!TOM PYRZEWSKI!
Thomas Pyrzewski
Brief Biography of the Artist
Thomas Pyrzewski received his BFA in Digital Cinema from the College for Creative Studies, and his MFA in Sculpture from Wayne State University. He has been Adjunct Faculty in Sculpture at WSU since 2005, and Preparator at WSU’s Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and Art Department Gallery 2007-09, and recently began serving as Interim Director of WSU's Art Galleries. Tom co-founded the artists’ collaborative Superiorbelly in 1999. He received "Best of Show" at the College for Creative Studies' Alumni Exhibition at Center Galleries (ReVIEW, 2010), and one of 7 awards (667 submitting artists, with 80 selected for the exhibition) at the Michigan Fine Arts Competition at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in 2009. His large-scale sculptures have been purchased throughout the country, featured in corporate firms, and included in numerous group shows, including at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum (2008 Biennial), and the Detroit Artists Market (Insider exhibition, 2008, with work featured on the DAM website announcement for the show). He also had a solo exhibition at St. Clair County College's Fine Arts Gallery in 2007. Tom's work has also been published, including in the nationwide "TrailBlazer" magazine. He also served as a guest Juror at the Habatat Gallery (38th Annual International Glass Exhibition 2010).
Brief Biography of the Artist
Thomas Pyrzewski received his BFA in Digital Cinema from the College for Creative Studies, and his MFA in Sculpture from Wayne State University. He has been Adjunct Faculty in Sculpture at WSU since 2005, and Preparator at WSU’s Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and Art Department Gallery 2007-09, and recently began serving as Interim Director of WSU's Art Galleries. Tom co-founded the artists’ collaborative Superiorbelly in 1999. He received "Best of Show" at the College for Creative Studies' Alumni Exhibition at Center Galleries (ReVIEW, 2010), and one of 7 awards (667 submitting artists, with 80 selected for the exhibition) at the Michigan Fine Arts Competition at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in 2009. His large-scale sculptures have been purchased throughout the country, featured in corporate firms, and included in numerous group shows, including at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum (2008 Biennial), and the Detroit Artists Market (Insider exhibition, 2008, with work featured on the DAM website announcement for the show). He also had a solo exhibition at St. Clair County College's Fine Arts Gallery in 2007. Tom's work has also been published, including in the nationwide "TrailBlazer" magazine. He also served as a guest Juror at the Habatat Gallery (38th Annual International Glass Exhibition 2010).