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Thom Cooney Crawford

Painter

Sculptor

Poet

The Inner Eye of Art

THE OUTER SPARK

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Thom Cooney Crawford

Painter

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Poet

The Inner Eye of Art

THE OUTER SPARK

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A Bit About Me

I am Thom Cooney Crawford.

I’m a painter.
I’m a sculptor.
I’m a poet.

I have been working in these three mediums since my teens. My search for deeper meaning brought me to the philosophical, and that led to purposeful world travels, from India to Ireland. What I have been seeking the whole time is a way to create harmony between the phenomenal and the spiritual.

Come share my journey.

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…it takes an act of faith to believe in universal values. There are few contemporary artists even willing to search for the common forms that connect us as members of the human race. Thom Cooney Crawford seeks such archetypal symbols.

— Robert Saltonstall Mattison
Art Historian and Critic

Thom’s Current Solo Exhibition

The Worlds Within Worlds of Thom Cooney Crawford

October 19 – November 23, 2024

Baldwin Avenue Gallery
Sierra Madre, California

Meet the artist at the opening night reception
Saturday, October 19, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join us in celebrating the long, rich career of Thom Cooney Crawford at an exclusive solo exhibition of his paintings and sculptures that show the artist in his maturity.

The Worlds Within Worlds of Thom Cooney Crawford

A Solo Exhibition

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What happens when a successful artist disappears for over a decade to work in isolation?

After an active professional career with over 30 one-person shows, in the early 2000s, Thom stopped exhibiting, left the art world, college teaching, and the US to further develop his art.

Upon returning from a four-year sojourn of self-imposed exile, living and working in a remote area on Ireland’s Wild West Coast, Thom went into his loft in Pennsylvania and worked in isolation for a decade.

Come see the results of the works manifested during this concentrated interval, plus recent new works created on our own West Coast.

All is revealed at his latest exclusive solo exhibition.

Exhibition information

Dates: October 19 – November 23, 2024
Days and times: Fridays 4:00PM – 8:00 PM,
Saturdays 12:00 – 5:00 PM,
Sundays 12:00PM – 5:00PM
Location: Baldwin Avenue Gallery
12 N Baldwin Ave
Sierra Madre, CA 91024

 

Worlds Within Worlds is curated by gallerist Mary Hoffman-Serr, co-owner with Michael Serr of Baldwin Avenue Gallery now in its fourth year in Sierra Madre.

What happens when a successful artist disappears for over a decade to work in isolation?

After an active professional career with over 30 one-person shows, in the early 2000s, Thom stopped exhibiting, left the art world, college teaching, and the US to further develop his art.

Upon returning from a four-year sojourn of self-imposed exile, living and working in a remote area on Ireland’s Wild West Coast, Thom went into his loft in Pennsylvania and worked in isolation for a decade.

Come see the results of the works manifested during this concentrated interval, plus recent new works created on our own West Coast.

All is revealed at his latest exclusive solo exhibition.

Exhibition information

Dates: October 19 – November 23, 2024
Days and times: Fridays 4:00PM – 8:00 PM,
Saturdays 12:00 – 5:00 PM,
Sundays 12:00PM – 5:00PM
Location: Baldwin Avenue Gallery
12 N Baldwin Ave
Sierra Madre, CA 91024

 

Worlds Within Worlds is curated by gallerist Mary Hoffman-Serr, co-owner with Michael Serr of Baldwin Avenue Gallery now in its fourth year in Sierra Madre.

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About History

The Inner Eye of Art/The Outer Spark.

Thom Cooney Crawford’s first solo show in over a decade, The Inner Eye of Art/The Outer Spark, opened at Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA, in 2019 and was extended through February 2022. Robert Saltonstall Mattison, Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Art History at Lafayette College, wrote the catalog essay.

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Visit My Painting, Sculpture and Poetry Galleries

Oil on Panel

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Acrylic on Paper

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Thom connects human vulnerability with the vast Universe.

— Elizabeth Johnson
Artist, Critic, Curator

Installations

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Maquettes

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Wall Reliefs

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Orpheus

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Other Works

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Poetry

Read My Poetry

Visit My Painting, Sculpture and Poetry Galleries

Oil on Panel

Go to Gallery

Installations

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Orpheus

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Acrylic on Paper

Go to Gallery

Maquettes

Go to Gallery

Other Works

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Paintings w/Sculpture

Go to Gallery

Wall Reliefs

Go to Gallery

Poetry

Read My Poetry

Visit My Painting, Sculpture and Poetry Galleries

Oil on Panel

Go to Gallery

Acrylic on Paper

Go to Gallery

Paintings w/Sculpture

Go to Gallery

Thom connects human vulnerability with the vast Universe.

— Elizabeth Johnson
Artist, Critic, Curator

Installations

Go to Gallery

Maquettes

Go to Gallery

Wall Reliefs

Go to Gallery

Orpheus

Go to Gallery

Other Works

Go to Gallery

Poetry

Read My Poetry

Visit the WonderStore

Experience the art through a different lens.

Eclipse Illumined.

A book of poems and images.

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Thom on Video

A Closer Look at the Artist.

Eye on the Mythic Wind: In a series of conversations with Eric Ziolkowski, Professor of Religion at Lafayette College, Thom speaks to his passion to incorporate symbol and archetype into his art.

Making Easton: Meet the artist in his loft in the days leading up to the opening of his show The Inner Eye of Art/The Outer Spark. After his return from Ireland, Thom lived and worked in solitude for a decade. It isn’t often that an artist who has left the art world returns to it with such fanfare. His paintings and sculptures from this period show a level of development and maturity rarely witnessed. Also included are videos of his artist’s talk and poetry reading.

Eye on the Mythic Wind: 5 Videos

Making Easton: 3 Videos