Hollis Brown Thornton Meet

Hollis Brown Thornton

Aiken, SC

About Hollis Brown Thornton

Aiken, SC

Hollis Brown Thornton (USA, 1976) was born and raised in Aiken, South Carolina. In spring of 1999, Thornton received his B.F.A. from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. During this time, he studied painting with "Philip Mullen":http://philipmullen.com. Following college graduation, Thornton occupied a studio space at "Gallery 701":http://www.701cca.org/ in Columbia, South Carolina, where he had his first solo exhibition in early 2000. It was in preparation for this show that he began developing the pigment transfer process.

Thornton moved to Chicago in August 2001, taking employment as a gallery director at "Mongerson Gallery":http://www.mongersongallery.com (3 1/2 years) and Assistant Preparator at "Russell Bowman Art Advisory":http://www.bowmanart.com (2 years). His relationship with the "Linda Warren Gallery":http://www.lindawarrengallery.com/ began in the spring of 2004, which continues to this day. While in Chicago, it became apparent that the South was a significant aspect of Thornton’s work and it ultimately drove him to return home. Since August 2005, Thornton has been working out of his warehouse studio in Aiken, SC, as a full time artist.

As of August 2005, Thornton has been working out of his warehouse studio in Aiken, South Carolina, as a full-time artist. In April 2011, he and his wife opened the contemporary clothing boutique, "Threads":http://www.ilovethreads.com in downtown Aiken.

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Other works by Hollis Brown Thornton


Selected Exhibitions

  • The Land Between Solar Systems, Linda Warren Gallery
    Chicago, IL, 2013
  • Unexplained Mysteries of the Universe, Aisho Miura Arts
    Tokyo, Japan, 2012
  • 2 Year Anniversary Exhibition at POVevolving Gallery
    Los Angeles, 2010
  • Hollis Brown Thornton: The Geography of Space at Sumter County Gallery of Art
    Sumter, SC, 2009
  • The Earth on the Back of the Giant Turtle at Linda Warren Gallery
    Chicago, IL, 2008

Press and Accolades

  • Notastereotupe Interview
    May 5, 2010
  • Sycamore Street Press Interview
    April 8, 2010
  • Designious Times Interview
    April 7, 2010

Education

  • University of South Carolina, BFA
    Columbia, SC,1999 
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