Jonathan Thomson

Born 1957, Australia
Lives and works in Hong Kong

Karin Weber Gallery artist, Australian Jonathan Thomson, is a Hong Kong-based sculpture and abstract artist who takes as his subject matter the female form. The artist works in many mediums: steel, aluminum, light, and gesso- on paper and canvas.

Jonathan Thomson is an Artist, Art Historian, Critic and Curator. He has held senior management positions with the Australia Council for the Arts, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and the Global University Alliance. In 2013, Thomson was appointed adjunct Professor of Art History at The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Hong Kong.

Education
Master of Philosophy in Art History, Hong Kong University
Bachelor of Arts, Finders University, South Australia
Bachelor of Economics, Adelaide University, South Australia

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2020

‘Out Of Darkness’, Karin Weber Gallery on Artsy
2019

‘Jonathan Thomson: Sculpture’, Karin Weber Gallery, HK

2017

‘Studies For Sculpture’, Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide

‘Neon Flower Sculpture’, The Firm, HK

2015

‘The Substance of Shadows’, Karin Weber Gallery, HK

‘THE SILENCE OF SHADOWS’, Galleria Vinci, HK

2014

‘Operation Smile’, Cat Street Gallery, HK

2012

‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, Thavibu Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2011

‘White Lines’, Korkos Gallery, HK

‘White Girls’, Solo Exhibition, Thavibu Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017

‘Shadow Sculpture’, Rarity Gallery, Mykonos Greece
2013

‘Wonderworks’, Cat Street Gallery, HK
2011

‘Kobe Biennial’, Kobe, Japan

Award

2011

Prize Winner, Kobe Biennale, Japan

Publication

‘Hong Kong; Culture and Creativity’, by the HKADC and many hundreds of published essays and reviews

Collections

Private Collection