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Chicago artist Tom Fedro creates art with zing and boundless humor. His innovations of creative and playful discovery incorporate a combination of pop art collage and whimsical potraiture that have an addictive rhythm all their own. Bright colors, big features and bold lines that seem to be electrically charged represent an exiting way of seeing and experiencing the world through his eyes. Tom lives and works in Mt. Prospect, IL just outside of Chicago with his wife Alicia and son Jordan. He attended Valparaiso University [see more]

Chicago artist Tom Fedro creates art with zing and boundless humor. His innovations of creative and playful discovery incorporate a combination of pop art collage and whimsical potraiture that have an addictive rhythm all their own. Bright colors, big features and bold lines that seem to be electrically charged represent an exiting way of seeing and experiencing the world through his eyes.

Tom lives and works in Mt. Prospect, IL just outside of Chicago with his wife Alicia and son Jordan. He attended Valparaiso University and The Illinois Institute of Art. He and his wife owned a gallery for many years in Chicago. Currently, he is represented by galleries in the US and Europe and recent special projects include pieces commissioned for the Broadway show "Rent", the 40th anniversary of "The Second City", Toodgood Wineries, Sweet Riot Candy Co. and Chicago's "Cow's on Parade". Corporate commissions include pieces for IBM, Hotel Allegro in Chicago, historic Navy Pier and Washburn Guitars.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Agora Gallery - Soho, NY
Cows on Parade - Chicago, IL
Excalibur - Chicago, IL
Circa Gallery - Chicago, IL
TomAli Gallery - Mt. Prospect, IL
Peter Mars Gallery - Chicago, iL
Padagonia Gallery - Chicago, IL
The Studio - Algonquin, IL
Sherman Gallery - River North, Chicago
Language House Gallery - River North, Chicago
Thirdstone Gallery - Saugatuck, MI
Brauer Museum of Art - Valparaiso, IN

CORPORATE COMMISSIONS
Rent, New York
The Second City, Chicago
Hotel Allegro, Chicago
Navy Pier, Chicago
IBM Corporation, Chicago
Washburn Guitars, Vernon Hills, IL
American College of Occupational Medicine, Arlington Hts., IL
Accucom Inc., Wheaton, IL
The Dayton-Brown Group, Milwaukee, WI
Sunbird Boat Co., Charleston, SC
The National Coaches Show, Washington, DC
Oh Yes Chicago!, Chicago
Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Chicago
The American Red Cross, Washington DC

MEDIA EVENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
"The Daily Herald" - Section One (Page 10 Notebook) September 26, 2001
"Absolute Artistry" - WYCC Channel 20, August 27, 1997
"The Daily Herald" - Home & Garden (Front Page), November 24, 1996
"The Daily Herald" - Neighbor (Front Page), March 19, 1998
"The Journal & Topics" - Family, March 11, 1998
"The Daily Herald" - Neighbor (Front Page), September 8, 1999
"Where Chicago" - November, 1999 [hide]