I am included in a group show called The Delta by Alexys Schwartz Projects.
May 21st - June 20th 2011
Opening:
May 21st 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
More info here.
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I am having a solo show at Acre Projects. The opening reception is Sunday April 3rd from 4-8pm. More info here.
I will also be showing the same work at my CalArts Open Studios and thesis show under the same title. My thesis show opens April 14th from 6-9 in the D301 gallery on campus.
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I have a video and a couple photos at the Acre booths at these two art fairs.

Next: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art
&
MDW Fair
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REVERSEVENT
A group show organized by: Thomas Macker, Joe Zorrilla, Calvin Lee

Saturday, February 12, 2011
7pm-10pm

Lucas Blalock
Sam Falls
John Houck
Calvin Lee
Thomas Macker
Arjuna Neuman
Michael Ray-Von
Albert Samreth
Esteban Schimpf
Cody Trepte
Grant Willing
Joe Zorrilla

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Photo Essay in JH Weekly

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Press: Katy Niner of Jackson Hole News and Guide.

Thomas Macker looks for interesting juxtapositions. Like a standoff between stranger-neighbors or a digital traffic sign interrupting a Teton panorama. On summer break from a Master of Fine Art program in photography and media at the California Institute for the Arts in Valencia, Calif., Macker has driven around the state and region scouting scenes of contrast. He has photographed scenes such as a trio of Flat Creek floaters stopping beside a fenced-off solar panel setup, or a carcamping couple embracing nature by trimming their dog’s toenails and powering up their laptop. “Western Heritage: Expansion/Consumption/New Age,” his new show at Teton Artlab, collects ideas about car camping, pilgrimage, environment, ethnicity, the psychedelic, American Indians, migrant labor, intergalactic communication, Gaia, national park conquests and natural phenomenon, among others. First Friday opening spotlights the show and all its disparate topics from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Artlab. Macker uses Wyoming’s Equal Rights motto as a jumping off point for exploring concepts writhing within the state and the region. The voyage is encapsulated by a photograph of two female tourists poised to conquer a Teton peak. “A lot of my work is trying to connect with nostalgia versus a sense of urgency and progressiveness,” he said. The show weaves separate elements into a conversant whole considering tourism — spiritual, cultural, environmental. An artist residency in Wisconsin found him driving with photographer Zach Allen through fields of genetically modified crops. Plastic signs labeling each row by company have become a fixture of the modern agrarian landscape. The signs Macker swiped now form rows on the floor of the Artlab. Steeped in agricultural vernacular, they convey nostalgia for co-ops, unions, customer service and “seedmanship,” but also scientific and corporate muscle with words and phrases such as “agVenture,” “test site,” “experimental” and “science with service.” To explore spirituality, Macker props an egg-shaped digital picture frame —corporate swag given to his fiancee, a paralegal — on a Faberge stand, atop a stone pedestal. In lieu of images, he loaded a Black Elk portrait and quotation: “And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.” His pixilated ode to Black Elk follows Western heritage to its “place of origin, or people native to this land.” Mulling the frontier, Macker screens the final moments of a film he made, “Territory Ahead.” In its closing frames, shot while driving along Interstate 5 only 20 miles outside of Los Angeles, he films himself trying to close his eyes for as long as possible. In a darkroom he built, Macker mixes the terrestrial with the extraterrestrial. A strobe set to the Earth Gaia frequency— tuned to nature’s rhythm, obscured in cities — flickers across a war scene enacted by plastic cowboys and Indians. The light casts the toys’ shadows in red. On the darkroom walls, black lights illuminate three posters. One lists greetings made in many different languages for inclusion on the Voyager spacecraft’s Golden Record, a human compendium curated for an alien audience. The greetings are set against the Crab Nebula, whose scientifically rendered palette Macker then used to color Ansel Adams’ iconic black-andwhite photograph, “The Tetons and the Snake River,” which was also included on the Golden Record. Beyond installation art, the show includes nearly a dozen photographs he took with an 8-by-10 camera. Ducking beneath the clunky camera’s cloth, he likes the idea of “hiding in plain sight.” Macker expects Western Heritage, up until Sunday at Artlab, will evolve with future installations.

Also, check out:
JH Weekly's writeup
and the
Jackson Hole Artblog
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CalArts MFA Program to Hold Open Studios

Sunday, April 11, 2010 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The art and photography graduate students at The California Institute of the Arts are pleased to announce their annual open studios event. The CalArts MFA candidates will open their doors to the public on Sunday, April 11, from 2:00pm to 7:00pm. More than 60 artists will be on hand throughout the day to present and discuss their work, a wide range of visual, performance and media practices.

The CalArts MFA Open Studios is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided, and additional sustenance will be available for purchase.

California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355-2340
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Solo show at the Mint Gallery, CalArts.
Reception is from 8-10pm on Thursday, Jan. 28th 2010.

New video and photography portraits.
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Wild Ones

Work By:

Blake Besharian, Bjarki Bragason, Ariell Brown, Ramak Fazel, Mariah Granett, Hannah Grossman, David Jovel, Karolina Karlic, Cheryl Kimble, Thomas Macker, Lee Ann Paynter, Juan Reneria, Nushin Sabet, Albert Samreth, Christopher Velasco, Melissa Wilson, Madeline Wright

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Sculpture and Photography

Work By:

Sara Baruch, Taylor Brizendine, Hannah Grossman, Janell Hughs, Ajia Hunter, Thomas Macker, Lee Ann Paynter, Lee Perillo, Benjamin Tong, Shirley Tse, Ali Valle, Christopher Velasco, Alice Wang

December 14th – 19th, 2009
Opening Night Reception: Thursday, December 17, 2009. 7PM - 9PM
Gallery D300 & D301 galleries, CalArts

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Group Show:

The 'Here I Am' Video group has put together an great show of video installation and performance! Please come and enjoy. Reception at 7pm with food and drinks.

Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 7:00pm
Lime, Mint, and Mezzanine 15, @ CalArts. 24700 McBean Pkwy, Valencia 91355

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UPDATE: The closing will take place on June 17th, 2009 from 7-9pm.

Nueva California is a group show featuring work by Michael Decker, Ben Driggs, Grant Ernhart, Thomas Macker, Kean O’ Brien and Esteban Schimpf. Subjects include drum circles, migrant workers, cybersex, bongs, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elogio de la sombra, and lost places in the Central Valley. Come join us for the opening at 2614 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, Friday, May 29th at 6 PM. Beer and wine will be served.

Organized by Thomas Macker.

Sponsored by Harold Arts and Take The Handle Magazine.

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Check out issue #2 of Romka Magazine which features a few of my photographs including the cover image.

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Some work from my With God, All Things Are Possible series along with an interview are featured in the latest issue of the Russian art magazine Moloko+.
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I am included in the new book being published by the Humble Arts Foundation called The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography. The book features photographs from more than 165 emerging photographers, plus each photographer’s contact information. It will be distributed to collectors, art dealers, gallery directors, photo editors, museum professionals, and independent curators.
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Some of my work from the Night series is featured in a group exhibition called Far Between on the Entopic Group website.
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Image featured in a article about Ctrl.Alt.Shift in The Independent.
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New photography work will be included in the 2008 Harold Arts Residency Show
Friday, October 31st at 6pm at the Co-Prosperity Sphere.
3219-21 S. Morgan St.
Chicago, IL
&
The Screen Dance Blood Memory (created with actress/dancer Natalia Duncan) will be part of a film screening along with other videos/performances.
Saturday, November 1st at 7pm at the Heaven Gallery
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL
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The 'Various Photographs' catalog from the 2008 New York Photo Festival.
The book is 8.5 x 11 inches, full color, 300 pages, and you can order it through TV Books.
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Work from the People Smoking Pot series will be included in a group show called You Rule Me opening October 10th at the Heaven Gallery in Chicago. Curated by Brieanne Hauger
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My work will be a part of a silent auction held June 20th from 7-11pm at:
The Kenilworth Club
410 Kenilworth Ave.
Kenilworth, IL 60043

$20 with RSVP to info@haroldarts.org
or
$30 at the door
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I will be participating in a group show at Shotgun Space called "Turn" on Saturday, June 28th from 7-10pm.

2121 San Fernando Road, Suite 11, Los Angeles, CA 90065
323.222.0829

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My work will be in the Carnegie Mellon University Alumni group show- "Somber and Bright."

When: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: The Cliff Dwellers Club
200 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604

Cost: $10 per person

RSVP Online by contacting Jackie Zidanic Cushion, or at 412.268.2019.
Curated by Nicholas Wylie.

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Part of my Gardeners and Housekeepers series can be viewed at the Iceberger Gallery online curated by Erica Freyberger.

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New work will be in the Humble Arts Foundation group show no. 23 starting May 8th, curated by Jon Feinstein.

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My work is part of a photography project curated by Lindley Warren called the The Ones We Love.

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My work will be part of the Harold Art Gallery Exhibition at NEXT in Chicago from April 25th to 28th.

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Harold Art Residency at NFO XPO showing my Cloud Shadows work in Chicago on April 19th and 20th.

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I was featured in "Conscientious," Jörg Colberg's weblog about fine-art photography.
Check it out here.

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I will be part of the 'Various Photographs' Exhibition curated by Tim Barber.
The festival runs from May 14-18.
Check out the website: NYPH 08

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The organization I work as Director of Photography just won the Myspace Impact Award and Los Angeles Press Club Award for our video blog. Please check out the site:
WHYTUESDAY?
Thanks to all who voted!

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Political Events photos featured in the travel issue of the journal Take The Handle.

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Harold Arts and Music Residency Group Show
Opening January 25th, 2008
Photography from projects Political Events and Red in Nature.
Also, the Coyote-Nightingale Production of days, a video of a dance preformed by Natalia Duncan.

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Check out my photography in the "How to..." issue of the online journal Take The Handle.

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L Salon presents Cloud Shadows
Photography
by
Thomas Macker
Opening: Thursday, July 5th, 2007 from 6-9pm
L Salon
7218 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 930-0700