Education
Master of Fine Arts, Drawing/Printmaking, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Bachelor of Fine Arts, General Fine Arts, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Paintings and Drawings by Kathleen Thum, Lake George Arts Project, Courthouse Gallery , Lake George, NY
2008
Kathleen Thum: Wall Drawings, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH
2007
Pseudopodia, Drawings by Kathleen Thum, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2002
Pattern and Touch; Prints and Paintings by Kathleen Thum, Image Optical, Columbus, OH
2001
Transitions; New Work Linking the Unconscious with the Conscious, Grounds for Thoughts, Bowling Green, OH
2000
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Group Exhibitions
2009
Five, Villa Maria College, Paul William Beltz Family Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Anonymous Drawings #10, A Blutenweiss Project, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Was Kostet Die Welt?, Walpodenakademie, Mainz, Germany
No Money, No Problems, Recession Art at Invisible Dog Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Make, Shift, Home, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Selected Studio Art Faculty Exhibition, Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Internal Landscapes, Artspace/Lima, Lima, OH
Mixed Paint, New Work by 12 Contemporary Artists, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
2007
Works on Paper, Regional 2007, The perrella Gallery, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY
HardEdgeSoft, Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY
2006
Saltonstall, The First 10 Years, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Selections from the National Drawing Annual, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2005
Attention to Detail, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Mapping, ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT
International Print and Drawing Exhibition, The University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Leading Lights, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Breathing Space; Collaborative Video Installation, Loupe Gallery, Prattsburgh, NY
Drawing and Print Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2004
Intimacy, Memory and Imagination, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
HeARTbeats Exhibition, Toledo School for the Arts, Toledo, OH
Collaborative Wall Drawing, West Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2003
Cabin Fever, Art Site, Wellsville, NY
Hoyt Mid-Atlantic Show, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
FAESTHETIC and 55dsl Present 8.5 x 11, 55dsl Flagship Store, New York, NY
2002
Small Works 2002, Nexus Gallery, New York, NY
Painting II, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
52nd. Annual Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2001
National Juried Show, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
National 1 Exhibition, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
International Small Works on Paper, Art International Asheville, Asheville, NC
51st. Annual Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2000
3rd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Mud in the Green Room, James Paul Kennedy Green Room Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Toledo Area Artists 82nd Annual Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Paper Works; On and Of, University of West Florida, Art Gallery, Pensacola, FL
Juried Competition Exhibition, Gallery 210, Syracuse, NY
1999
20 X 20, Alumni Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Girdot, National Drawing Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO, Juror’s Choice Award
National Print Show, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Innovations in Printmaking, National Juried Show, John A. Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
1998
Winter Show, Group Show, Spectrum Gallery, Toledo, OH, Honorary Mention
15 X 15, Alumni Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1997
The 4th Annual Regional Juried Art Show, The Galleries at Savage Mill, Savage, MD, Juror’s Choice Award
Out of Order, Group Show, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
1996
19th Annual Art on Paper, Juried Group Show, MFA Gallery on the Circle, Annapolis, MD
Awards, Grants and Honors
2009
NYFA Mark Program Recipient, New York Foundation for the Arts, NY
2005
Fellowship, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY
2003
Honorable Mention, Hoyt Mid-Atlantic Show, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
2002
Artist’s Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2001
Honorable Mention, National I Exhibition, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fellowship, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
1999-2000
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1999
Juror’s Choice Award, Girardot, National Drawing Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO
Travel Grant, Medici Circle, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
SACI/School of Art Scholarship, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
1998-1999
Graduate Assistantship, Printshop Technician, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1997
Juror’s Choice Award, The 4th Annual Regional Art Show, The Galleries at Savage Mill, Savage, MD
1991-1992
Evergreen Foundation Fellowship, Evergreen Foundation, Baltimore, MD
Residencies, Workshops and Lectures
2008
Western Ohio Education Association Workshop, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH, Instructor
2005
Artist Residency, May-June, Saltonstall Art Colony, Ithaca, NY
2003-04
Artist in Residence, Oregon State University, Jumpstart Program, Corvallis, OR
2002
Artist Residency, June, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2001
Printmaking Residency, February, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2000
Printmaking Workshop, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Gender Issues in Art, Lecture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, Invited Panel Member
Articles and Publications
2008
Art Inside, Ohio Mag Online, November 4, 2008
2007
Awake and Pseudopodia, Volume 17, 2007, Manifest Press
Internal Affairs, Tamera Lenz Muente, CityBeats Cincinnati, Oohi, February 26 - March 6, 2007
2005
Manifest National Drawing Annual, Exhibition-in-Print, 2005, Manifest Press
2003
FAESTHETIC Magazine, Issue #3, 2003: A four-page spread in a yearly art and design publication, 1,000 copies printed
2001
Thum Grounds Up Artistic Transitions, David Dupont, Sentinel-Tribune, Arts and Entertainment, February 1, 2001
Teaching Experience
2006-present
Visiting Assistant Professor, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2003-2006
Visiting Assistant Professor, Freshman Foundations, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2003-2004
Instructor, Jumpstart, The Precollege Visual Arts Workshop, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2001-2003
Instructor, Drawing, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2000-2001
Instructor, Adult Studio Program, School of Art and Design, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2000
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1999-2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1998-1999
Printshop Technician, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1997-1998
Instructor, Continuing Studies, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD