b. 1970

Thomas Kegler is an accomplished contemporary realist painter and art instructor from the Western New York area. His traditional oil paintings of landscapes, still life, and figures draw from the Masters' approach to the canvas. From the local familiar hills of Western New York and the Catskills to the majestic mountains of Alaska and Oregon, the act of painting is an opportunity to recall moving personal experiences. Revisiting the processes and techniques of the Old Masters in light of classical and contemporary subjects guides his expression of life's subtleties. Thomas is active teaching workshops, presenting to groups, critiquing and judging shows, and organizing various art related events in New York.

Galleries
• Cavalier Galleries
Greenwich, CT
• Meibohm Fine Art
East Aurora, NY
• Oxford Gallery
Rochester, NY

Exhibitions/Events/Honors

2010
• Oil Painters of America Juried National Show
Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
• Hudson River Fellowship with Jacob Collins
Senior Fellow in Summer
Intensive Workshop
Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts:
Hunter, New York
• Landscape Group Show
Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
• Juried Group Exhibition
Art Dialogue Gallery: Buffalo, New York
• Juried “Thumb Box” Group Exhibition
Buffalo Society of Artists: Tonawanda, New York
• “Let There be Light” Group Exhibition
Oxford Gallery: Rochester, New York
• October Solo exhibition of recent paintings
Meibohm Fine Art Gallery
East Aurora, New York

2009
• Small Works Group Show
Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT
• Boston International Art Show
Represented by Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY
• Hudson River Revival: Contemporary
Landscape Painting
Springville Museum of Art - Utah
• Juried National Exhibition:
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Oil Painters of America
* Juried Regional Exhibition:
Corse Gallery & Atelier Jacksonville, Florida
Oil Painters of America
• Hudson River Fellowship with Jacob Collins
Juried participant in Summer
Intensive Workshop
Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts:
Hunter, New York
• Three Person Exhibition
Art Dialogue Gallery: Buffalo, New York
• “Night” Group Exhibition
Oxford Gallery: Rochester, New York

2008
• Juried National Exhibition
Hudson Valley Art Association
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Recipient of the Dumond Memorial Award
• Juried National Exhibition
Missoula, Montana
Oil Painters of America
• Albright Knox Art Gallery Collector’s Gallery
• Hudson River Fellowship with Jacob Collins
Juried participant in Summer
Intensive Workshop
Sugar Maples Center for creative Arts
Hunter, New York
• Two person exhibition of recent paintings
Kenan Center - Lockport, New York
• Juried members group exhibition
Western New York Artist’s Group
Buffalo, New York
• Invited Group exhibition
Western New York Artist’s Group
Buffalo, New York
• “Awakenings” group exhibition
Oxford Gallery : Rochester, New York
• “Collectors Gallery” joint exhibition
Albright Knox Art Gallery - Buffalo, New York

2007
• “Artists Among Us” group exhibition
Burchfield Penny Art Center
Buffalo, New York
• “Collectors Gallery” group exhibition
Albright Knox Art Gallery
Buffalo, New York
• Cover Art for Ani Difranco’s
Compilation CD “Canon”

2006
• Solo exhibition of recent paintings
Meibohm Fine Art Gallery
East Aurora, New York