Abstract Expressionist Color Oil Painting Tom Lieber, 1980

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In 1974, Tom Lieber attended the University of Illinois and earned his M.F.A. Lieber then moved to San Francisco to … Read more In 1974, Tom Lieber attended the University of Illinois and earned his M.F.A. Lieber then moved to San Francisco to fulfill his afinity with Bay Area painting. In 1975 he was a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1982 he was selected for Emerging American Artists’ exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, curated by Diane Waldman. At this time he was also invited to join the John Berggruen Gallery. In 1983 Lieber began making large scale monotypes with Garner Tullis at Experimental Press. Through Tullis he has met John Walker, Sean Scully, Friedel Dzubas, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Francis, William Wiley, and others. Throughout the mid and late 80s and the 90s Lieber's work was shown nationally and internationally.
In the year 2000, Lieber moved to Kauai and continued painting works majorily influenced by the environment in Hawaii. He now shares his time painting between Los Angeles and Kauai.

SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Tate Gallery, London, England
Bowdoin College Museum, Brunswick, ME
Cedar Sinai Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
David Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College,
Huntington Gallery at University of Texas, Austin, TX
Krannert Art Museum at University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art, South Hadley, MA
Newport Museum of Art, Newport, RI
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Fe Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
Stanford University Museum of Art, Palo Alto, CA
Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL See less