JINNI THOMAS

Born: 1943, Detroit, Michigan

Education

Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Missouri, B.A., Fine Arts 1964
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Traces of Antiquity, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Poems, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 Reliquary, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002 Narratives, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2000 Rose as Messenger, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1998 Mass of the Rose, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1997 From the Heart, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1991 One-Woman Invitational, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
1986 One-Woman Exhibit, Galeria Sigala, Taos, New Mexico
1985 One-Woman Exhibit, Performance Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Group Exhibitions

2009 Masters of the Landscape, Three Person Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Red Hot Group Exhibition, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008 The Small Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
ART Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Contemporary Art Society 20th Anniversary Exhibition, University of New Mexico Museum, Albuquerque, NM
2007 The Big Show, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
AAF, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
Seeing Red, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006 New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair Invitational, Then and Now, Abq. NM
SITE Unseen, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
ARTScottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
AAF, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York
The Power of Red, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Emerging Artists, Scottsdale, AZ
AAF Contemporary, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Pier 92, New York
2004 The Art of Giving, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
AAF, Pier 92, New York, NY
2003 Small is Beautiful, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Originals 2003 - Traces of the Journey, The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
SITE Unseen, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
ART Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
AAF, Pier 92, New York, NY
2002 Affordable Art Fair, Pier 92, New York, NY
Untitled, Finer Things, Nashville, TN
Heart of Winter, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Abstractions, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Red, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Show with Heart, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
SITE Unseen, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
A Show of Colors, The Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2000 New Era Art, University of New Mexico Fine Arts Alumni Chapter, Albuquerque, NM
Mil Flores, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fair and Square, The Governor’s Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Red, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
A Show with Heart, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1999 Simply Irresistible, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
101 Cups, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Women Artists from the Land of Enchantment, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, curated and
sponsored by The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Millifiore, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Passionate Pairs, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
A Show with Heart, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1998 iMagnifico! Albuquerque Festival of the Arts, The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
A Different View, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Red, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Show with Heart, Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1997 The Modern Matriarch, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
101 Cups, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1996 101 Cups, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995 101 Cups, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Day-of-the-Dead, Owings-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Christ in the Desert Benefit Exhibition, Zaplin-Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994 Metamorphosis, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Day-of-the-Dead, Owings-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1993 National Watercolor Invitational, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Day-of-the-Dead Invitational, Owings-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1992 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
iMagnifico! Albuquerque Invites, Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM
1991 Studio Show, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Albuquerque, NM
1990 Merienda de Mayo, Albuquerque International Airport Collection Dedication, Albuquerque, NM
1989 Featured Artist, Mammen Gallery II, Scottsdale, AZ
Private Gardens, KIMO Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1988 Three-Person Studio Exhibit, Albuquerque, NM Inscape, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
Two-Person Exhibit, Mammen Gallery II, Scottsdale, AZ
New Mexico Watercolors, Governor’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1987 Contemporary Women Artists, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Group Show, Mossman Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Opening Invitational, Pathways Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
1986 Group Exhibit, Featured Artist, Mammen Gallery II, Scottsdale, AZ
Second Street Coalition of Artists, M & J’s, Albuquerque, NM
1985 Handmade Paper Invitational, Second Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Tortilla Flats at M & J’s, Albuquerque, NM
1984 Group Exhibit, Featured Artist, Mammen Gallery II, Scottsdale, AZ
1983 Two-Person Exhibit, Performance Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Six Friends Traveling Exhibit, NM

Juried Exhibitions

National Watercolor Society
Statements
Rocky Mountain National
Museum of El Paso Sun Carnival
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
New Mexico Watercolor Society
San Diego Watercolor Society International
West Texas Watercolor Society
Michigan Watercolor Society

Awards

BEST OF SHOW, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
BEST OF SHOW, New Mexico Watercolor Society
FIRST PLACE, New Mexico Watercolor Society
FIRST PLACE, New Mexico State Fair
BEST OF SHOW, National League of American Pen Women
FIRST PLACE, Annual Tri-States All Media Exhibit
BEST OF SHOW, La Junta Fine Arts League National Exhibit

Articles & Reviews

2010 New Mexico Magazine, January, “Mixing it Up”, p. 20-23, Wolf Schneider
2008 Santa Fean, June/July, “Top Talent”, p. 62, Karan Ruhlen
2006 Santa Fe Reporter, June 6, “Arts and Culture”, pg. 23, Patricia Sauthoff
The Santa Fean, February 2, "Arts and Events", pg. 56, Kathryn Davis
Santa Fe TREND, Winter/Spring, cover.
2005 The New Yorker, April 11, "State of the Arts", pg. 42, Kathryn Davis
2003 THE Magazine, critical review, September, Jon Carver
Santa Fe New Mexican, August 8, "Jinni Thomas at Karan Ruhlen Gallery
Southwest Art, August, 2003 " Flower Power"
ARTnews, Summer Issue, "City Focus, Santa Fe"
2000 The Albuquerque Tribune, December, "Refashioning an Icon"
Art Talk, December, "Muy Caliente En Santa Fe"
Albuquerque Journal, May, Arts etc. "Floral Metaphors Gain New Look"
Pasatiempo, May, "Comings & Goings"
1999 FOCUS/SANTA FE, June-July, "Gallery Spotlight"
Santa Fe New Mexican, June, "Out of Context"
1998 Santa Fe New Mexican, February, "Painting The Town Red"
1997 Santa Fe New Mexican, December, "The Modern Matriarch"
1997 THE Magazine, June, "Image Without Boundaries"
1997 Santa Fe New Mexican, February, "Jinni Thomas Pays Homage To Femininity"
1993 Albuquerque Journal, October, “Goddess Images"
Albuquerque Journal, September, “Galleries…Art Lines”
1992 Albuquerque Journal, April, “Ancient & Avant Garde”
1989 Scottsdale Magazine, Spring,“Brushstrokes: Mammen Gallery II”
Southwest Art Magazine, May,“Albuquerque International Airport Showcases New
Mexico’s Artists”
New Mexico Magazine, May, “Albuquerque Airport Lands Art Treasures
1988 Scottsdale Progress, “Sunday Fun: May Day On Marshal Way”
1985 Albuquerque Journal, November, “Companies Find Art Makes Good Business”
ART Lines, July, “Contemporary Statements”
1984 Albuquerque Living, March, “New Exhibits”
Scottsdale Progress, August, Featured Artist
Albuquerque Journal, April, Review
1983 Albuquerque Journal, September, “Art Reviews”
1982 Albuquerque Journal, December, “Artists Leave Isolation Out of Work”
Albuquerque Journal, October, “Artists At Work”

Corporate Collections

Venitian Hotel and Resort, Macau, China
Westin Paloma, Tuscon, AZ
Washington Post, Washington, DC
Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
Ritz Carlton, Laguna Beach, CA
BRE Properties, Inc., CA
M. D. Anderson Cancer Treatment Center, Houton, TX
New Mexico Capitol Art Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Art Coll Trust, Seattle, Washington
Sombra y Sol, Santa Fe, NM
The Rose-Legett Foundation, Santa Fe, New Mexico
National Broadcasting Corporation, Los Angeles, California
1% For Art, Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, NM KLSK Radio, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Judds, Nashville, Tennessee
Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, New Mexico
Sunwest Bank, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Valley National Bank, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Art For Living, Scottsdale, Arizona
Albuquerque Federal Savings & Loan, Albuquerque, New Mexico
First Interstate Bank, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
La Vida Llena, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Herring, Denver, Colorado
Charles Mottl Company, Los Angeles, California
Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Missouri
Bank of America, San Francisco, California