Tom Dean (born 1947) is a conceptual artist, known for his work in a diverse range of fields, among them sculpture, installation art and printmaking.
In 1999, he represented Canada at the Venice Biennale[1] and in 2001, he received the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
In 1997, his sculptural project Excerpts from a Description of the Universe III (1987) made of wood, steel, cast iron, felt and porcelain, which was part of a larger series that attempted to describe the natural world,[6] was purchased by the National Gallery of Canada.
"[8] His work was the subject of many solo exhibitions in Canada such as Ruins of the Floating Staircase (1978-1981), at Mercer Union, Toronto (1983);[9] an exhibition of his drawings and sculptures at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston (1990); Tom Dean, at the Art Gallery of York University, Toronto (1992);[10] Tom Dean: Selected Works Past and Present (1999) at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto;[5] Tom Dean: Desire at the Toronto Sculpture Garden (2001);[11] and Ruins (of The Floating Staircase) at the Art Gallery of University of Lethbridge (2002).
[12] In 2018, the Maclaren Art Centre in Barrie organized a show titled Tom Dean: Woodcuts.