Artwork By Neoma Thomas Is Available At Gallery 319, Ames, Iowa.
Neoma Alt Thomas was raised in Audubon County, Iowa. She graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1966 with a BFA in graphic design and a minor in printmaking. She lived in Sydney, Australia for seven years working as a designer and teaching at the National Art School. Upon returning to the States, she worked for a publishing company in central Iowa as a designer/art director for a number of years. She and her husband Phillip live in Webster City, where they have rehabbed a Victorian house.
JURIED ART FESTIVALS: Three juried art festivals in Summer 2000, including the College Hill Art Festival, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
JURIED REGIONAL EXHIBITS: Charles H. MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA, Annual Area 35 Show, May 12 – July 2, 2000. (100-mile radius) Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, IA, IMPRESSIONS: Cultivating Vision, Harvesting Memory, Preserving Hope, October 13, 2001. (Two pastels) (Seven-state area) Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, IA, 2000, Holiday Biennial Exhibition, Dec. 4, 2000 – Jan. 2, 2001. Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, 57th Juried Exhibition, February 10, 2001 – March 25, 2001. (Ten-state area) Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, IA, Fine Arts Exhibit, August 2001, 2002, 2003 Charles H. MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA, 38th Annual Area Show, April 17 – May 25, 2003. (100-mile radius)
ART AWARDS: Various ribbons, Iowa Artists’ Area Show, 2000, 2001, and 2002. "Best of Show" Award, Hamilton County Fair, Webster City, IA, Fine Arts/Professional, July 2001 and July 2002. "Best of Show" Award, Iowa Artists’ State Show, Ames, IA, May 2002. First American Bank $100 Art Award, Hamilton County Fair, Webster City, IA, Fine Arts/Professional, July 2002. Alliance for Philanthropy, $300 Art Award, Nov. 2002, Fort Dodge, IA.
GROUP SHOWS: Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center, Belmont, IA, Group Show/Boone River Area Art Guild, July 11 - August 11, 2002. Eldora Public Library, Eldora, IA, Group Show/Boone River Area Art Guild, Nov. 2002.
ONE-PERSON SHOW: Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA, Neoma Alt Thomas/Portraits, February 5 – March 12, 2003.
