Tom Pappas

Tom Pappas is a painter working in an intuitive, material-based tradition. Born in Miami, Florida, Pappas received an MFA in Painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1989. He was twice awarded a Visual Arts Fellowship at the Fine Arts Work Center in 2021-2022 and 1990-1991, as well as residencies at Yaddo, Dorland, VCCA, and Bemis Foundation. From 1995-1999, Pappas was Tenzo (head chef) at the Zen Mountain Center, San Jacinto, CA and authored The Three Bowl Cookbook; Secrets of Enlightened Cooking, published by Carroll & Brown. Pappas was awarded an Elizabeth Foundation grant in 1999, and from 2011-2013, he lived and worked at Meadow Road, Provincetown–FAWC’s long-term residency. Pappas has traveled extensively and currently lives and works in Ridgewood, NY.

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