Resume
Artist working in small-scale narrative embroidered forms.
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Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
| 2018 | Life Lines; solo exhibition Textile Center Minneapolis, MN |
| 2014 | Tom Lundberg & Anne Bossert: The Symbolic & the Functional, Donna Moravec Gallery Community College of Aurora–Lowry Denver, CO |
| 2013 | Tom Lundberg and Madeline Weisz, PACE/Parker Arts Culture & Events Center Parker, CO |
| 2012 | Tom Lundberg: Microcosms, Hite Art Institute University of Louisville Louisville, KY |
| 2011 | New Work: Tom Lundberg and John McQueen Hibberd McGrath Gallery Breckenridge, CO |
| 2010 | Microcosms: The Stitched Textiles of Tom Lundberg Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE |
| 2009 | Microcosms, The Knitting and Stitching Shows Alexandra Palace, London, England; RDS, Dublin, Ireland; Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England |
| 2003 | Borrowed Space: Tom Lundberg and Madeline Weisz Museum of Contemporary Art Fort Collins, CO |
| Tom Lundberg Hibberd McGrath Gallery Breckenridge, CO |
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| 2000 | Tom Lundberg Mobilia Gallery Cambridge, MA |
| 1997 | Tom Lundberg and Darrel Morris Jan Weiner Gallery Kansas City, MA |
| 1995 | Tom Lundberg and D.R. Wagner Worth Gallery Taos, NM |
Selected Invitational Exhibitions
| 2020 | Ornamentation in the Age of Corona: Masks, virtual exhibition Mobilia Gallery Cambridge, MA |
| 2019 | 6th International Fiber Art Fair, solo feature; Hangaram Art Museum Seoul Arts Center Seoul, South Korea |
| 2018 | Everything But Now; four-artist exhibition Artworks Loveland Loveland, CO |
| 2017 | Four Artists: Four Visions Augustana College Rock Island, IL |
| 75—A Celebration of New Works in Fiber; international invitational Dairy Arts Center Boulder, CO |
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| 2016 | A New Spin; Colorado invitational exhibition Art Gym Denver Denver, CO |
| Finding Shelter: An Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art Baum Gallery of Art, University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR |
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| Fiber Inspirations Cultural Arts Council Estes Park, CO |
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| 2015 | The New Textiles: Transformed Mobilia Gallery Cambridge, MA |
| Extreme Fibers: Textile Icons and the New Edge Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI; The Dennos Art Center, Northwestern Michigan University Traverse City, MI |
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| 2013 | Threads of Change: Colorado Textiles Now Foothills Art Center Golden, CO |
| Threads: Contemporary Embroidery Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY |
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| Threads: Contemporary Embroidery Dowd Gallery, State University of New York Cortland Cortland, NY |
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| 2012 | Hand Stitch Perspectives, Knitting and Stitching Shows at Alexandra Palace, London, England; Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland; Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, England |
| Without Boundaries: Transformations in American Craft Craft Alliance St. Louis, MO |
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| Textiles Today: Redefining the Medium Durango Arts Center Durango, CO |
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| 2012-14 | Innovators and Legends: Generations in Textiles and Fibers Muskegon Museum of Art Muskegon, MI |
| 2011–12 | Inaugural Exhibit of the Daphne and Peter Farago Gallery Contemporary Wing, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
| 2011 | Material Spaces: Veneration Through the Needle’s Eye Three-person exhibition with Carolyn Kallenborn and Beili Liu Wayne State University Detroit, MI |
| 2010 | Shakerag Workshops Faculty Exhibition St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Sewanee, TN |
| 2008 | Artists In Residence Exhibition Oregon College of Art and Craft Portland, OR |
| A Stitch in Our Time: The New Art of Sewing Muskegon Museum of Art Muskegon, MI |
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| 2007 | Stitched Marks Arkansas Arts Center Little Rock, AR |
| 2006 | Fiber Biennial 2006 Snyderman-Works Galleries Philadelphia, PA |
| 1997–06 | Sculptural Objects Functional Art Expo Navy Pier Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Magnificent Extravagance: Artists and Opulence Wustum Museum of Fine Arts Racine, WI |
| High Tech/Low Tech: Contemporary Textiles North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC |
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| 2003–04 | Stitched Paintings: Embroidery in the 21st Century Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts Wilmington, DE |
| 2002 | Threads on the Edge: The Daphne Farago Fiber Art Collection Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
| 2000 | From Lausanne to Beijing: International Tapestry Art Exhibition Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University Beijing, People’s Republic of China |
| 1999 | Nos Plus Belles Histoires Brodées Musée National des Arts et Traditions Populaires Paris, France |
| The Storyteller’s Art: Contemporary Embroidery Brookfield Craft Center Brookfield, CT |
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| 1999–02 | Sixth International Triennial of Miniature Textiles Musées d’Angers France, and European tour |
| 1999–01 | Men of the Cloth Loveland Museum/Gallery Loveland, CO, and traveling exhibition |
| 1997 | The Cutting Edge: Contemporary Quilts from the Collection American Craft Museum New York, NY |
| 1996–97 | U.S. and Us Touring exhibition, New Zealand |
| Fifth International Triennial of Miniature Textiles Musées d’Angers France, and European tour |
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| 1995 | Contemporary Fiber from St. Louis Collections St. Louis Museum St. Louis, MO |
| 1994 | Conversations: Textiles about Textiles The Textile Museum Washington, DC |
| Au Fil du Temps Tokubetsu Shokudo Shinkan Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama, Japan |
Selected Juried Exhibitions
| 2012 | The Day On Fire: Apocalypse in Contemporary Art East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN |
Collections
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
Art in Public Places, State of New Mexico
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
Colorado State University, Magnolia House, Fort Collins, CO
Embroiderers Guild of America, Louisville, KY
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, Denver, CO
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
The Elizabeth Hotel, Fort Collins, CO
Selected Reviews, Articles and Works in Print
Online interview feature.
textileartist.org/tom-lundberg-fragments-memory, 2018
Te, Osaka, Japan, “Innovators & Legends,”
photo of work, p. 8, vol. 49, Spring. 2014
Surface Design Journal, Albuquerque, NM, “Innovators & Legends,”
Gabriel Craig, Fall, p. 58; mention of work. 2013
Fiber Art Now, East Freetown, MA,
photo of work, p. 47. 2012
Textiel Plus, Alkmaar, the Netherlands,
“Sign@lement,” September, online feature, 2010
“Up close and personal,”
Embroidery, Sep/Oct 2009
Hemmings, Jessica, “Contemporary Narrative Samplers,”
Craft Arts International, Spring 2004
Larsen, Ayelet Lindenstrauss, “Bigger Isn’t Always Better,”
Fiberarts, Summer 2004
Krumm, Tracy, “Tom Lundberg: Documenting Life’s Moments,”
Fiberarts, Nov/Dec 1997
Scheinman, Pamela, “Textiles about Textiles,”
Fiberarts, Nov/Dec 1994
Works in Publications
Ann Batchelder and Nancy Orban, eds., Fiberarts Design Book Five,
Asheville, NC, Lark Books; p. 1, 81. 1995
Morrell, Anne, Contemporary Embroidery,
Studio Vista, London, 1994
Colchester, Chloë, The New Textiles: Trends and Traditions,
Thames and Hudson, London, 1991
Smith, Barbara Lee, Celebrating the Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery of North America,
Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 1991
Publications
Lundberg, Tom, “The Lines in My Hands,” in Hand Stitch Perspectives,
Alice Kettle and Jane McKeating, editors; Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2012
Contributing Editor, Fiberarts, 2005–11
Academic Position
Professor emeritus, Department of Art & Art History, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Selected, Awards, Panels, Residencies and Research
| 2019 | Ann Gill Faculty Development Award for Outstanding Research and Creativity College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University |
| 2012 | Panelist Without Boundaries: Transformations in American Craft Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO |
| 2008 | Artist Residency Oregon College of Art and Craft Portland, OR |
| 2001 | John N. Stern Distinguished Professor Award College of Liberal Arts Colorado State University |
| 2000, 1996, & 1986 | COVisions Award Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities |
| 1995 | Regional Fellowship Western States Arts Federation National Endowment for the Arts |
| 1990 | Arts Award for Excellence in Research and Creativity College of Liberal Arts Colorado State University |
| 1992 & 1989 | Invited Artist Machine-embroidery collaborations at ZSK Krefeld, Germany |
EDUCATION
| 1979 | Master of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; textiles |
| 1975 | Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; painting, drawing, and ceramics |
| 1973 | Apprentice, Clary Illian Pottery, Garrison, IA |
| 1971–73 | Attended Iowa State University, Ames, IA |