Thomas Bils’s (b. 1993) paintings are a result of his interests over the ontology of memory and its narratives, using his adolescence in suburban Florida as the base position for introspection. Working in photoreferential oil painting he accesses the past and translates the image as an act of recollection. During the translation process Thomas assumes the role of an unreliable narrator, embellishing details and events to leave the image with a sense of unease. This falsification accounts for the deteriorating truths of a reconsolidating memory. In depicting his home of Florida he employs subtle references to incite a sense of belonging and common ground for an initiated audience. Thomas currently lives in Miami, Florida and is a resident artist of the Bakehouse Art Complex.

Education
2017 BFA, New World School of The Arts | Miami, FL

Selected Exhibitions
2020 Group Exhibition, Anderson Ranch | Snowmass Village, CO
2020 Group Exhibition, Art and Culture Center/Hollywood | Hollywood, FL
2020 Group Exhibition, By & For | Miami, FL
2020 Group Exhibition. Spinello Projects | Miami, FL

2019 Group Exhibition, Collabo 6 | Miami FL
2019 Group Exhibition, Czong Institute for Contemprary Art | Gimpo, South Korea
2019 Group Exhibition, Juxtapoz | Miami, FL
2019 Group Exhibition, Void Projects | Miami FL

2018 Group Exhibition, Audrey Love Gallery | Miami, FL
2018 Solo Exhibition, &gallery | Miami, FL

2017 Group Exhibition, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation | Miami, FL
2017 Group Exhibition, Mindy Solomon Gallery | Miami, FL

2016 Group Exhibition, Miami Bienalle | Miami, FL

Residencies
2020 Oolite Arts at Anderson Ranch | Snowmass Village, CO
2019 Void Projects | Miami, FL
2018-cur. Bakehouse Art Complex | Miami, FL

Bibliography

2020 Vol. 45, Studio Visit Magazine
2020 Portfolio Review Series, Coral Gables Museum
2019 Bakehouse Rising Vol. 3, BAC
2018 Critic’s Choice November 2018, Art Circuits
2018 Florida Boy, Brickell Magazine

Audio
2019 RCS Vol. 122, Rocking Chair Sessions