Tom Dailey
MULTI-MEDIA SCULPTOR
Tom Dailey is a sculptor and installation artist who loves texture and material. Born and raised in rural Vermont surrounded by chickens, goats, and town-wide yard sales, Tom finds that the materials he uses echo his upbringing. He loves to play with materials such as fur, feathers, corn, and paint to build forms that aren’t quite as they seem.
Dailey is currently studying at the Maine College of Art & Design, expecting to graduate in May 2026 with a BFA in Sculpture. He has shown work in galleries across Portland, Maine, as well as presented his speculative biodesign project Eat Dirt with creative partner Cam Fox at the Parsons New School for Design in NYC. Tom is a lover of word games, berry picking, and pointing out plants that he remembers eating as a child.
CONTACT
tomdaileyart@gmail.com
@tomdai1ey
MAIN PAINTING
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Education
2022-2026
Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, Maine, BFA in Sculpture
Solo Exhibitions
2024 May
Untitled Solo Exhibition, Portland New Church, Portland, Maine
Selected Two Person & Group Exhibitions
2026 May
2025 Oct. - Nov.
2025 May - Oct.
2025 June
2025 April - May
2025 March - April
2025 February
2024 Oct. - Nov.
2024 Oct. - Nov
2024 July - Sep.
2024 June - July
2024 March - April
2024 February
2023 September
Thesis Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME (forthcoming)
BFA Exhibition, MECA&D, Portand, ME
Window Display, The Art Mart, Portland, ME
BDC 10: Biodesigning the Global Village, Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY
Cabinet of Curiosities, MECA&D, Portland, ME
Merit Scholarship Competition, MECA&D, Portland, ME
Sculpture Party and Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME
Co-Lab, 49 Oak, Portland, ME
BFA Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME
UPLIFTED, Portland Media Center, Portland, ME
Play, 82 Parris, Portland, ME
Merit Scholarship Competition, MECA&D, Portland, ME
Sculpture Party and Exhibition, MECA&D, Portland, ME
TEST SITE (with Pen Bean and Darwin Jimenez), Fort Gorges, Casco Bay, Portland, ME
Publications
2025
Portland Drawing Survey, Portland, ME
Internships
2025
Bianca Beck Studio, Artist Assistant, Portland, ME
Awards
2022-2026
2022-2026
2025
2025
2025
Dean’s List, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
MECA&D Tuition Exchange Scholarship
Finalist Team, Biodesign Challenge Summit
Honorable Mention in Merit Show, MECA&D, Portland, ME
Yale Norfolk Nomination, MECA&D Sculpture, Portland, ME
Conferences / Symposiums
2025
Biodesign Challenge Summit, Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY
Press
2025 Oct.
2024 May
Featured Artist, The Art Mart, Portland, ME
WMPG, Artist Interview for Solo Show, Portland, ME
Selected Employment
2024, 2025
2025 May-August
2023-present
Construction Assistant for Joshua Reiman, Portland, ME
Home foundation demolition, crawlspace wire organization and plastic laying
MECA&D Pre-College RA, Portland ME
Responsible for events and curfews of teenagers attending art program
The Art Mart, Portland, ME
Sales associate responsible for assisting customers with art supply-related questions
Skills- Welding (MIG, gas, arc)
- Plasma cutting
- Casting and mold making (plaster, silicone)
- Woodworking (band saw, table saw, miter saw, hand tools)
- Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, canvas prep, color mixing)
- Textiles (weaving, felting, hand and machine sewing, draping)
- Film and video (Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, gimbal operation)
Work in Collection of
Esduardo Mariscol – Portland, ME
Last Updated 24.10.31