Tuesday 28 October 2008

Visit to Patrick Thomas at Studio La Vista in Barcelona


Patrick Thomas was born in Liverpool, England in 1965. He studied at Saint Martins School of Art and The Royal College of Art, London, before relocating to Barcelona in 1991. In 1997, after several years working freelance, he co-founded the multi-diciplinary Studio laVista. He divides his time between running the studio, working for the International Press and making silkscreen prints. In recent years his work has been exhibited extensively. In 2006 he participated in shows at The Victoria & Albert Museum, London; The International Center of Photography and School of Visual Arts, New York; Centro de la Imagen, Mexico DF; The Centre of Contemporary Culture, Barcelona and The Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo. 2007-08 will see his work in exhibitons in LA, Pennsylvania, London, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Milan, Istambul and Melbourne. In Spring 2005 he published “Black & White”, a compilation of his recent graphic work; it was selected by Angus Hyland (Pentagram, London), reviewing for Grafik Magazine, as one of his favorite books of the year (2005). He is a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale

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