Tom’s elegant abstractions are largely inspired by the lines and shapes of both urban and coastal landscapes, and may at times, reference both personal and political realities.

"Growing up gay in Middle America during the 1970s required compartmentalization, sublimation, restraint. These survival tactics are reflected in the subtle texture, layering, flat forms, and color found in this body of work. There was no ‘out loud and proud’ in the small town where I lived. Being an out gay person today shapes my art, it does not completely define it”. —Tom Owen

Tom’s art practice is influenced by minimalism and abstraction, particularly aspects related to nature, identity, and the subconscious. This exhibition introduces a new body of his work, three-dimensional abstractions, shaped paintings of sorts, that reflect the incongruity of modern life.