Using cast glass and granite, New Hampshire sculptor Thomas Scoon focuses exclusively on the human figure, abstracting it while still emphasizing the essence of gender, gesture and other human characteristics.  The organic granite stones have spectacular traces of quartz, mica and iron running throughout them, and juxtaposed with the translucent glass, result in works that balance the beauty of nature and explore familial and generational relationships, both as a personal narrative and universal construct.

Professional Experience

1991-present    Independent Studio Artist 
2003        University of New Hampshire, Adjunct Instructor, Sculpture Dept. 
1989-90    Massachusetts College of Art, Adjunct Instructor, Sculptural Glass Casting 
1984        Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant, Glass Blowing

Education

Masters of Fine Art - Massachusetts College of Art, 1990
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illinois State University, 1988

Collections

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, Wi
Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Mi
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tn
Mobile Museum of Art, Haverty Collection, Mobile AL
Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
Casine Collection, Sydney Australia
Private Collection, Kingdom of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Private Collection, Mumbi, India
Art in the Embassy Program, US State Department, DC
Detroit Institute of Arts, Chordorkoff Collection, Detroit, MI
Glassmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Detroit Institute of Arts, Robinson Collection, Detroit, Mi
Private Collection, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Private Collection, Delhi, India

Grants @ Awards, Corporate and Public Art

Bank of OZK, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2020
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Fl. 2010
Finalist for New Hampshire Legacy Fund for Old Man on the Mountian Commission, 2007
Northwater Capital Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003
Rose Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2002
Talisker Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2000
Newquant Capital, New York, NY 1998
Keyport Insurance Co. Boston Ma1990
New Hampshire Artist Fellowship/ NEA Sculpture: 1999
Grants continued
Whirlpool Figurative Sculpture Award: 1988