Thomas Lindsey

(American, born 1941, died 2017)

Northwest artist Thomas Lindsey (1941-2017) was a sculptor, architect, and musician. His work is heavily influenced by childhood memories of the huge steel mills and the many bridges around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he grew up. He lived and worked on Guemes Island in North Puget Sound, Western Washington, for over forty years.

Lindsey studied architecture at the University of Kentucky and the University of Oklahoma, before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1967. He worked a variety of jobs including in construction and as a welder, teacher, and architectural draftsman.