently lives in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, Ohio.
Education:
2018 - MFA in Art & Technology Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2014 - BFA in Painting, minor in Art History, Pratt Institute
Solo Exhibitions:
2024
Pique Gallery, "Expanding Universe", Covington, KY
2022
Art Academy of Cincinnati, McClure Gallery, “Digital Realities”, Cincinnati, OH
Group Exhibitions:
2024
Not Not, “Heat”, Chicago, IL
The Plan, “Pataphysics 4 Symmetry”, Chicago, IL
Alice, “Projections with DJ Boywife”, Cincinnati, OH
Contemporary Arts Center, "Regional 90", Cincinnati, OH
Northern Kentucky University, "NKU Faculty Exhibition", Highland Height, KY
Art Academy of Cincinnati, "AAC Faculty Exhibition", Cincinnati, OH
2023
Design Collective, "Trionfi, A Tarot Group Show", Cincinnati, OH
PAR-Projects, "New Horizons", Cincinnati, OH
1628 LTD., "Saturation: an Exploration of Vibrancy", Cincinnati, OH
2022
CampSITE Sculpture Park, “Projections”, Cincinnati, OH
Sample Space, “UNFIT, An Immersive NFT Gallery”, Cincinnati, OH curated by NFTxCincinnati
Rainbow Gallery, “Midwest Stories”, in collaboration with Satellite.TV.Cincy, Cincinnati, OH
Art Academy of Cincinnati, “Immune Response: AAC Faculty Exhibition 2022”, Cincinnati, OH
2021
ArtWorks Cincinnati, “ArtWorks 25th Anniversary Auction”, Cincinnati, OH
Pique Gallery, “Dream Places”, Guerrilla Projections by Satellite.TV.Cincy, Covington, KY
Roy G Biv, The Shot Tower Gallery, “ImageOHIO 2021”, Columbus, OH
2018
The Arts Club of Chicago, "Drawing Room", Chicago, IL
Interlochen Center for the Arts, “Faculty Visual Arts Exhibition”, Interlochen, MI
Mooch Gallery, “Spring in Motion”, Chicago, IL
Sullivan Galleries, “MFA Show”, Chicago, IL
Lincoln Hall, “SaveMoneySaveLife”, Chicago, IL curated by Santiago X
2017
Slayer Gallery, “Neon Jewels”, Online
2016
The Center for Contemporary Art, “2016 International Juried Exhibition”, Bedminster, NJ
2013
Palisades906, “Salon Show”, Brooklyn, NY
Mayson Gallery, “My Generation”, New York, NY
Selected Bibliography:
Griffith, Katie. Out of the Metaverse: Cincinnati Gets First Immersive NFT Art Exhibit and Education Event, Cincinnati Citybeat
Lectures:
2022: Grad School Roundtable, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2018: Maclean Black Box - SAIC, “Panel: Situation & System”, Chicago, IL
Awards and Residencies:
2019: Grunewald Guild, Leavenworth, WA
2016-2018: Joseph & Emily Gidwitz Scholarship - SAIC
2010-2014: Presidential Merit Based Scholarship - Pratt Institute
Professional Experience
2022-present: Community Education: Pre-College & Teen Academy, Art Academy of Cincinnati
2016-2023: Teaching Artist, ArtWorks Cincinnati
2018-2022: Appraiser, Art of Estates
2012-2014: Studio Assistant, Greg Lindquist
2012: Studio Assistant, Mary Mattingly
Academic Positions:
2024-present: University of Cincinnati - Drawing Studio, Life Drawing
2024-present: Northern Kentucky University - Drawing I, Web & Social Media for Artists, Video + Installation & Sound I, Digital Arts & Effects
2021-present: Art Academy of Cincinnati - Digital Literacy, Expanded Drawing, Representational Drawing, Senior Pathways
2018: Interlochen Center for Visual Arts - INT Painting, HS Drawing for Non Majors
2017: School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art & Street Culture (TA)
2017: School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Painting Studio: Collage (TA)
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