Thomas L. Cato

(***Denotes multiple exhibits with same organization.)

Abbreviated List of Juried and Invitational Exhibitions

  • Honored by the Secretary of State to exhibit one large painting during the Spring in their office housed across from the Office of the Governor in the Georgia State Capitol building
  • Honored by the Office of the Governor of the State of Georgia to exhibit seven works in the Publicity Office of the Governor in the Georgia State Capitol building
  • Exhibition, '82, Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, Augusta, Georgia
  • Valdosta State College Alumni Invitational, Valdosta, Georgia
  • 43rd Annual National Watercolor Competition and Exhibition, Alabama Watercolor Society, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
  • DeKalb County Mardi Gras, DeKalb Council for the Arts, juried exhibition, DeKalb County, Georgia***
  • Georgia Artists Show, '85, juried exhibition, Decatur, Georgia
  • DeKalb Council for the Art's - Georgia Artists '89 Exhibition, May 1989, juried exhibition, Decatur, Georgia***
  • 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition - "Art in the Hospital" 1991, Medical College of Georgia, May - June 1991, Augusta, Georgia
  • Carrollton Regional Juried Art Exhibition VII, Bess H. Williamson Cultural Arts Center, July 14 - August 1991, juried exhibition, Carrollton, Georgia. Purchase Award for permanent collection
  • Valdosta Works on Paper IV '92, juried national exhibition, March 9 - April 9, 1992, Art Gallery, Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Alumni Invitational Exhibit '92, Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Georgia. October 1992
  • Recent Arrivals, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia, January 15 - March 12, 1993
  • Educated Eye Exhibit, Juried Exhibition, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA. October - Nov. 1995
  • Faculty Emeritus and Alumni Invitational Exhibition, invitational show, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
  • Governor’s Art Exhibit at the State Capitol curated by the Georgia Council for the Arts***
  • Georgia Art Education Association Juried Members’ Exhibit, Juried Exhibition, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
  • 1999 GAEA Juried Member’s Art Exhibition, Artistic Visions, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
  • “Coastweeks” Juried Exhibition at the University of Georgia Marine Education Center and Aquarium, Savannah, Georgia
  • Juried Art Exhibition for the Georgia Art Education Association, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Juried Art Exhibition for the Georgia Art Education Association, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens Georgia
  • Valdosta National 2009 Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Americas 2010: Paperworks, a national juried exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
  • Valdosta National 2010 Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Unmasking Creativity: Process & Product, Kennesaw State University Art Museum and Galleries, Kennesaw, Georgia
  • VAST 43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas
  • National Juried Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Memphis/Germantown Art League, WKNO Gallery, Cordova, Tennessee National Juried Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Memphis/Germantown Art League, WKNO Gallery, Cordova, Tennessee
  • Valdosta National 2011 Exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Northwest Art Center’s Americas 2012: All Media exhibition, a national juried exhibition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
  • National Juried Photography Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Ann White Academy Gallery and Up Front Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
  • Juried Art Exhibition for the Georgia Art Education Association, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Glynn Visual Arts Organization’s Juried Art Exhibition, Portman Gallery, St. Simon, Georgia. Organic Forms in Nature

Solo and Group Exhibitions:

  • New Works by Tom Cato, Walnut Gallery and The Home of 10,000 Picture Frames, Valdosta, Georgia***
  • The Work of Three Artists - Alan Campbell, Thomas L. Cato, and Walter Hobbs, Valdosta State College and Lowndes-Valdosta Arts Commission, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Major Valdosta Artists, First National Bank, Valdosta, Georgia
  • New Atlanta Artists, Avondale Art, Inc., Avondale Estates, Georgia
  • Works by Tom Cato, First National Bank, Valdosta, Georgia
  • In Transition: A Search for Meaning, Little 5 Points Pub Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Images, Douglas County Art Educators, Lithia Springs Public Library, Lithia Springs, Georgia***
  • Callanwolde Faculty Show, The Callanwolde Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia***
  • Images of North Georgia, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library, Augusta, Georgia
  • Images of North Georgia, Bess Williamson Cultural Arts Center, Carrollton, Georgia
  • A Retrospective Look at Work by Tom Cato, Trust Company Bank of Cobb County, Smyrna, Georgia
  • Festival of the Lakes, Keystone Heights, Florida
  • A Look at the New by Tom Cato, South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Works by Tom Cato, Cornelia County Bank, Cornelia, Georgia
  • Two Artists In Education, Thomas L. Cato and Michael Velkovich, Dancer's Collective Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
  • •Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Faculty Exhibit, Atlanta Arts Festival, Atlanta, Georgia***
  • Forms, Lines, and Patterns: Nature's Fantasies, Okefenokee Center, Waycross, Georgia
  • In the Eye of the Beholder '88, Abstein Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Sixteen Years '89 - A Collective Effort, Abstein Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Faculty Exhibit, Gallery 303, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia***
  • Faculty Exhibit, Armstrong State College and University, Savannah, GA***
  • Two person exhibit with Bruce Little at Emanuel Arts Center, Swainsboro, GA
  • Two person exhibit with Dr. Bruce Little at North Georgia College – Dahlonega, GA
  • One person exhibit at Brewton Parker College – Georgia
  • Work on display in a faculty exhibition at the Savannah International Airport, Savannah, GA
  • Work on display in a faculty exhibition at the Georgia Eye Institute, Savannah, GA
  • Georgia Art Education Association Juried Members’ Exhibit, Juried Exhibition, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
  • Coastal Faculties, An Exhibition of the Works of Faculty from Armstrong Atlantic State University, Georgia Southern University, Savannah State University, and the School of Visual Arts/Savannah, School of Visual Arts/Savannah Gallery, Savannah, GA
  • Argentina AASU Faculty Exhibition. Work presented to Mayor for permanent exhibition in Mayor’s office in Marcos Juarez, Argentina in the Providence of Cordoba
  • Visual Art Faculty Exhibition, University Board of Regents, Atlanta, GA
  • Exhibiting monthly in the Hilton Head Art Gallery, Hilton Head, South Carolina
  • Inspired by Sapelo,” Bob Owens Art Gallery, University of North Georgia Art Gallery, Dahlonega, Georgia
  • Inspired by Sapelo,” Georgia Perimeter College Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Collections: (Partial listing of corporate and private collectors)

  • BET Industries, Atlanta, Georgia
  • The Norrell Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
  • DeKalb Council for the Arts, Decatur, Georgia
  • Carroll County Council for the Arts, Permanent Collection, Carrollton, Georgia
  • Charlton Davis, CPA, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Cobb County Senior Citizens Council, Marietta, Georgia
  • Florida National Bank, Gainesville, Florida
  • Lilli Hutto, Savannah, Georgia
  • Dr. Don Richardson, Napa, California
  • Dr. Ed Wheeler, Barnesville, Georgia
  • Dr. Mark Finlay, Savannah, Georgia
  • Armstrong State University, College of Science and Technology Dean’s Offices
  • Dr. Richard Nordquist, Savannah, Georgia
  • Dr. Jane Wong, Savannah, Georgia
  • Ms. Joy Fulton, North Carolina
  • Mr. And Mrs. George Bail, Fort Myers, Florida
  • Mr. And Mrs. Jim Redifer, Sarasota, Florida
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilson, Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • Dr. Sarah Connor, Savannah, Georgia
  • Mr. H. F. Singleton, Gainesville, Georgia
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ricket, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Mr. C. O. Templeton, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Miss Aleta Corley, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Ms. Patti J. Aiken, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Ms. Patricia S. Elliot, High Springs, Florida
  • Mr. Bill Eager, III, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Mr. Tony Burton, Geneva, Switzerland
  • The Langdale Company, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Coffee County Bank, Douglas, Georgia
  • Dr. Alice Cunningham, Decatur, Georgia
  • Dr. Edwin Hiatt, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Dr. John Miller, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Dr. Marc McElhaney, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Dr.'s Paul and Judy Earley, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Terpestra, Sumter, South Carolina
  • Mr. and Mrs. Jim Redifer, Sarasota, Florida
  • Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Donaldson, Dublin, Georgia
  • Dr. Myra McMurray, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Mrs. Ethel Kopkin, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kirk, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Mr. and Mrs. George Powell, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Mr. and Mrs. I.H. Tillman, Valdosta, Georgia
  • Dr. and Mrs. Fred A. Ware, Jr., Valdosta, Georgia
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Albright, Athens, Georgia
  • Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Christmas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Georgia