ABOUT BEAU THOMAS
Bay Area Artist
I am a Morgan Hill, California native and a Bay Area artist and educator. My work grows out of the landscapes and communities I live in, with a focus on how art can hold memory, place, and shared experience.
Education & Background
I earned a BA in Visual & Public Art from California State University, Monterey Bay in 2019 and an MFA in Studio Art from Mills College in 2021. My graduate work was featured in Crystal Ball: 2021 Mills College MFA Exhibition at the Mills College Art Museum.
Creative Practice
My practice moves across public art, sculpture, painting, photography, and reclaimed materials, often centering environmental themes and community-centered projects that invite people into the process.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
MFA Studio Art, Mills College, 2021
BA Visual and Public Art, CSU Monterey Bay, 2019
PUBLIC ART
2026 Seasons of Dublin and A Starry Dublin Night, completed utility-box murals, City of Dublin, CA.
2026 A Barrel of Art, St. Patrick’s Day Festival, Irish Tea Cottage, Dublin Civic Center, March 14–15, painted-barrel public-art displays of "Starry Night Stories" and "Stained Glass Stories"
2026 A Barrel of Art, Splatter Festival, Emerald Glen Park, Dublin, September 12, painted-barrel public-art displays of "Starry Night Stories" and "Stained Glass Stories"
2026 Starry Night Stories and Stained Glass Stories, A Barrel of Art, City of Dublin, temporary painted-barrel artworks
2022 Dublin utility-box murals, June and July
2021 The Dreaming Butterfly, Mills College, Oakland, collaborative mural, 15 feet high by 20 feet wide
2021 Dublin Deer Project, permanent utility-box artwork
2021 California Endangered Species Mural, collaborative exterior mural, Gilroy
EXHIBITIONS
(participation as exhibiting artist)
2026 10th Anniversary ReGen Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, VPA Project Space, Building 70, California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), April
2025 Wooden Barrel Exhibition, Dublin
2023 Dry Diggings, Auburn
2023 Cali Roots, Monterey
2023 California Art Market, Pacific Grove
2022 Treehouse Art Expo and First Friday Art Expo, Santa Cruz
2022 CSUMB Alumni Biennial, VPA Gallery, Seaside, May 6–June 3
2021–2022 If a Tree Falls: Art of the Boundary Oak, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, October 30, 2021–February 13, 2022.
2021 Crystal Ball, Mills College MFA Exhibition, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland
2021 Community Art Gallery at Splatter, The Wave at Emerald Glen Park, Dublin, September 18.
2020 S.O.S., Mills College
2019 The Offices of.., CSUMB
2019 Press Play, Mills College
2019 Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, Monterey Regional Waste Management District, Marina
2019 Consumer Toxicity, CSUMB capstone
2019 Site Specific Seven, CSUMB
2018 Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour, CSUMB
2018 Monterey County Studio Tour, East Garrison with CSUMB and Arts Habitat
2018 Site Specific Six, CSUMB
2018 Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz
RESIDENCY
2019 Monterey Regional Waste Management District Artist-in-Residence Fellowship with CSUMB Visual and Public Art Program. Site research and artwork using recovered materials.
ARTIST TALKS
2021 Artist Lecture Series, Las Positas College, April
2021 Visiting Artist, Mills College, April
2020 Visiting Artist, Mills College, October
2019 Artist Talk, CSUMB, November
2018 Media Culture Symposium, CSUMB
PRESS
2026 "Shared Space, Human Presence" photographic essay, Urban Frontier Insights, October 3
2020 Environmental Affairs Committee Newsletter, October 9
2018 "Art & Life with Beau Thomas", Boston Voyager, August 6
2017 KSBW8 interview, Salinas Art Intervention Project, November
CONTACT
beauthomasart@gmail.com
Instagram: @BeauThomasArt