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Austin, TX
new product launch
collab with Kyle Bunting
Jan 10, 2024

Los Angeles, CA
Enchanted Forest of Light Descanso Gardens
Outdoor sculpture show
Nov 19, 2023 – Jan 7, 2024

Shanghai, China
Crown of Foshan
Permanent outdoor sculpture
October 2023

Beppu City, Japan
Art Fair Bepu September 2023
Beppu City, Japan
Watertower 10: Beppu City
Permanent sculpture installation
Alternative State #6
September 2023

New York City
Sign Pop
Dime Bank 10 Year Anniversary
Permanent sculpture installation
August 2023

Chevy Chase, MD
Streetcar
Permanent sculpture installation
Chevy Chase Lake
August 2023

Queensland, Australia
Public sculpture installation
Ephemera 2023 Seaside Sculptures
July – August 2023

Kingston, NY
Group Exhibition
Lockwood Gallery: Built, Architecture in Art and Design
July 21 – 24, 2023

Hoboken, NJ
Home in Hoboken
City-wide sculpture installation
December 13, 2022 – March 20 2023

New York City
Solo Exhibition
Museum of the City of New York
Food in New York: Bigger than the Plate
September 17, 2022 – September 30, 2023

Brooklyn, NY
Daylight / Nightlight
New Project Launch
Joya Studio
October 26, 2022 – November 9, 2022

Westchester, NY
Street Ministry, 2020
Public sculpture installation
Arts Westchester – Serious Fun Arts Fest
October 12, 2022 – November 28, 2022

Denver, DE
Firefly Music Festival
Public sculpture installation
September 22, 2022 – September 25, 2022

New York City
From Sea to Shining Sea
Public sculpture installation
Pier 17 South Street Seaport
May 31, 2022 – September, 2022

Washington DC
Phonebooth, 2022
Public sculpture installation
IAPP Conference
April 10th 2022 – April 14, 2022

Detroit, MI
Camouflage House 1/3: Unique Coloring, 2020
Public sculpture installation
The Heidelberg Project
March, 2022 -

Aurora, CO
Light! at the Gaylord Rockies Resort
Public sculpture installation
November, 2021 – March, 2022

Los Angeles, CA
Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens
Public sculpture installation
November, 2021 – January, 2022

Hopewell Junction, NY
Watertower 7
Permanent sculpture installation
The Barns Art Center
September, 2021

Long Beach, CA
Art Renzei Festival
Camouflage House (AP), 2019
Public sculpture installation
September, 2021

Cincinnati, OH
Kaleidoscope, 2021
Permanent sculpture installation
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
July, 2021

Sharon Springs, NY
Wedding Chapel
Camouflage House 2020

Public sculpture installation
Beekman 1802 Farm
May, 2021 – October, 2021

Santa Barbara, CA
Camouflage House (AP), 2019
Public sculpture installation
Lake Cachuma Recreation Area
January, 2021 – September, 2021

New York City
Bombora House, 2020
Public sculpture installation
Gansevoort Plaza
December 16, 2020 – April 30, 2021

Aurora, CO
Camouflage House 1/3: Unique Coloring, 2020
Public sculpture installation
Light! at the Gaylord Rockies Resort
November 19, 2020 – February, 2021

Santa Barbara, CA
Camouflage House (AP), 2019
Public sculpture installation
Elings Park
September, 2020 – January, 2021

Summit, New Jersey
Maxikiosco, 2011
Public sculpture installation
Summit Public Art
September, 2020 – September, 2021

Santa Barbara, CA
Camouflage House (AP), 2019
Public sculpture installation
Arroyo Burro Beach County Park
June, 2020 – September, 2020

Brooklyn, NY
Trash Piece, 2020
Permanent sculpture installation
The Dime
July, 2020

Ankara, Turkey
Sculpture installation
U.S. Embassy Ankara
On view 2020 - 2023

Pelham, NY
Boo, 2001
Pelham Art Center: 50 Years
Pelham Art Center
January 24th – April 4th, 2020

Brooklyn, NY
New Moon Event
Joya Studio
January 23rd, 2020

Kingston, NY
Group Show: BUILT 
The Lockwood Gallery
January 18th – February 22nd, 2020

Laguna Beach, CA
Camouflage House (AP), 2019
Public sculpture installation
Laguna Beach City Hall
January 6th– May 20th, 2020

New York, NY
Home Sweet Home: Is Home a Sanctuary?
Children’s Museum of Arts
December 19th, 2019 – May 3rd, 2020

St. Helena, CA
Group Show: Holiday Exhibition
Caldwell Snyder
December 14,2019 – January 29, 2020

Los Angeles, CA
Camouflage House (AP), 2019
Public sculpture installation
Descanso Gardens
November 11th, 2019 – January 6th, 2020

Brooklyn, NY
Group Show: Familiars
At Peace Gallery
November 2nd– November 31st, 2019

Greenwich, CT 
Ongoing Group Show
Samuel Owen Gallery
2019 -

Jersey City, NJ
Ray Smith Studio Occupies Decentralized
Mana Contemporary
September 15th, 2019 – January 31st, 2020

Stowe, VT
Maxikiosco, 2011
Public sculpture installation
Helen Day Art Center
July 19th– October 19th, 2019

New York, NY
Camouflage House, 2019 
Public sculpture installation
Hudson Yards
June - August, 2019

New York, NY
Watertower 7, 2019
Public sculpture installation
Hudson Yards
June - August, 2019

Brooklyn, NY
Maxikiosco, 2011
Public sculpture installation
DUMBO Empire Stores
May - June, 2019

Lincoln, NE
Watertower 9
Permanent sculpture installation
May, 2019

Long Island, NY
Sail, 2019
Permanent sculpture installation
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
May, 2019

Brooklyn, NY
Watertower 5: Greenpoint, 2016
Permanent sculpture installation
1150 Manhattan Ave 
April 2019 – 

Alexandria, VA
Plinth, 2019
Permanent sculpture installation
February, 2019

Oakland, CA
Watertower 8, 2019
Permanent sculpture installation
January, 2019

New York, NY 
Los Angeles, CA 
Mirror Mirror
Warby Parker
Fall, 2018

Long Beach, CA
26th on 3rd: selected works from the permanent collection
Long Beach Museum of Art
December, 2018
www.lbma.org

Cambridge, MA
Watertank, 2018
Permanent sculpture installation
One Broadway at MIT
August, 2018
web.mit.edu

Jeju, South Korea
Odumak, 2018
Permanent sculpture installation
July, 2018
www.jejulaf.com

Palm Springs, CA
Flag: Farragut Houses, 2013
Eighty @ Eighty: Recent Gifts to the Permanent Collection
Palm Springs Art Museum
June 16 - September 16, 2018
www.psmuseum.org

Detroit, MI
Gates, 2018
Permanent public sculpture installation
The Belt Alley
March, 2018
www.thebelt.org

Boston, MA
Rainbow House & Tropical House, 2017
unaffiliate.us gallery
May - July, 2018
www.unaffiliate.us

Queens, NY
Maxikiosco, 2011
Public sculpture installation
Queens Crossing
December, 2017 - January, 2018
www.queenscrossing.com

Miami, FL
Unaffiliate(us): Art Basel Miami/Scope
December, 2017

Milwaukee, WI
The Coakley Brothers Watertower, 2017
Permanent sculpture installation
Coakley Brothers Moving and Storage building
September, 2017
www.coakleybrothersmovers.com

Queens, NY
Billboards, 2017
Permanent sculpture installation
The Jackson
August, 2017
www.thejacksonlic.com

Ft. Worth, TX
Windmill, 2017
Permanent sculpture installation
The Shops at Clearfork
February, 2017
www.clearfork1848.com

Vienna, Austria
Tom Fruin: Empire
Galerie Heike Curtze und Petra Seiser
December, 2016
www.heikecurtze.com

Salzburg, Austria
Ausgewahlte Arbeiten von Kunstlern der Galerie
Galerie Heike Curtze und Petra Seiser
July 25 - August, 2016
www.heikecurtze.com

Geneva, Switzerland
Group Show: Politics aren't for Everyone
Galerie Bertrand
June 10 - July 9, 2016
galeriebertrand.com

Brooklyn, NY
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Public sculpture installation
Domino Sugar Factory / North Brooklyn Farms
July 2016 - November 2019
northbrooklynfarms.com

Los Angeles, CA
Tom Fruin: Fresh Produce
Paul Loya Gallery
May 28 - June 18, 2016
www.paulloyagallery.com

Brooklyn, NY
Watertower 5: Greenpoint, 2016
Permanent sculpture installation
North 15th & Kent
April 2016 – December 2018

New York, NY
Group Show: Objects and Everyday Goods
Mike Weiss Gallery
February 4 - March 26, 2016 
mikeweissgallery.com

Lake Nona, FL
Lakehouse, 2016
Permanent sculpture installation
February 2016
www.lakenona.com

New Orleans, LA
Watertower 4: Dutch Masters, 2014
Permanent installation, private collection
November 2015

Brooklyn, NY
Theater, 2015
St. Ann's Warehouse
Permanent installation
October 2015

Brooklyn, NY
Watertower 4: Dutch Masters, 2014
Public sculpture installation
Ray Smith Studio yard
December 2014 - November 2015

Brooklyn, NY
Watertower 3: R.V. Ingersoll, 2014
Public sculpture installation
Brookyln Bridge Park Pier 5
December 2014 
brooklynbridgepark.org

Miami, FL
Art Basel Miami
Mike Weiss Gallery
Paul Loya Gallery
December 4 - 7, 2014

Brooklyn, NY
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Brooklyn Bridge Park (near Jane's Carousel)
September 2014 - June 2015

Brooklyn, NY
Kolonihavehus, 2010
DUMBO Arts Festival
Public sculpture installation with CoreAct
September 26 - 28, 2014
dumboartsfestival.com

New York, NY
Tom Fruin: Color Study
Mike Weiss Gallery
September 4 - October 18, 2014
mikeweissgallery.com

Brooklyn, NY
Maxikiosco, 2011
Sculpture installation
Wythe Hotel
June 27 - 29, 2014
wythehotel.com

Santa Barbara, CA
Starting Here: A Selection of Distinguished Artists from UCSB
AD&A Museum
May 16 - August 10, 2014
ucsb.edu

Miami, FL
Maxikiosco / Neon Noose (blue)
Sculpture installations
Art Basel Miami/Scope 2013
Natalie Kates Projects
December 3 - 8, 2013
scope-art.com

Vienna, Austria
Viennafair 2013
Galerie Heike Curtze
October 9 - 13, 2013
www.viennafair.at

Buffalo, NY
My Future Ex
University of Buffalo Art Gallery
September 20 - 28, 2013
www.ubartgalleries.org

Los Angeles, CA
Tom Fruin: Locals Only
Paul Loya Gallery
September 7 - October 10, 2013
www.paulloyagallery.com

New York, NY
Doug Aitken's Station to Station
Riverfront Studios
September 6, 2013
www.stationtostation.com

Pleasant Prairie, WI
Watertower II, 2013
Permanent installation, private collection
May, 2013

Brooklyn, NY
Watertower II, 2013
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Public sculpture installation
May 10, 11, and 12, 2013

New Jersey
Obsession
MANA Contemporary
May 4 - June, 2013
www.artmanafest.com

Los Angeles, CA
Hit the Lights
Paul Loya Gallery
April 27 - May, 2013
www.paulloyagallery.com

Brussels, Belgium
Art Brussels
Galerie Heike Curtze
April 18 - 21, 2013
www.artbrussels.be

Vienna, Austria
Tom Fruin: Sketches in Steel
Galerie Heike Curtze
February 25 - April 27, 2013
www.heikecurtze.com

Helsingborg, Sweden
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Helsingborg Drömljus
Sculpture installation with CoreAct
February 9 - 16, 2013
www.dromljus.se

Helsingør, Denmark
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Sculpture installation with CoreAct
February 2 - 7, 2013
www.helsingor-teater.dk

Vienna, Austria
Kolonihavehus, 2010
MuseumsQuartier Wien plaza
Sculpture installation with CoreAct
November 2012 - January 2013
www.mqw.at

Vienna, Austria
Viennafair 2012
Galerie Heike Curtze
September 20 - 23, 2012
www.viennafair.at

Helsingør, Denmark
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Havengade Plaza
Sculpture installation with CoreAct
July 31 - August 4, 2012
www.passagefestival.nu

Brooklyn, NY
Watertower, 2012
Public sculpture installation
June 2012
press release

Dusseldorf, Germany
Aus Passion
Contemporary Art from the Hanck Collection
Museum Kunstpalast Dusseldorf
May 19 - August 12, 2012
www.smkp.de

Brooklyn, NY
Maxikiosco, 2011
BOFFO Show House
371 Madison Street
May 15 - June 4, 2012
www.boffo-ny.org

Brooklyn, NY
Hotel, 2012
Permanent sculpture installation
The Wythe Hotel
May 2012
www.wythehotel.com

Brussels, Belgium
Art Brussels
Galerie Heike Curtze
April 19 - 22, 2012
www.artbrussels.be

Prague, Czech Republic
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Prague National Theater
Sculpture installation with CoreAct
April 16 - May 6, 2012
www.narodni-divadlo.cz

New York, NY
Brucennial 2012
The Bruce High Quality Foundation
159 Bleecker Street
February 29 – April 20, 2012
www.thebrucehighqualityfoundation.com

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Obelisco, 2011
Permanent sculpture installation
Centro Metropolitano de Diseño
October 28, 2011
www.cmd.gob.ar

Aalborg, Denmark
Kolonihavehus, 2010
Nordkraft
Sculpture installation with CoreAct
October 14 - 21, 2011
www.nordkraft.dk

Salzburg, Austria
Austellungen
Galerie Heike Curtze
July 27 - August 30, 2011
www.heikecurtze.com

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Maxikiosco, 2011
Sculpture installation
Barrio Joven Chandon, ArteBA 2011
May 18 - 23, 2011
www.arteba.com

Vienna, Austria
Tom Fruin: Starfields
Galerie Heike Curtze
May 5 - June 4, 2011
www.heikecurtze.com

New York, NY
Tom Fruin: Signs of the Times
Y Gallery
April 1 - May 8, 2011
www.ygallerynewyork.com

New York, NY
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Chambers Hotel
13 West 56th Street
New York, NY

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Installation day: old piece in a new place - in good company with David Hockney

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