
Realms of Irylite
Sculptor | Writer | Worldbuilder
© 2017-2022 Realms of Irylite by Philip D. Thomas, All Rights Reserved
Philip D. Thomas
Curriculum Vita
Education
2020 Post-bac, Ceramics, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2019 BFA, Major in Ceramics, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
BFA, Major in Sculpture, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
BFA, Minor in Art History, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2015 High School Diploma, South Windsor High School, South Windsor, CT
Professional Experience
2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT (courses taught: Intro to Ceramics [Matthew Dercole], Summer 2018) Responsibilities: Assist in the teaching of techniques to
students, hand-building, throwing, glazing, and firing kilns for student work
2016 Full-time Faculty, Life Church New England, Granby, CT
Responsibilities: Teaching students how to use polymer clay, and acrylic paint
2013 Full-time Faculty, South Windsor Public Library, South Windsor, CT
Responsibilities: Teaching students how to use polymer clay, wire and tinfoil to create figures
Residencies
2021 Artist in Residence in Ceramics, Truro Center for the Arts, Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Grants and Scholarships
2020 Artists of Color COVID Relief Grant, Hartford Performs, Hartford, CT
2015-2019 University Funded Merit Scholarship, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Federal Pell Grant, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Exhibitions
2021 Residency Solo Exhibition, Castle Hill Residency Exhibition, Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2020 “The People”, Juried Exhibition; Artspace Hartford, 555 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT
Hartford Open Studios, Group Exhibition; Virtual, Hartford, CT
2019 “From the Ground Up”, Ceramics Senior Thesis Show, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford,
West Hartford, CT
“Today is a Work Day”, Sculpture Senior Thesis Show, Slipe Gallery, University of Hartford,
West Hartford, CT
Goldfarb Student Exhibition, Juried Exhibition; Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford,
West Hartford, CT
2018 Hartford Open Studios, Group invitational exhibition; Colt Building, Hartford, CT
2016 Alumni Art Exhibition, Group invitational exhibition; South Windsor Public Library,
South Windsor, CT
2015 Freshman Foundations Show, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT
High School Senior Show, South Windsor Public Library, South Windsor, CT
2009 Solo Exhibition, South Windsor Public Library, South Windsor, CT