1945 Born, San Diego, CA
Tom Driscoll in his studio
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 COILS, Bread & Salt, San Diego, CA
2017 ARRAY, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA
2016 DRAWINGS, Ronis & Associates Fine Art, San Diego, CA
2015 CONES AND HEMISPHERES, ICE Gallery, San Diego, CA
2014 WHY KNOT, This Is Not An Exit Gallery, San Diego, CA
2013 ECHOES, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
2012 AN ALL FOAM SHOW, ICE Gallery, San Diego, CA
2007 TWISTS AND TURNS, Mandarin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 IMPRESSIONS, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
1998 RECENT SCULPTURE, SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1992 NEW CASTINGS & DEBRIS, Rita Dean Gallery, San Diego, CA
1990 NEW WORK, JAVA, San Diego, CA
1988 STUDIO SHOW, San Diego, CA
1984 NEW WORK, Sushi Performance Gallery, San Diego, CA
1982 TOM DRISCOLL, Installation Gallery, San Diego, CA
1981 FOAM, FOUND & FABRICATED, Pawn Shop Gallery, San Diego, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 TRIO, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
2016 BRIGHT/DRISCOLL - A DUAL RETROSPECTIVE, Oceanside Museum Of Art, Oceanside, CA
2015 ABSTRACT SAN DIEGO, San Diego City College, San Diego, CA
2015 OBJECTIVE: SUBJECTIVITY, Bread & Salt/ICE Gallery, San Diego, CA
2014 2014 ART AUCTION, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA
2013 THE VERY LARGE ARRAY, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA
2013 NEO POVERA, L&M Arts, Venice, CA
2011 DRAWING EXPANSE, Space 4 Art, San Diego, CA
2010 PAPER WORK, Eric Phelger Gallery, Encinitas, CA
2010 HERE NOT THERE: SAN DIEGO ART NOW, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA
2009 DOUBLE HEADER: SAN DIEGO ART PRIZE, L Street Gallery, San Diego, CA
QUINT: THREE DECADES OF CONTEMPORARY ART, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
HOMING IN, AN EXHIBITION OF 50 SAN DIEGO ARTISTS, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
2007 FOUR SAN DIEGO SCULPTORS, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
2003 3rd ANNAL INVITATIONAL DRAWING SHOW, Earl & Birdie Taylor Library, San Diego, CA
2001 SCUPLPTURE NEGOTIATIONG THE WALL, FLux Gallery, San Diego, CA
1999 A SURVEY OF MINIMALISM, Soma Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1997 PRESENCE, University Art Gallery, University of California, La Jolla, CA
1996 CONVERGING LINES, SOMA Gallery, San Diego, CA
1995 SENSES OF REALITY, SOMA Gallery, San Diego, CA
CALIFORNIA IN THREE DIMENSIONS, California Center for the Arts Museum, Escodido, CA
1994 ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, SOMA Gallery, San Diego, CA
1993 GROUP SHOW, SOMA Gallery, San Diego, CA
1991 THREE DIMENSIONS, Mandeville Gallery, University of California, La Jolla, CA
1987 BLACKLINES, Invitational, Gwydion Gallery, La Jolla, CA
MEDIA PERIMETERS, Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
1986 ARTISTS BY THEMSELVES, Invitational, Sushi Performance Gallery, San Diego, CA
ART FURNITURE, Invitational, Installation Gallery, San Diego, CA
ALUMNI SHOW 25 YEARS, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
1985 MORE IS MORE, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
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