Randal Thurston
Associate Professor of Foundation Studies & Fine Arts
Phone
(617) 994-4285
Email
rthursto@suffolk.edu
Courses
Fine Art Thesis, Printmaking, 2D/3D Interplay, Foundation Courses
Education
1983: M.F.A., Boston Museum School/Tufts University, Boston, MA
1979: B.F.A., Southeastern Massachusetts University, graduated Summa Cum Laude
Solo Exhibitions
2004: This Mortal Coil, Allston Skirt, Boston MA
2002: Doppelganger, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, New Work, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA
2001: Melencholia, The Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA, Shadow World, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2000: Charmed, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Kingdom: an Installation by Randal Thurston, The Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park,
Lincoln, MA, Silhouettes, Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA, Silhouettes, New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA
1997: Randal Thurston, Lincoln Public Library Gallery, Lincoln, MA
1992: Akin Gallery, Boston, MA
1990: Akin Gallery, Boston, MA
Select Group Exhibitions
2005: Unnatural Order, Clark University, Worcester, MA. With shuddering horror pale, and eyes aghast, artSPACE, New Haven, CN. Jessica Straus RandalThurston Gallery at 38 Cameron, Cambridge, MA
2004: Cut, Mills Gallery, Boston MA. Gone Fishin’, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA. Twins, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ and CVB Space, New York, NY. Flora, Plum Gallery, Williamstown, MA. The Alphabet as Art, The University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA. Icons and Altars, New Art Center, Newton, MA
Innagural Exhibition, Digitas, Boston, MA
2002: Paper Cuts, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY. Beast, Plum Gallery, Williamstown, MA. 11, Galerie Gora, Montreal, Canada
2001: Terrors and Wonders, The Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. The Animal as Muse: Divine to Demonic, The New Art Center, Newtonville, MA
2000: Multi, The Painting Center, New York, NY. Windows Art Project, Cambridge, MA. The 50th Anniversary Invitational, The Berkshire Art Association, Stockbridge, MA. Artcetera, The Mills Gallery, Boston, MA. Icons and Altars, The New Art Center, Newtonville, MA. Faculty Works, New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA. Gardens of Pleasure, John Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI. Superstition through the Artist’s Eye, The Starr Gallery, Newton, MA
1999: Equations, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA. Windows Art Project, Cambridge, MA. Notes for the Next Life, Invisible Cities Group, Somerville, MA
1998 Icons and Altars, The New Art Center, Newtonville, MA. Lost in the Woods, The New Art Center, Newtonville, MA
1997: Selections from the Permanent Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA. Bodies, Art Vigor Gallery, East Boston, MA. Icons and Altars, The New Art Center, Newtonville, MA. Dream Botanicals, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA. Lifting the Veil: Remembering the Burning of the Ursuline Convent, The Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA. Out There: Images of the Cosmos, Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA
1996: The 1996 Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA. Layers of Meaning, Newton Art Center, Newton, MA. Art Beat: The Windows Art Project, Davis Square, Somerville, MA. Six Artists, Kougeas Gallery, East Boston, MA
1995: The Big Bash, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA. 13: Award Winners in the Visual Arts, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA
1994: Printmaking at Brickbottom 2, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA. In Context: Four Printmakers, Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
1993: Building a Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA. Tradewinds, The Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA. Works on Paper, The Chinese Cultural Institute, Boston, MA
1992: Symphony of Prosperity, Akin Gallery, Boston, MA. Mimetic Poisoning, Akin Gallery, Boston, MA. Salon, Akin Gallery, Boston, MA
Honors & Awards
2002: Cambridge Arts Council commission for public art project for Cambridge River Festival
2001: Cambridge Arts Council commission for public art project for Yerxa Road Underpass. Artist in Residence, Montserrat College of Art
1999: Somerville Arts Council Award in the Visual Arts
1996: Installation Commission, The Windows Art Project, The L.E.F. Foundation
1995: Somerville Arts Council Award in the Visual Arts
1992: NEA/NEFA Regional Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Works on Paper
1990: New England Foundation for the Arts Grant: Printmaking
1989: Curator’s Choice Award, Tenth Annual Drawing Show, Juror: Kathy Halbreich, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
Selected Bibliography
2005: “Exhibit about fear is creepy, daring and most combelling,” Birke, Judy, THE NEW HAVEN REGISTER, November 26. “Everything To Fear, Especially Fear Itself,” Genocchio,Benjamin, THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 20. “Looking Sharp,” Hopkins, Randi, THE BOSTON PHOENIX, October 29. “Anomalous exhibit a “Cut” above,” Silver, Joanne, THE BOSTON HERALD, November 26. “Smart Art,” Giuliano, Charles, MAVERICK ARTS MAGAZINE, November 26. “Cut @ The Mills,” Anneka Lenssen, BIG RED AND SHINY, November issue. “Cutting through the picture plane,” Plummer, D’lynne, SOUTH END NEWS, December 2. “Artist’s paper work shown at Montserrat College of Art,” Brooks, Rebekah, THE SALEM EVENING NEWS, February 13
2000: “Paper Cuts: Randal Thurston’s Silhouettes,” Duehr, Gary, ARTS MEDIA, February-March. “Randal Thurston: Silhouettes,” McQuaid, Cate , THE BOSTON GLOBE, February 3. “The Silhouettes of Randal Thurston,” Giuliano, Charles, essay published Suffolk University, Boston MA
1999: “Thurston: A Visual Language,” Pomerantz, Dorothy, THE SOMERVILLE JOURNAL, April 28. “Home is where the art is”, Sege, Irene, THE BOSTON GLOBE, May 4
1998: “‘Lost’ finds way with nature,’” Temin, Christine, THE BOSTON GLOBE, April 8. “Solo flyers,” Millis, Christopher, THE Boston Phoenix, February 27
1997: “Icons and Altars: Ingenious cross of fund raising and art,” Temin, Christine, THE BOSTON GLOBE, December 7. “Reviews,” Kate, Melissa, Art New England, October/November. “Reviews,” McQuad, Cate, THE BOSTON GLOBE, August 7. “‘Botanicals’ plants compelling images,” Sherman, Mary, Boston Sunday Herald, July 20. “‘Lifting the Veil’ battles bigotry with art,” Temin, Christine, THE BOSTON GLOBE, May 14. “Reviews,” Shulman, Ken, ART NEWS, May
1993: “Tradewinds,” THE BROCKTON ENTERPRISE, April. “MFA’s New Hope,” Bartol, Aimee E., THE DAILY FREE PRESS, February 4. “Building a Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts,” Sherman, Mary, BOSTON HERALD, January 29 . “To Boston, with love, from 3 artist– residents Artists Foundation Fellows,” Temin, Christine, THE BOSTON GLOBE, January. “Pyramid Power,” McQuaide, Cate, THE BOSTON PHOENIX, January 1
1991: “Artist Scavengers Recycle the Mundane for Compelling Show in Newton,” Temin, Christine, BOSTON GLOBE, November 13. “Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” Komperda, Kim, Art New England, October/November. “Spotlight,” ART New England, August/September. “Akin show looks forward and back,” Stapen, Nancy, THE Boston Globe, June 23. “Art gets personal at Akin Gallery”, Grant, Daniel, Boston Herald, June. “Artists Foundation Gallery/Boston, Active/Reflective: Contemporary Monoprints,” McIan,. Nico, Art New England, April/May. “NEFA, NEA Fellows Exhibit at the Mills,” McQuaid, Cate, South End News, March 7-13. “Museum picks out trends,” Magiera, Frank, THE WORCESTER TELEGRAM, January 11
1990: “Boston Center for the Arts/Boston, 11th Annual Boston Drawing Show,” Unger, Miles, ART NEW ENGLAND, November. “Museum hosts Works on Paper,” Grant, Daniel, THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE, October. “Anything Goes at the Drawing Show,” McQuaid, Cate, South End News, September 27. “Thurston has designs on the viewer’s mind,” Silver, Joanne, BOSTON HERALD, May 18. “South Street area carves its own niche – Randal Thurston ‘New Work’,” Sherman, Mary, THE BOSTON Globe, May 17