Tommy Burns

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Contact

Email: tb210229@gmail.com
Instagram: bigpoppaburns

Education

Maine College of Art & Design, Portland ME - BFA Painting Degree
August 2024 - May 2026

Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg NJ - AFA Degree
September 2021 - May 2024

Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren NJ - High School Diploma
September 2017 - June 2021

Employment

Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland ME - Art Gallery Assistant
October 2025 - May 2026

Raritan Valley Community College Art Gallery, Branchburg NJ - Art Gallery Assistant
January 2023 - May 2024

Metro Swim Shop, Stirling NJ - Warehouse Staff
June 2023 - August 2023

Frattellos Ristorante & Pizzeria, Bridgewater NJ - Delivery Driver
September 2020 - June 2023

Shoprite, Stirling NJ - Cashier
November 2019 - December 2019

Biagio’s, Stirling NJ - Counter Worker/Food Runner
November 2017 - August 2019

Skills

Acrylic Paint
Oil Paint
Printmaking - Monoprint, Lino Cut, Copper Plate Etching, Screen Printing, Letterpress, Dry Point
Book Making , Xerox Litho
Computer Literacy - Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro, Adobe Audition, Indesign, Excel, Word, Slides
Charcoal
Graphite
Ink
Sewing

Exhibitions

2026 June 12th Wish You Were Here at Easthaus, Portland, ME

2026 May BFA Show at MECA&D, Portland, ME

2025 November 21st-22nd Fall of Freedom (BFA Painting), Portland, ME

2025 February ARTPM 2025 at Bouy Gallery, Kittery, ME

2024 October - November “Co-Lab” at 49 Oak, Portland, ME

2024 July 27th Exit Fare: An Artist Collective at Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ

2024 Arts & Design Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) Student Exhibition Part II at RVCC Art Gallery, Branchburg, NJ

2024 Arts & Design RVCC Student Exhibition Part I at RVCC Art Gallery, Branchburg, NJ

2023 November Nevermind: Portfolio Development Exhibition at RVCC Art Building, Branchburg, NJ

2023 RVCC Juried Exhibition at RVCC Art Gallery, Branchburg, NJ

2023 Arts & Design RVCC Student Exhibition Part I at RVCC Art Gallery, Branchburg, NJ

2022 Arts & Design RVCC Student Exhibition Part I at RVCC Art Gallery, Branchburg, NJ

2022 RVCC Juried Exhibition at RVCC Art Gallery, Branchburg, NJ

Awards

Spring Semester 2023 Raritan Valley Community College Dean’s List

Spring Semester 2022 Raritan Valley Community College Dean’s List

Elks Scholarship 2021