Tom Gottsleben

Tom Gottsleben

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, educated at the San Francisco Art Institute, Japan, and an Indian ashram, Tom Gottsleben moved to the Hudson River Valley in 1982. His work, as a sculptor and painter, creates for the viewer an experience of the harmony and beauty inherent in nature's patterns and in the union of what appear to be opposites: linear and curved, light and dark, form and void, and many others. Gottsleben's stone and crystal sculptures are the engagingly accessible result of his intellectual, poetic, and metaphysical explorations. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Neuberger Museum of Art (Purchase, NY), Art Omi International (Ghent, NY), and The Museum at Bethel Woods (Bethel, NY); and in group shows at the annual Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood (Stockbridge, MA) and the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, NY). His work is in numerous private collections and is represented by the Elena Zang Gallery, in Woodstock, NY.

Tom passed away on January 15, 2019, at the age of 68. He had recently completed Rainbow Portal, a monumental work of 12 continuous rising and falling archways of stone and colored crystal glass that form a circle with a large crystal at its center. The sculpture is 31.75 feet in diameter and the arches are 9.5 feet high. By day, the sculpture sparkles in the sunshine, casting colorful reflections and projections. At night, illuminated by artificial light, it is otherworldly. Tom lived a life of truth, beauty and peace; gratitude, joy, and boundless love. He mentored many in their commitment to a spiritual path, and encouraged all of us to “Keep on glowing, growing, and going beyond.”

Elena Zang Gallery

Ongoing Woodstock, NY

Tom has several works available for viewing at the Elena Zang Gallery.

3671 Route 212, 4 miles west of Woodstock in Shady, New York 12409

Open all year, 11 - 5 daily

Telephone / Fax 845-679-5432

www.elenazang.com  ◘  ezang@hvc.rr.com

The Museum at Bethel Woods

Solo Exhibition, What Goes Around Comes Around

April - October, 2014, Bethel, NY

The New York Botanical Garden

Sculpture and Antique Show

April 25 - 28, 2013 New York, NY

Previous Events

2009 -

Contemporary Sculpture - Chesterwood Museum Stockbridge, MA,

2005 -

Solo Exhibition - Yellowbird Gallery, Newburgh, NY

2005 -

Contemporary Sculpture Show - Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA

2004 - 2005 -

Solo Sculpture Show - Art Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, NY

2003 -

Contemporary Sculpture Show - Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA

2002 -

Group Show, Outdoor Sculpture - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

2002 -

Solo Exhibition - Neuberger Museum at SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY

2001 -

Group Show, Benches - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

2000 -

Group Show, Fountains - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

2000 -

Group Show, Outdoor Sculpture - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

2000 -

Group Show, Painting, - Webster University, The Netherlands

1999 -

Contemporary Sculpture Show - Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA

1999 -

Group Show, Outdoor Sculpture - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

1999 -

Group Show, Birdhouse Show - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

1999 -

Rondout Biennial, Group Show, Sculpture - Kingston, NY

1998 -

Group Show, Outdoor Sculpture - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

1997 - 2001 -

Design and construction of Spiral House, - Saugerties, NY

1997 -

Group Show - Hawthorn Gallery, Woodstock, NY

1997 -

Group Show, Outdoor Sculpture - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

1997 -

Group Show, Painting - Gallerie Liga Nieuw Beelden, Leiden, Holland

1997 -

Group Show, Miniatures - Elena Zang Gallery, Shady (Woodstock), NY

1991 -

3 Person Show, Sculpture - Kleinert Arts Center, Woodstock, NY

1989 -

2 Person Show, Sculpture - Buttonhole Gallery, Saugerties, NY

1989 -

Group Show, Drawings - Buttonhole Gallery, Saugerties, NY

1989 -

Group Show, Laser prints - Buttonhole Gallery, Saugerties, NY



Almanac Weekly

The Spiral House in Saugerties, NY

by Jeremiah Horrigan

Woodstock Times

Garden Conservancy: Connections with the Landscape

by Andrea Barrist Stern

Sculpture

Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood

by Christine Temin

The Berkshire Eagle

Art al Fresco: Contemporary Sculpture

by Peter McLaughlin

Spirituality & Health

Spirit in Stone and Glass

by Ronnie Shushan

Offbeat Travel

Art Review: The Fields Sculpture Park

by Denise Mattia

CultureCatch

By the Time I Got to Woodstock

by D. Dominick Lombardi

The New York times

Art Review: Tom Gottsleben at Art Omi International

by D. Dominick Lombardi

Neuberger Museum of Art

Spirit In Stone

Essay by Eleanor Heartney