Tom Fairs
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BIO
Tom Fairs (1925-2007) was born in London, England and lived in Hampstead, England. He studied at the Hornsey School of Art from 1948 -1950 and at the Royal College of Art from 1950 - 1954. He taught fine art and stage design from 1967 to 1987 at the Central School of Art and Design (now Central Saint Martin’s) in London, England. His work has been on view in solo exhibitions internationally, such as Tom Fairs (2012) at The Modern Institute in Glasgow, Scotland and Tom Fairs: Homage to Bonnard (2008) at The Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate, Yorkshire and The New Grafton Gallery in London, England. He received solo exhibitions in New York City at Kerry Schuss Gallery (2011-2023) and Van Doren Waxter (2017-2023). Fairs has been included in numerous group exhibitions, such as Drawn Together Again (2019) at Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY; and Outside (2016) at Karma, Amagansett, NY, curated by Matthew Higgs. His work has been reviewed and featured in publications such as Artforum, Bomb, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere.