EXHIBITIONS:

2011:

• Art in Embassies Program, Department of State. Work on display at the American Embassy in Ankara, Turkey

2010

• “Sidewalk Stories” Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, OR

2008

• "Looking Through the Glass" The da Vinci Days Art Show, Corvallis, OR 
• "For Exactly Four:  Roger Thomas, Richard Glenn, Michael Behrens and Alice Gebhart"                    Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, OR

2007       

• Roger Thomas "New Destinations" Pismo Fine Art Glass, Aspen, CO
• "Sand, Ash & Bone - Intimate Landscapes by Roger Thomas" L'Attitude Gallery, Boston
• "Clear Expressions" A Juried Art Glass Exhibition. Chemeketa College, Salem, Oregon

2006     

• Art in Embassies Program, Department of State. Work on display at the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
• "New Works: the Fused Glass Paintings of Roger Thomas" Pismo Fine Art Glass, Aspen, CO

2005 

• "Frit & Fire: New fused glass paintings by Roger Thomas" L'Attitude Gallery, Boston
• "Impressions in Glass" Pismo Fine Art Glass, Aspen, CO
• "Orientally" Kane Marie Galleries, Virginia Beach, VA

2004

• “E-Merge: WG@BE3, Director’s Corner”. Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, OR
• “Blown Away: New Forms in Glass” (honorable mention) PostPicasso.com
• "Transformed by Fire: Glass Today" Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
•  "Glass Art for the Wall" Kane Marie Galleries, Virginia Beach, VA
• "Fusion; Roger Thomas' Fused Glass Paintings" L'Attitude Gallery, Boston
• "Seeing Things; the Fused Glass Paintings of Roger Thomas" Pismo Fine Art Glass, Aspen, CO

2003

• "Legacy: An exhibition of how glass is learned" The Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR
• "Seeing Things: the Glass Paintings of Roger Thomas" Kane Marie Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA
• "Impressions in Glass" Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, OR
• Art in Embassies Program, Department of State. Work on display at the American Trade Mission in Cuba. 
• "Glass Heat-Transformed" Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD
• "ARTforms"  West Palm Beach, FL
• "Sculpting the Wall" L'Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA 

2002

• "Paintings in Glass" The Rachael Collection, Aspen, Colorado
• "Impressions in Glass" Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, OR
• Art in Embassies Program, Department of State. Work on display at American Embassy to the Philippines
• GLASTEC 02, Dusseldorf, Germany
• "Crystal Petal, Painted Leaf" Kane Marie Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA
• "Together Again - Vitreous Paintings of Kathleen Sheard and Roger Thomas," Firehouse No.12, Vancouver, Washington
• "The Art of Glass" Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia

2001     

• "Roger V Thomas, Fused Glass Paintings" Brian Marki Fine Arts, Portland, Oregon
• “New Works,” Kane Marie Fine Arts, Virginia Beach, Virginia

2000

• “North American Glass 2000,” 6^th biennial exhibit of the Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut
• "Roger Thomas: Vitreous Mosaic," The Rachael Collection, Aspen, Colorado

1999  

• Solo Exhibition, The Rachael Collection, Aspen, Colorado
• Solo Exhibition, Elizabeth Doyle Gallery, Lahaina, Hawaii
• "Painterly Expressions in Glass" Roger Thomas & Tom McGlauchlin, Vespermann Galleries, Atlanta, Georgia
• "Northwest Glass Masters" Northwest by Northwest Gallery, Cannon Beach, Or
• "Fire and Ice" Yoshida's Fine Art Gallery, Troutdale OR.

1998     

• “International Exhibition of Glass”, Kanazawa, Japan
• "North American Glass '98", The Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut
• Guest Artist, "Summer Art '98", California State University Fullerton Library
• Glass Exhibit, The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene, Oregon

1997  

• "Transformation / Contemporary Glass", The Society for Contemporary Crafts,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Solo Exhibition, the Rachael Collection, Aspen, Colorado
• "Selections from the Permanent Collection," The Bullseye Connection, Portland, Oregon

1996  

• Annual Glass Invitational, Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, Washington
• Benefit Auction, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon
• GLASTEC 96, Dusseldorf, Germany

1995  

• Solo Exhibition, the Rachael Collection, Aspen, Colorado
• "Glass for the Mind and Soul" Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, Washington
• "Roger Thomas, Solo Exhibition," Gango Gallery, Portland, Oregon

1994  

• GLASTEC 94, Dusseldorf, Germany
• "Post Pilchuck: Beyond the glory hole" Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1993  

• "58th Annual CAA National 1993" Cooperstown Art Association, New York
• "19th National Miniature Show" La Luz, New Mexico

1992  

• GLASTEC 92, Dusseldorf, Germany
• Art Glass Suppliers Association, Exhibition, Dallas, Texas
• "92 World Glass Congress" Reno, Nevada
• "6th Glass Art Exhibition" Electric Culture Museum, Nagoya, Japan

1990  

• GLASTEC 90, Dusseldorf, Germany
• "Kiln Formed Glass" White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon
• "Gone Fishinn" Ladd's Gallery, Portland, Oregon

1989  

• "Contemporary Glass 89" Contemporary Crafts Gallery Portland, Oregon
• "Contemporary Imagery" Eileen Kremen Gallery Fullerton, California

1988  

• "The Wichita National" All Media Craft Exhibit, Wichita, Kansas
• "International Exhibition of Glass Craft, 88" Kanazawa, Japan
• "Glass Directions, 88" Chemeketa College, Salem, Oregon

1987  

• "Landforms" John Thomas Gallery, Fullerton, California
• "International Competition and Exhibition" Stained Glass Association of America, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
• "Feet of Glass" Art Glass Alliance of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
• Solo Exhibition, "Luminaries" California State University, Fullerton

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION, PUBLIC WORKS:

• Children's Hospital, Boston, Research Wing Commission, 2003
• Art in Embassies Program, Department of State. Works displayed at American Embassy to the Philippines, American TradeMission to Cuba and United States Embassy, Cairo, Egypt and Ankara, Turkey. 2002-2011
• Acquisition by Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1999
• Pacific Gas Transmission, Oregon, Corporate Commission, 1995
• Clackamas Communications, Oregon, Corporate Commission, 1995
• Pacificare Corporation, Oregon, Corporate Collection, 1994
• Kaiser Permanente Corporate Collection, 1992
• Portland Orthopedic Clinic, Oregon, Corporate Collection, 1992
• Hewlett Packard, Washington, Corporate Commission, 1990
• Professional Stained Glass "A Decade of Excellence" award, purchase grant, 1990
• Bullseye Glass Company, Artist in Residence Purchase Grant, 1989
• Pilchuck Tenth Anniversary Auction Contributing Artist, 1988
• Professional Stained Glass "Fusion 88" Award

PUBLICATIONS:

• Catalogue, Art in Embassies Program, US Department of State, Ankara, Turkey, 2011
• Walker, Brad. Contemporary Fused Glass. Clemmons, NC: Four Corners Int. Inc. 2010.
• Olsen, Beth, “Landscapes Through The Looking Glass” Oregon Home, March-April 2006
• Oregon Public Broadcasting, Calendar for 2005 (November)
• Catalogue, Art in Embassies Program, United States Interest Section, Havana, Cuba, 2004
• Nitchie, Mary Kay, et al. E-Merge. 2004 Showcase of Rising Talents in Kiln-Glass Exhibit catalogue. Portland, OR: Bullseye Glass Co. 2004
• Tuch, Rebecca. "Crossing Boundaries, Making Art" Arts Media, Summer, 2004, Volume 8, #43
• Gangelhoff, Bonnie. "SWA Selects Artists to Watch" Southwest Art, May 2004.  Volume 33, #12
• Featured in both Bullseye and Uroboros '03 Product Catalogues
• Franks, Rebekah. "Artist goes back in time to revive old techniques" The Business Journal, Portland, Oregon, Volume 20, Number 29, Sept.19, 2003
• McGinnis, D. "Artist Thomas Turns Dreams into Reality" The Hollywood Star, Portland, OR, Feb. 2003
• Conway, Judith Finn. "The Pioneers of Frit: How it All Came About" Glass Craftsman, April/May, 03
• Catalogue, Art in Embassies Program, United States Embassy Manila, 2002
• Cowen, K C. "Oregon Art Beat." Oregon Public Broadcasting, 10/2001
• Wichert, Geoff. "Roger Thomas at the Easel" GLASHAUS, 3/2001
• Perlis, Leslis. “Kickstarting Your Creativity” Glass Craftsman, No.164,  Feb/Mar 2001
• Walker, Brad. Contemporary Warm Glass. Clemmons, NC: Four Corners Int. Inc. 2000
• Forst, Jim. "Canvassing the N W Art Scene" Northwest Travel, July,August, 1999
• Cover art, Oregon Focus magazine, April 1996
• "The Art of the Glass" Uroboros Glass Co. advertisement campaign, various magazines, 1990 to 96
• "The Creative Edge" Bullseye Glass Co. advertisement campaign, various magazines, 1990 to 94
• "I learned about fusing over coffee with Steve" Pacific Art Glass Co. advertisement campaign, various magazines, 1989 to 91
• "A Decade of Excellence" Professional Stained Glass , July, 1990
• "Discover Portland" Glass Art Magazine , December 1988
• "Fusion 88" Professional Stained Glass , April, 1988
• "SGAA, International Competition and Exhibition" Stained Glass Quarterly, Vol 82 #3 Fall 1987
• Feature Editorial, "Showcase Houses" Designers West, Six/Eighty
• "An Image of Art Deco" Architectural Digest, September 1977

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Instructor, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, New York, 2008
• Instructor, Wired Designs, San Antonio, Texas, 2007
• Seminar:  "Roger Thomas:  In Studio"
• Instructor, Eugene Glass School, Eugene, Oregon, 2005
• Seminar: "What am I Looking at?"
• Instructor, The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York, 2004; "Thinking Painting: Using Fusing"
• Instructor, Glass Forum, Averøy, Norway, Periodically from 2003. Seminars: "What am I Looking at?" and "Thinking Painting: Using Fusing"
• Instructor, Vitrum Studios, Baltimore, MD, Periodically from 2003. Seminars: "Expanding the Kiln Formed Palette" and "What am I Looking at?"
• Instructor,  Firehouse No.12, Vancouver, Washington, Periodically from 2001 to 2004 . Seminars:  "Expanding the Kiln Formed Palette" and "What am I Looking at?
• Instructor, Pacific Art Glass, Gardena, California, Seminars periodically from 1998; "Expanding the Kiln Formed Palette" and "The Projects Class"     
• Instructor, Creative Glass MHS AG, Zurich, Seminars periodically from 1996; "Visuelle Effekte in Glas Fusing", "Tiefenwirkung" and "Landschaften"
• Instructor, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts, Portland, Oregon, 1996, Kiln formed Glass
• Instructor, University of Ohio, Kent, April, 1991, Kiln worked Glass Seminar
• Faculty Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, Summer 1988,1st Graduate Workshop
• Faculty, California State University, Fullerton, Spring 1987, Flat Glass
• Adjunct Faculty, Coastline College, Fountain Valley, California, 1985-88, Stained Glass

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1983-Current: Studio glass artist
• 1991: Kiln Working Director, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, Oregon, a decorative and fusing sheet glass manufacturer
• 1989-91: Production Manager, Uroboros Glass Studios, Portland, Oregon, a decorative sheet glass manufacturer
• 1985-87: Design Consultant, Project Director for The Artists Guild, Anaheim, California, a firm specializing in architectural art
• 1983-85: Design Consultant, Project Director for Buffalo Studios, Pasadena, California, a firm specializing in architectural art
• 1980-83: Vice President of Paul Crist Studios, Santa Fe Springs, California, a Tiffany Lamp Reproduction Facility
• 1973-80: Owner of Homeblown-Fotofloyd, a stained glass studio in Fullerton, California

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