Thomas Pringle
1941 - 2021∙ CE artist from 2006 - 2021
Photo by Peter Prato
Thomas Pringle said of his portraiture, "What I see is what I draw," drawing portraits of people he sees in magazines or commercials, mainly of "pretty women". Whether painting or drawing, Pringle’s art practice is marked by an honest and true line. The erasures of its early attempts are in plain sight. Pringle will leave the three tries at an eye’s shape stacked above and below the best one.
Recchiuti Confections chose a quartet of his colorful canine portraits to adorn their 4th series of artisanal chocolates in 2010.
Pringle passed in December 2021. Learn more about Pringle and read remembrances from CE staff on our blog.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
UNTITLED ART FAIR , San Francisco, CA
Thomas Pringle: Ladies Man, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
The Grand Finale, Spark Arts, San Francisco, CA
2017
Bride of Monster, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Exposed, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
Pass Away - Dia de los Muertos Altar, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Ripe, Creativity Explored Gallery, San Francisco, CA
All My Artwork, Creativity Explored 2, San Francisco, CA
2014
StereoTYPE, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
INK, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
A Curious Menagerie, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Bookworks: Text and Art from the CE Archives, SF Public Library Main Branch, San Francisco, CA
2013
SIDESHOW, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
I have never really taken the time to look, Accident and Artifact, San Francisco, CA
Creativity Explored at Ambach & Rice, Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Pro Arts Juried Annual 2012, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
Structure, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
SMALL, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Faces, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Masters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2010
Spectrum, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
"Science" Fiction, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Inscriptions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Repetition, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
TV and Me, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2008
Fibrocosm, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Tasty, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2007
Super Heroes Super Villains, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Transmissions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
