Tom Butter comes to sculpture through printmaking. Known for an unwavering commitment to studio practice, his work is marked by technical daring, physical processes, and emotional states. His work is held in public, private and institutional collections, notably The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Solo Exhibitions

Studio 10, Brooklyn New York, 2018

John Davis Gallery, Hudson, New York, 2016

Studio 10, Brooklyn, New York, 2016

Rafius Fane Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015

Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, 2001

Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, 1997

E.S. Vandam Gallery, New York City, 1996 (with David Finn)

Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, 1993

Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1993

Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1992

Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, 1991

Pence Gallery, Los Angeles, 1988

Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, 1988

John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, 1987

Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1987

1986 Curt Marcus Gallery, New York

Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1986

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Morris Gallery, 1985

Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, 1984

Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, 1983

Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1983  

 

Group Exhibitions

Library, Tappeto Volante, Brooklyn NY, May 7 to June 18, 2023

Cul-de-sac, Cathouse Proper at 524 Projects, Brooklyn NY, until December 11, 2022

Aidron Duckworth Art Museum, Being Close, Meriden New Hampshire, 2019

Unseen Hand, curated by Nikita Vishnevskiy, The Knockdown Center, Brooklyn, New York, 2017

In Monitoring, curated by Paul D’Agostino, The Buggy Factory, Brooklyn, New York, 2016

Large Glass, curated by Jennifer Sullivan, Spring Break, Moynihan Station, New York, 2016

Community of Influence, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, 2015

Speakers, 111 Front Street Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, 2012

Things That Go Bump, curated by Silvia Riciolio and Erik Stark, Sculpture From the New School Art Collection, The Kellen Gallery, Parsons the New School for Design, New York City, 2012

Paper Band, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, 2012

Silver Star Award Winners Exhibition, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2009

Parsons Pink Slips, George Adams Gallery, New York, 2009

Spctclr Vws, One Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn New York, 2009

Mapping Correspondence: Mail Art in the 21st Century, Center for Book Arts, New York City, 2007

3D: An Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006

Nobody Sculpts, presented by Nobody Works, Brooklyn New York, 2005

Day of the Dead, Kings County, Brooklyn, New York, 2005

Between Experience and Understanding, Korn Gallery, Drew University, New Jersey, 2005

Espacio Negativo, Terreno Nyorquino Galeria Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2004

Glass (of) Water, The Painting Center, New York City, 2004

Slippage: Form and Image in the Disjunction, Collaborative Concepts, Beacon, New York, 2004 

The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Hawaii, 2003

Prints From Vermont Studio Center Press, Flemming Museum, Burlington, Vermont, 2002

Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 2001

A Shriek From an Invisible Box, Meguro Museum, Japan, 2001

Pop Mechanics, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2000   

Drawing in The Present Tense, Aronson Gallery, Parsons School of Design, New York City, 1999

Group Exhibition, Curt Marcus Gallery,  New York City, 1999

The Boat: Object and Metaphor, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City, 1996

The Square Bubble, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1996  

Temporarily Possessed: The Semi-Permanent Collection, The New Museum, New York City, 1995

Group Exhibition, Curt Marcus Gallery, New York City, 1996

Group Exhibition, Curt Marcus Gallery, New York City, 1993

Three Sculptors, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo New York City, 1993

Selected Works from the Permanent Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 1993

Group Exhibition, Curt Marcus Gallery, New York City, 1992

Ten Years of Sculpture: Acquisitions, Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, 1990

Formulation and Representation,curated by Susan Edwards, The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, New York City 1990 (catalogue)

Ten Gallery Artists, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York City, 1989

The Private Eye, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 1989  

Sculpture: Material and Abstraction, curated by Corinne Diserens, Le Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Art, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1988      

The 1980's: A New Generation, curated by William S. Lieberman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988

Abstraction, Ronald Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, 1988

Sculpture Inside Outside, travelling exhibition, Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1988

Sculpture Inside Outside, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 1988

Four Sculptors, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, New York City, 1988

Life Forms: Contemporary Organic Sculpture, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading PA, 1988

Synthesis, Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, 1987

Art Against Aids Benefit, Rosa Esman Gallery, New York City, 1988

Perspectives from Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, 1988

Sculpture on the Wall,  Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1986

Sculpture and Works in Relief, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, 1986

 Inaugural Exhibition, Curt Marcus Gallery, New York City, 1986

From Nature, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York City, 1986

Physical Presence, Pictogram Gallery, New York City, 1986    

New York Art Now: Correspondences, Laforet Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 1986

Affiliations: Recent Sculpture and its Antecedents, Whitney Museum of American Art, Stamford, Connecticut, 1985  

Group Show, Arbitage Gallery, New York City, 1985

Contemporary Issues II, Holman Hall Art Gallery, Trenton State College, New Jersey, 1985

Translucid, Sculpture at Washington Square, Washington, D.C., 1985

Chromatics, curated by Judd Tully, Modern Art Consultants, 1985

A Growing American Treasure: Recent Acquisitions and Highlights, Permanent Collection, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984

Twentieth Century Sculpture: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1984            

Selections from the Permanent Collection, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York, 1984

Totem, 420 West Broadway, Bonnier Gallery, New York City, 1984

Inaugural Exhibition, Diane Brown Gallery, New York City, 1983

Lifesigns, 55 Mercer Street Gallery, New York City, 1983

Lynda Benglis, Tom Butter, Chris Macdonald, Kathleen Thomas, Gary Wiley, Steve Wood, Olsen Gallery, New York City, 1983

Language, Drama, Source and Vision, curated by Lynn Gumpert, Ned Rifkin and Marcia Tucker, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, 1983

Intoxication, Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York City, 1983

New Sculpture: Icon and Environment, travelling exhibition curated by Susan Sollins, Independent Curators International, New York City, 1983-4

New Sculpture, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton NY, 1983  

New Sculpture, Guild Hall, Easthampton; Hyde Collection, Glen Falls NY; Robertson Center for the Arts & Sciences, Binghamton NY, 1983

American Abstraction Now, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 1982

Summer Exhibition, Lawrence Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1982

By the Sea, Barbara Toll Fine Arts, New York, 1982

Red, Steffanotti Gallery, New York, 1982

Critical Perspectives: Curators and Artists, MoMA P.S.I., Long Island City, New York, 1982

New Work | New York, curated by Marcia Tucker, The New Museum, New York, 1982

Energie New York, curated by Florence Pierre, ELAC, Centre D'echanges, Lyons, France, 1982

Group Drawing Show, Steffanotti Gallery, New York, 1982

Color Light and Mass: Ten Sculptors, Hallwalls, Buffalo, New York, 1981

New Art II: Surfaces / Textures, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981

Art For the Eighties, Arte para los Ochenta, Galerie Durban, Caracus, Venezuela, 1980 

Conversations with Artists

Interview with David Novros, Part 3, Whitehot Magazine, 2009

Thomas Butter Interviews Jack Sal, Whitehot Magazine, 2009

Interview with Alice Aycock, Whitehot Magazine, 2008

Interview with Dan Walsh,  Whitehot Magazine

 Interview with Glenn Goldberg,  Whitehot Magazine, 2007

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, interview, Whitehot Magazine, 2007

Mary Heilmann, Interview, Whitehot Magazine, 2007

Some Thoughts on Eve Hesse, The Brooklyn Rail, 2006

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Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina

Frederick R. Wiseman Art Foundation, California

The Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York

Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.

First National Bank of Chicago, Illinois

The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Prudential Insurance Co., Newark, New Jersey

Saks Fifth Avenue, Pasadena, CA