BIO

2015  Introduces TOP 100 MOST COLLECTIBLE PAINTINGS.
2014 Writes screenplay adaptation of memoirs.
2013 Bierdz recurs as Bobby Burton on Old Dogs & New Tricks.
2013 Gallery show in Montclair.
2012 Gallery show at Belsito-Roche in Long Beach, CA.
2012 Gallery show at Savage Gallery in Palm Springs, CA
2012 Bierdz stars as Bobby Burton in web series Old Dogs & New Tricks.
2011 Gallery show at Angel’s Gallery in Venice, CA.
2011 Bierdz’s ART-obiography, Forgiving Troy, hits #1 in its category at Amazon.
2011 Bierdz reprises his role as Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless.
2010 Bierdz’s memoirs, Forgiving Troy, wins 5 International Book Awards and “Sacred Light” award.
2010 Bierdz and 24 senators honored at Long Island Equality Gala.
2010 Gallery show at David Streets Gallery in Beverly Hills, CA.
2009 Bierdz receives Visibility Award from Human Rights Campaign
2009 Bierdz reprises his role as Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless.
2009 Gallery show at Jean Stephens Gallery in Minneapolis.
2008 Forgiving Troy is nominated for the esteemed Lambda Literary Award.
2008 Gallery show at Brown’s Gallery in Jacksonville, MI.
2007 Forgiving Troy wins Indie Excellence Book Award for Best Autobiography & USA Book News Non-Fiction and True Crime.
2007 Gallery show at Noho Gallery in North Hollywood, CA.
2006 Bierdz receives the Thalians’ first Key To The Light Award regarding his paintings raising money for charities.
2006 Gallery show on Queen Mary 2 across the Atlantic.
2006 Gallery show at Little Big Gallery in Palm Springs, CA.
2006 Gallery show at Leigh Gallery in Chicago, IL.
2005 For his paintings, Bierdz receives the VOX/Out Emerging Voices of Style & Design Award.
2005 Gallery show at Advocate & Gochis Gallery in West Hollywood, CA.
2004 Gallery show at Soicher-Marin Gallery in Hawthorne, CA.
2004 Gallery show at Exposed Gallery in Phoenix, AZ.
1997 HEART OF THE OAK wins Best Experimental Film at Philadelphia International Film Festival & International Golden Calf Awards.
1989 Young Artist Award nomination for Best Young Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.
1987 Young Artist Award nomination for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Daytime Series.

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

Insider Art, TV Guide, The National Enquirer, IN Magazine, Frontiers, Out Magazine, The Advocate, Genre, Fab, David Mixner’s Political Blog, The Bottom Line, DNA Magazine (Australia), Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Windy City Times, Echo Magazine, Metro G, Children’s Voice, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, CBS Soaps In Depth,  Soap Opera Update, The Province (Canada), The Kenosha News, USABookNews.com, Q-Guide To Soaps, Notes From Hollywood, Heatstroke News, Beverly Hills 90210, Brentwood News, Santa Monica Sun, Malibu Beach, Gateway Gazette, The Letter,  Los Angeles Times…

GALLERY SHOWS

Soicher-Marin, Los Angeles, 2004
Advocate and Gochis Gallery, Hollywood, 2005
Leigh Gallery, Chicago, 2006 extended until 2009
Little Big Gallery, Palm Springs, 2006
NoHo Art Gallery, North Hollywood, 2006, 2007
Exposed Gallery, Phoenix, 2004 extended until 2009
Queen Mary 2, trans-Atlantic crossing exhibition, New York to London, 2006
Browns Gallery, Jacksonville, MI, 2008
Jean Stephen Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
David Streets Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA, 2010
Angel’s Gallery, Venice, CA, 2011
Belsito-Roche, Long Beach, 2011-2012
Savage Gallery, Palm Springs, 2012

TV/ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Hollywood Squares, 1989: Joan Rivers was asked which of the nine celebrities painted the Bierdz painting shown.
Win, Lose or Draw, 1988: host, actress, singer Vicki Lawrence showed an early Bierdz painting.
Entertainment Tonight, 2004: Bierdz’s sensational history was the Cover Story for the biggest news show in the world.
The Takedown, 2005: reality show where con-artists stole a Bierdz painting from his gallery show.
NBC News, 2006: news featured a Bierdz gallery show in North Hollywood.
Soap Talk, 2006: talk show interviewed Bierdz and shows many styles of his art.
FOX News, 2006: news featured Bierdz painting with hospitalized children.
Joan Quinn Profiles, 2008: talk show focused on Bierdz’s history and celebrity portraiture.
Valentine, 2008: TV series used four of Bierdz’s classic nudes as set dressing.
The Cavanaughs, 2009: TV series used 6 of Bierdz’s pop-quads as set decoration.
The Young & The Restless, 1986-1989, 2004, 2009-2011
Old Dogs & New Tricks, 2011, 2012

COLLECTORS OF THOM BIERDZ PAINTINGS

Shan Albert: co-owner of Zed Laboratories.
Tim Aldrete: philanthropist and avid contemporary art collector of Warhol.
Terry Bean: philanthropist, real estate mogul, political contributor to Al Gore and Obama.
Lauralee Bell: soap opera star, 2 award wins and 3 more nominations.
Jim Bullock: movie and TV actor, comedian.
Phil Cannizzaro: co-owner of Zed Laboratories.
Dana Capri: newspaper columnist.
Tricia Cast: theater and soap opera star, 2 wins and 6 more nominations.
Kristin Chenoweth: Broadway, TV and movie star, nominated for Emmy and 3 other nominations.
Robert Cichocki: prominent Chicago lawyer.
Johnny Coppola: acting coach to stars, movie director.
Sandy Dennis: Oscar-winning actress…another 4 award wins and 3 nominations.
Dr. Donald D. Detsch: PhD, PsyD.
Carol Doyle: Hollywood screenwriter and producer.
Dr. Brigantino: head of Long Beach MRI department.
Dr. Cox: Beverly Hills anesthesiologist.
Dr. Kaplan: psychotherapist.
Dr. Mack: psychiatrist.
Dr. Montague King: world-renowned doctor of Beverly Hills of skin rejuvenation and repair.
Dr. Rossi: TV dentists to the stars.
Mayor John Duran: Mayor of West Hollywood.
KC Fox: set decorator.
Damian Ganczewski: TV movie producer.
Robert Gant: TV actor, winner of GLAAD Award.
Erica Goldman: TV correspondent, producer.
Hal and Patsy Hollister: founders of National Alliance of Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.
Rob Iscove: movie director, winner of 2 Emmys…1 more win and 1 more nomination.
Scarlett Johansson: movie star nominated for 14 Golden Globes…plus 14 other wins.
Martine Kaplan-Lewin: psychic.
Jeff Keen: President and CEO of JPX Media.
Gayle Levine: hospital donor with separate estate for her expansive art collection.
David Mixner: best-selling author, adviser and friend of Bill Clinton during his administration.
Kevin McDonald: movie comedian, 3 Emmy nominations…5 more wins and 6 more nominations.
Steve May: Arizona State Representative
Carl Moellenberg: Tony-winning producer.
Scott Nairne: owner of Penguin Foods.
Phillips Graduate Institute: Southern California College of diversity and psychotherapy.
Marcel Pariseau: publicist to the stars.
Jim Parriott: TV producer.
Marianna Sferrazza Freeborn: education, Ontario, Canada.
Connie Stevens: movie star…6 awards, nominated for 7 more. Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Rebecca Street: soap opera star, commercial and TV actress, theater star.
Alan Terry: movie director.
Lorraine Trousaint: TV actress, 5 nominations
David Tunkl: premier collector/dealer of Dali, Lichtenstein, Miro, Bacon, Picasso, Rothko, Pollock, Mondrian, Warhol…
Bruce Vilanch: writer, comedian, winner of 2 Emmys…another 2 wins and 6 nominations.
Grégory Westra: teacher in computing in an association for the blind, Lille, France.
 

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