News from Bruno David Gallery
Huge thanks to the 345+ visitors who packed the gallery for our Opening Preview last night! It was an incredible night celebrating the new sol exhibitions by Thomas Sleet, Frank Schwaiger, Jack Decoteau and Jean Mason. We’re so grateful for the art community’s amazing support. Missed the opening? Stop by the gallery to see these... Continue Reading →
Thomas Sleet’s newest installation, Down River: Prayer Is a Verb, is complete and ready to be experienced in person. We would be absolutely delighted to welcome you to the gallery for our opening reception this Friday, September 4, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. (photo: Suzy Garland) If you'd like a sneak peek before the doors... Continue Reading →
Installation continues at Bruno David Gallery. Thomas Sleet is currently transforming the main gallery with his incredible new solo exhibition, Down River: Prayer is Verb. We are counting down the days until we can share this powerful body of work with you. Join us for the opening on September 4th! A big Thank you to... Continue Reading →
The wait is over, and the transformation has begun! We are thrilled to share that Thomas Sleet is currently in the main gallery bringing his highly anticipated solo exhibition, Down River: Prayer is Verb, to life. Watching an artist's vision unfold in the physical space is always a special process, and we can already tell... Continue Reading →
Great exhibitions don't just happen—they are meticulously mapped out. Recently, we had the pleasure of welcoming artist Thomas Sleet into the gallery to walk the floor and envision the layout for his highly anticipated upcoming exhibition. Watching an artist connect with the physical space and visualize how their work will interact with the environment is... Continue Reading →
Thomas Sleet is presenting a solo exhibition “Up River: A Path Forward” at the James K. Schmidt Gallery, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois. Opens Tuesday, September 9 at 5 pm. Read more at https://content.principia.edu/sites/jameskschmidtgallery/2025/08/18/up-river-a-path-forward-work-by-thomas-sleet/
Gallery artist, Thomas Sleet is presenting a solo exhibition “Up River: A Path Forward” at the James K. Schmidt Gallery, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois. Opens Tuesday, September 9 at 5 pm. Read more at https://content.principia.edu/sites/jameskschmidtgallery/2025/08/18/up-river-a-path-forward-work-by-thomas-sleet/
Gallery artist Thomas Sleet has a solo exhibition “Up River” at the Voney Art Center, Principia College, Elsah, IL, opening September 9, 2025 (5-6:30 pm). Read more at https://www.principiacollege.edu/
Wonderful words on Thomas Sleet’s “River Ark” installation at the Audubon Center at Riverlands (St. Louis) from the fantastic publication Midwest Art Quarterly by Bret Schneider. Read article at https://midwestartquarterly.org/
Site specific sculpture “River Ark”, by gallery artist Thomas Sleet at the Audubon Center at Riverlands, incorporates two parallel lines of driftwood posts, set vertically into the ground, stretching approximately 60 ft. in length; the posts are between 4 and 7 inches in diameter; ascending from 4 feet at one end and 8 ft tall... Continue Reading →
Gallery artist, Thomas Sleet is featured in an article by James A. Anderson “‘Gateway to Nature” in the Miami Herald on his public art installation “River Ark" at the Audubon Center - Riverlands, West-Alton, IL. Read more at https://www.miamiherald.com/detour/article267401362.html
Gallery artist, Thomas Sleet is featured in an article by Scott Marion “‘River Ark’ Connect Art with Nature” in the Edwardsville Intelligencer on his public art installation “River Ark" at the Audubon Center - Riverlands, West-Alton, IL. Opens 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. Read more at https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/River-Ark-connects-art-with-nature-17504634.php
Thomas Sleet has a public art installation “River Ark" at the Audubon Center - Riverlands, West-Alton, IL. More at https://riverlands.audubon.org/
Gallery artist, Thomas Sleet’s latest public sculpture was recently acquired by SQUARE, Inc. STL Office and installed in the lobby of their newly renovated building. Unfortunately, the building is not yet open to the public due to the ongoing quarantine. Stay tune for any update.
Great shout-out from Bryan Hollerbach (and Andrea Smith) in the Ladue News on our current group exhibition “Bilingual: Abstract and Figurative”. Read more at LADUE NEWS
We are pleased to present Thomas Sleet’s first limited edition “Ancestral Tracks, They Walked in Grace.” (2021, Print on Hahnemühle Cotton Archival Paper, 15 × 55.50 in, Ed. of 10) In 2020, the Saint Louis Art Museum included a sculpture in their permanent collection. Sleet attended Columbus College of Art and Design and Washington University... Continue Reading →
Bruno David Gallery congratulates Thomas Sleet for the acquisition of his sculpture “Integration 4D”, 2018, last shown at Bruno David Gallery during his 2019 exhibition Thomas Sleet: Integration: Sacred Space. Bruno David was pleased to work with SLAM’s Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Hannah Klemm on this acquisition. (Image: Thomas Sleet. Integration 4D,... Continue Reading →
Thomas Sleet continues his investigation into the structural dynamics of repeating forms and the interrelationships between resultant internal and external spaces. The evidence provided by these experiments evokes natural structure, synthetic assembly, and the possibilities of interface between. This work is inspired by methods of building found in nature; “I get inspiration from natural formations... Continue Reading →
Great "Gallery Talk" by Thomas Sleet last Saturday. Thank you!
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