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Tom McKinley Life on the Edge, 2024

Tom McKinley
Life on the Edge, 2024
Oil on panel
49 x 97 inches

Tom McKinley Tomales Bay, 2024

Tom McKinley
Tomales Bay, 2024
Oil on panel
49 x 97 inches

Tom McKinley Hope, 2024

Tom McKinley
Hope, 2024
Oil on canvas
30 x 49 inches

Tom McKinley Moon on a Lake, 2023

Tom McKinley
Moon on a Lake, 2023
Oil on panel
30 x 49 inches

Humble Villa, 2017

Humble Villa, 2017
Oil on panel
49 x 84 inches

Tom McKinley Red House Abroad, 2022

Tom McKinley
Red House Abroad, 2022
Oil on panel
26 x 49 inches

Tom McKinley Doug and Dryandra Formosa, 2023

Tom McKinley
Doug and Dryandra Formosa, 2023
Oil on panel
24 x 36 inches

Tom McKinley Tic Tac, 2022

Tom McKinley
Tic Tac, 2022
Oil on panel
24 x 18 inches

Tom McKinley Bee Heaven, 2022

Tom McKinley
Bee Heaven, 2022
Oil on panel
37 x 60 inches

Tom McKinley Country House with Bronze Horse, 2019

Tom McKinley
Country House with Bronze Horse, 2019
Oil on panel
41 x 71 inches

Tom McKinley Delivery South America, 2022

Tom McKinley
Delivery South America, 2022
Oil on panel
60 x 49 inches

Tom McKinley Model 2, 2022

Tom McKinley
Model 2, 2022
Oil on panel
40 x 49 inches
 

Tom McKinley American Rock Garden, 2022

Tom McKinley
American Rock Garden, 2022
Oil on panel
49 x 72 inches

French Mountain Interior, 218

French Mountain Interior, 218
Oil on panel
44 x 74 inches

Rainbow Striped Room, 2017

Rainbow Striped Room, 2017
Oil on panel
49 x 84 inches

Swiss Chalet with Bird, 2017

Swiss Chalet with Bird, 2017
Oil on panel
45 x 76 inches

Biography

Born in Bay City, Michigan, Tom McKinley was educated in both Europe and the United States. Beginning at the Goddard College in Vermont, he continued his education overseas in England at the Falmouth School of Art, the Ravensbourne College of Art, London, and Brighton Polytechnic. Currently, McKinley is living and working in the San Francisco area. Many of Tom McKinley's new paintings depict quiet, still, uninhabited spaces. Most of these spaces belong in the interior of someone's home yet they bare no trace of human contact or individuation. An edge of a billiard table, a corner of a pool, a section of a veranda; these spaces are beautiful and unexpected architectural experiences. A rhythm of geometry, pattern, and repeating forms permeate these quiet settings. Light from peripheral windows breathes some life into these otherwise inanimate spaces. McKinley paints in a meticulously photorealist style which further heightens the surreal nature of these images.

Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
August 1 – September 19, 2024
California Gold
Exhibition
California Gold
June 20 – July 25, 2024
Architecture in Art
Exhibition
Architecture in Art
January 11 – February 29, 2024
Her Voice
Exhibition
Her Voice
An Exhibition in Honor of Gretchen Berggruen November 10 - December 23, 2022
Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
September 1 – October 29, 2022
Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
February 21 - March 24, 2018 Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 21 | 5:00 - 8:00pm
The Time is Now
Exhibition
The Time is Now
April 4 – May 11, 2013
Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
October 30 – December 8, 2012
The Art of Giving
Exhibition
The Art of Giving
December 9, 2010 – January 19, 2011
Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
April 3 – May 3, 2008
Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
Primarily Blue November 25, 2003 – January 3, 2004
Tom McKinley
Exhibition
Tom McKinley
Recent Paintings December 4, 2001 – January 5, 2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center | Booth F2 December 6 – 8, 2024
The San Francisco Fall Show
Art Fair
The San Francisco Fall Show
Fort Mason Center | Booth B4 October 16 – 20, 2024
The Armory Show
Art Fair
The Armory Show
Javits Center | Booth 213 September 6 – 8, 2024
Dallas Art Fair | Booth A2
Art Fair
Dallas Art Fair | Booth A2
Fashion Industry Gallery April 4 – 7, 2024
FOG Design + Art
Art Fair
FOG Design + Art
Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion | Booth 207 January 18 – 21, 2024
Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center | Booth D13 December 8 – 10, 2023
The San Francisco Fall Show
Art Fair
The San Francisco Fall Show
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center | Booth B6 October 11 – 15, 2023
The Armory Show
Art Fair
The Armory Show
JAVITS CENTER | Booth 420 September 8 – 10, 2023
Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center, Booth D03 December 3 – 6, 2015
8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in September
News
8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in September
Galerie Magazine | by Paul Laster September 3, 2024
An Interview with Tom McKinley
News
An Interview with Tom McKinley
Berggruen Gallery August 1, 2024
Tom McKinley: Paintings | McClain Gallery
News
Tom McKinley: Paintings | McClain Gallery
Houston, TX May 26 - June 27, 2020
Press
Taking Aim at Modernity at Berggruen Gallery
San Francisco Chronicle April 12, 2008