ALAN BURTON THOMPSON is a Professor of Art at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. He is a recent recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award and has taught adult workshops for Haystack, Peters Valley and has become a favorite at Snow Farm.

Thompson is the recipient of a 1991 Massachusetts Arts Council Individual Fellowship. He has shown his work in numerous galleries and exhibitions, and has taught many workshops throughout the country. He has been published in American Craft in June 1992, and in the Spring 1993 issue of Metalsmith. In October 1995, he was invited to lecture at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery of American Craft. He is currently represented by JewelersÌwerks Galerie in Washington D.C., Susan Cummins Gallery in Mill Valley, California, Sybaris Gallery in Royal Oak Michigan, and Mobilia Gallery in Boston. His work can be seen in ARTnews April 1995, Metalsmith Winter 1996 (Exhibition Review), American Craft Magazine: June/July 1992 (Portfolio) and Metalsmith: Spring 1993 and Summer 1990.

His faculty profile can be found at the University of Massachusetts site.

To contact Alan:
a1thompson@umassd.edu.