thomas fernandez


	1976 Born and raised by mother, great aunt, and great grandmother in Arkadelphia, Arkansas 1989 Began drawing comics and portraits of friends 1994 Began college as an art major 1997 Great grandmother passed away 1998 Sold first work, grew dedicated to art making, and continued to sell 1999 Graduated college, acquired gallery representation, had first independent solo exhibition, co-founded karri 1, was accepted into first regional art competition, and was accepted into graduate school at the University of Idaho 2001 Made first original installation, traveled to Prague, and began thesis work about family, friends, and memories 2002 Finished graduate school, hired as adjunct, set up first independent studio 2005 First independent installation, presented at first conference 2006 Traveled to Nagoya for Rotary International G.S.E. 2007 Moved to Nagasaki and focused on drawing and photography as main media 2009 Website created, writing proposals for installations, began research for doctoral work, and returned to the U.S.