1972 Born in Leeds, England
1990-91 Jacob Kramer Foundation College, Leeds
1991-94 BA, Central St. Martin’s School of Art
1994-96 De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001-02 Committee Member for the NICC-Bruxel, lecture series, Brussels
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Thomas Houseago, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
Thomas Houseago, Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Thomas Houseago: Ode, Galleria Zero, Milan, Italy
twofacetwo, with Aaron Curry, VW (VeneKlasen/Werner), Berlin, Germany
Thomas Houseago, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
twoface. Ballroom Marfa, with Aaron Curry, Marfa, TX
2008
Serpent, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
When Earth Fucks With Space, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Bastards, Herald St., London, England
2007
A Million Miles Away, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster, Glasgow, Scotland
2003
Thomas Houseago, I Am Here, Selected Sculptures 1995-2003, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium
2002
Xavier Hufkens, (w/Amy Bessone), Brussels, Belgium
2000
Something to Be, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996
Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mum's tattoo, Si en La, (w/Matthew Monahan, guest curator: Luc Tuymans), Antwerp, Belgium
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Statuesque, City Hall Park, New York, NY
2009
*Beg, Borrow and Steal, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
In-finitum, Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, Italy
Thomas Houseago, Dieter Roth, André Thompkins, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster, Glasgow, Scotland
Beaufort03. Art by the Sea, Blankenberge, Belgian seaside, Belgium
Selected Works from the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2008
Black Swan, curated by Aaron Curry and Thomas Houseago, Michael Werner, London, England
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Academia: Qui es-tu?, Chapelle de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
KABUL 3000. Love among the cabbages, Galleria Zero, Milan, Italy
Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner, Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Sonsbeek 2008, Arnhem, The Netherlands
2007
Strange things permit themselves the luxury of occurring, curated by Steven Claydon, Camden Arts Center, London, England
Sculptors' Drawings: Ideas, Studies, Sketches, Proposals, And More, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Personal Belongings – Contemporary Sculpture from Los Angeles, Sabine Knust Galerie Maximilian Verlag, Munich, Germany
2006
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
Making and Finding, The Foundation To-Life, Mount Kisco, NY
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
The Glass Bead Game, Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin, Germany
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Six Outdoor Projects, L.I.U., Brooklyn, New York, NY
2003
Passie in Beeld, ruimtelijk werk uit de collectie van de Nederlandsche Bank, Maliebeeld, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Group show/artists of the gallery, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002
Stedelijk Museum in De Nieuwe Kerk, Beelden/Sculpture 1947-2002,curated by Rudi Fuchs, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2001
Rondom Jheronimous Bosch, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Glad IJs, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Werk boven de bank, Archipel, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1998
Morning Glory, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Summer Show, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium
Acquisitions 1997, De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
New Acquisitions, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS
(* indicates publication)
2004
*Public Commission for Hoofdorp, Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands
2002
Commission for the City of Harderwijk, The Netherlands
Commission for the Briljantlaan, City of Utrecht, The Netherlands
2001-02
Committee Member for the NICC-Bruxel, lecture series, Brussels, Belgium
1998
Sculpture Commission, Almere, The Netherlands
(Mondriaan Stichting, Praktijkbureau)
1997
Commission, for De Nederlandsche Bank library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Thomas Houseago currently lives and works in Los Angeles