Thom Wheeler

An offering of the Saint James On-line Gallery: discover the art of good works.

Thom became one of Houston's foremost contemporary sculptors in the 1970's/80's, creating many large commissions for corporations and architects, commercial and public spaces such as hotel and bank lobbies. He worked in grand scale ranging from 54 feet for bas relief works to 60 feet tall three- dimensional pieces.

His materials are highly polished and textured metals such as brass, copper, and aluminum plate set with ivory, wood, cast glass, stag horn, and stone such as turquoise, malachite and jasper.

Some of Thom's major works may be seen in the Banco di Roma, Rome, Italy; The Grand Hotel, Houston; and Ole Miss University, Oxford, Mississippi among many others. Private collectors include Dr. Jonas Salk and country music star Randy Travis.

Recent work includes both oil paintings on canvas and mixed media works painted on sheet copper or nestled in wooden boxes. While monumental mixed media metal works may still be commission much of Thom's current metal work is residential scaled "wall jewelry".

Thom has had one-man shows in several cities including San Francisco, Palm Springs, and New Orleans, and been feature or cover artist in several publications including "Southwest Art", "New Mexico Magazine", and "The Houston Chronicle".

The May 2010 St. James Rogation Sunday Art Show is Thom's debut in the Mid-Atlantic area. Thom's work will also be available through the Saint James on-line gallery, The Art of Good Works, and Saint James will serve as his Mid-Atlantic gallery and representative.

To inquire about purchasing one of his works, please click on the appropriate image below.