Mungo Thomson — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works38

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Hammer Museum

LACMA

Birmingham Museum of Art

MOCA Los Angeles

Williams College Museum of Art

Previous Sales 8

SBI Art Auction

PS 10441 West Hacienda Heights 3/11/15-3/17/15 P28 CMYK, 2019

¥1,380,000 ($10k USD)

May 2023

Coalition for the Homeless Benefit Auction · Artsy

May 1, 1978 (Gelsey Kirkland), 2016

Bidding closed

Acrylic Enamel on Yupo

Karma · Artsy

Furniture Music (Diet Coke, 0.78 RPM, Counterclockwise rotation), 2025

No longer available

Aluminum can and self-contained motion control system

Karma · Artsy

Volume 4. 1000 Questions, 2016

No longer available

4K video with sound

Karma · Artsy

Volume 5. Sideways Thought, 2020

No longer available

4K video with sound; Original Score by Ernst Karel

Karma · Artsy

Volume 3. Flowers (Nahbild), 2015

No longer available

4K video with sound, Music: Sven Åke Johansson, “Nahbild” (1972)

Karma · Artsy

Volume 6. The Working End, 2021

No longer available

Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy

Coin Lamps, Set of Three, 2004

Bidding closed

Welded pennies

For Sale 8

Karma · Artsy

Mountain (November/December), 2022

Inquire about availability

Double-sided UV-cured print on samba fabric, custom LED lightbox

Karma · Artsy

May 26, 1980 (The Picasso Show), 2022

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Enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and aluminum

galerie frank elbaz · Artsy

Snowman, 2020

For sale

Painted bronze

galerie frank elbaz · Artsy

December 25, 2006 - January 1, 2007 (You.), 2022

For sale

Enamel on low-iron mirror, poplar and anodized aluminum

Highpoint Editions · Artsy

Human Behavior, 2015

For sale

Screenprint

JRP Editions · Artsy

Dec. 21 / Dec. 28, 2020 (Person of the Year), 2021

Price on request

Screenprinted mirror with aluminum frame.

Karma · Artsy

White Wines, 2024

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Lenticular print in artist's frame

Highpoint Editions · Artsy

The Forest, 2015

For sale

Screenprint

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Market7 auction results

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Rago Arts & Auction Center

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Galleries3

#39 Karma

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#87 Leslie Sacks Gallery

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#536 galerie frank elbaz

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Education1

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

Valencia, CA, USA

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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The Dealers: Rajiv Menon Connects Cultures

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Minnie Pwerle, Emily Pwerle, Molly Pwerle, Galya Pwerle at Château Shatto

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The group exhibition "Desperate, Scared, But Social" at the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art (Langson IMCA) explores the complexities of …

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The Dealers: Marta Makes Magic

The article profiles Marta, a prominent art dealer in Los Angeles, highlighting her recent activities and influence within the contemporary art scene.…

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Mungo Thomson at Further Down the Line

Artist Mungo Thomson presented a solo exhibition titled "Fireplace" at the gallery Further Down the Line in Liverpool. The show ran from March 4 to Ap…

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Carla Soirée & Art Auction 2026

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Interview with Kelly Wall

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Art as Memorial in Lotusland

The article "Art as Memorial in Lotusland" by Aleina Grace Edwards appears in the February 2026 issue of Contemporary Art Review LA (CARLA). It is par…

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Past Exhibitions7

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art

For Your Reference: Mungo Thomson

Mungo Thomson

1130 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

Jan 1, 2026

For Your Reference: Mungo Thomson Through October 25, 2026 Combining humor and philosophical inquiry, Mungo Thomson (b. 1969) mines archives and mass-produce...

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