SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Thomas Allen, PA1NT BY NUMBERS, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Thomas Allen Photographs, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
2012 Thomas Allen, Beautiful Evidence, FOLEY, New York, NY
2011 Thomas Allen, Endnotes, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
Thomas Allen, Paper Cuts, Holland, MI
2009 1x1, 1000 Eventi Gallery, Milan, Italy
Thomas Allen, Afterward, Thomas Barry Fine Art, MI
Thomas Allen, Epilogue, FOLEY, NY
2008 Thomas Allen, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
Thomas Allen, Oswald Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY
Thomas Allen, Light & Sie Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 New Photographs, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
New Releases, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
Open Books, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2006 Pulp Fiction, Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Out of Print, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
2005 Grand Rapids Museum of Fine Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2004 Uncovered, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
Thomas Allen: New Photographs, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Thomas Allen: Photographs, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
Between the Pages: Thomas Allen, Rochester Community/Tech College, Rochester, MN
2003 Cover-to-Cover, Gage Family Gallery, Augsburg College–Minneapolis, MN
2002 Thomas Allen: Recent Work, Open Book, Minneapolis, MN
1998 Faculty Spotlight, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of MN–Minneapolis, MN
1996 Thomas Allen: Science–Fact or Fiction?, Katherine E. Nash Gallery,
University of MN–Minneapolis, MN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Pulp, Akron Museum of Art, Akron, OH
2015 Open To Interpretation, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Turning Pages, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
If You Build It... East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2013 More Young Americans, L’Enclos des Bernardins, Paris, FR
Pop-Up Art, Art Center IDA, Seoul, KR
2011 Range, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
Faculty Exhibition, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Photo Fictions, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
East Wing X- Material Matters, The Courtlaud Institute, London, UK
Paper Works 3D, The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
2010 Festival des Arts Visuals de Vevy, Bibliotheque Municipal, Vevy, CH
Going Yard!, Thomas Barry Fine Art, MI
2009 PQ: 100, Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY
2007 Empty Nest, Nathan A Bernstein & Co. Ltd, New York, NY
Double Take, Bloomington Arts Center, Bloomington, MN
Eye Contact, Portraiture Now, General Electric Headquarters, Fairfield, CT
2006 Joint Venture, Nelson Gallery & Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2005 Thomas Allen: Photographs, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Several Artists Consider Books, Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
When We Were Young, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Photo Bravo, MN Center for Photograph, Minneapolis, MN
Photo NY, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
Hand to Eye: Faculty Exhibition, Gage Family Gallery, Augsburg College—Minneapolis, MN
Play Ball!, Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Move, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
Iranian/American Photography Project, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran, Iran
2003 Faculty Exhibition, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts—Penland, NC
Photo Bravo, MN Center for Photography
Nature as Abstraction, Rochester Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2002 Photo Bravo, MN Center for Photography
2001 Photo Lotto, pARTs—Photographic Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Spaces of Re-Remembrance, Tweed Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN
1999 1997 McKnight Photography Fellows, Plains Art Museum, Duluth, MN
1998 1997 McKnight Photography Fellows, Tweed Museum of Art, Fargo, ND
1997 McKnight Photography Fellows, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Duluth, MN
Found Objects, Images Freedman Gallery, University of MN—Minneapolis, MN
1997 Alumni Exhibition, Community Arts Gallery, Louisville, KY
Art and Science, Mariboe Gallery, Wayne State University—Detroit, MI
Supermarket, East Side Post Office, The Peddie School—Highstown, NJ
1996 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Madison, WI
Art and Science: Creative Solutions, College of Visual Arts, University of MN—Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Conference Exhibition, Big Ten Conference Center, St. Paul, MN
1995 Department of Art Scholarship Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Park Ridge, IL
Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita Park Art Center, University of MN—Minneapolis, MN
1994 Personal Homages, ArtReach Gallery, Wichita, KS
Dark Humor, Plan B Gallery, St. Paul, MN
1993 New Beginnings, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Memphis, TN
1992 September Salon Exhibition, Community Arts Gallery, University of MN—Minneapolis, MNMI Friends of Photography
10th Anniversary, Urban Park Gallery, Wayne State University—Detroit, MI
AWARDS
2017 Nominee United States Artists Fellowship. United States Artists. Chicago, IL
2014 Nominee American Illustration Award. American Illustration-American Photogrpahy. New York, NY
2011 Recipient Outstanding Special Event (N Berrien Historical Museum). Historical Society of MI. Lansing, MI
2010 Recipient SPOTS Gold Award. The Society of Publication Designers. New York, NY
2006 Nominee John Gutmann Photography Fellowship. The San Francisco Foundation. San Francisco, CA
2004 Finalist Bush Foundation Grant. Bush Foundation. St. Paul, MN
2000 Recipient Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship. Minnesota State Arts Board. St. Paul, MN
1997 Finalist MCAD/Jerome Emerging Artist Fellowship. Jerome Foundation. Minneapolis, MN
1997 Recipient McKnight Artist Fellowship for Photographers. McKnight Foundation. Minneapolis, MN