One-Person Exhibitions
Art of Steel - Images from Shanghai
Forward Thinking Museum, New York City
Large format 4x5 views of the San Francisco Bay Bridge construction project in Shanghai, China
forwardthinkingmuseum.com
November 2010
Art of Steel - Images from Shanghai
MTC Corporate Headquarters, Oakland, CA.
Large format 4x5 views of the San Francisco Bay Bridge construction project in Shanghai, China
October 2009 - January 2010
After Dark
MTC Corporate Headquarters, Oakland, CA.
Large format 4x5 views of the San Francisco Bay Bridge construction project and industrial images at night.
February - April 2009
Port Visions: Long Beach
Long Beach Museum of Art
2004, Long Beach, California
Al Larson Boat Shop: 100 Years
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
San Pedro, California
Tom Paiva: Night Photographs
George Neykov, curator
2001, Hollywood, California
Tom Paiva: Recent Work
J. Ray Construction Corporate Headquarters
Irvine, California
Night Photography on Alcatraz
Alcatraz Bar and Grill, Pier 39
1996, San Francisco, California
Documentation of Hamilton Air Force Base
Novato Museum
1993, Novato, California
S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien:
Artist in Residence Exhibition
Aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien
1993, San Francisco, California
Publications
Night Photography - Finding Your Way in the Dark
By Lance Keimig, Published by Focal Press, 2010
Tom wrote a section of the book on using large format cameras at night which includes several of his images.
Night and Low-Light Photography
A major spread of Tom's images and technique accompanied by an interview with author and photographer Jill Waterman; published by Amphoto, 2008
Art Deco San Francisco, The Architecture of Timothy Pflueger
by Therese Poletti with Photography by Tom Paiva; published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2008
View Camera Magazine - May 2007
"Night Photography with the View Camera"
article on Night Photography
MagnaChrom Magazine - May 2007 "Interview—Tom Paiva” in depth interview with over a dozen images, including the cover
PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY - August 2005
“End Frame” article on Tom Paiva’s night photography, Page 154
View Camera Magazine - September 2004
“Camera Obscura” article on Industrial Night Photography
Popular Photograpahy - July 2004
“You Can Do It” article on Tom Paiva’s twilight photography, pages 70-73
Industrial Night
Monograph of Tom's industrial work to date published in 2002 by The Image Room. Contains a stunning suite of images of shipyards and industrial sites at night.
America Goes to the Movies:
100 Years of Motion Picture Exhibition
By Barbara Stones. Documentary images of historic movie theaters, interiors and exteriors. Published by the National Association of Theatre Owners. 1993
London Observer - June 1992
“Alcatraz at Night”
San Fraqncisco Chronicle: Image Magazine September 1991
“The Rock [Alcatraz] by Night”
Alcatraz 1998
Published by the Golden Gate National Park Association (several photographs)
Selected Group Exhibitions
Bridging the Ocean, Bridging the Bay
Minsheng Art Museum, Shanghai China
Large format 4x5 views of the San Francisco Bay Bridge construction project in Shanghai, China
July 2011
Vermont Photo Space-Night Photography Show
Juried 440 entries to 49 finalists and one best of show. This lead to a show of the 49 images in Vermont. September 2010
GroupSC 2009-An intimate view of Southern Cal. Group show of photographers in the southern california area.
Minarc/Skart Galleries
Bergamot Station, Santa Monica California
April – May 2010
Group LA 2008
Group show of 20 photographers in the LA area.
Minarc/Skart Galleries
Bergamot Station, Santa Monica California
April – May 2009
Topanga Canyon Gallery
Group show with five of Tom's large format night industrial landscapes
July 2008
Darkness, Darkness
An Exhibit of Contemporary American Night Photography
March 18 to April 30, 2008
Three Columns Gallery
Harvard University
Shooting the Island: Views of Mare Island
Fetterly Gallery
2006, Vallejo, California
Speculative Terrain
Loyola Marymount University, LaBand Art Gallery
2004, Los Angeles, California
Group Show of Night Photography
Brightmail, Inc.
1999 San Francisco, California
Selected Bay Area Artists
Apple Computer Corporate Headquarters
1996 Cupertino, California
Festival on the Lake
(juried show first and third place winner)
1995, Oakland, California
Night Photography Group Show
Just Desserts: 6 Bay Area locations
Colleen Christie Putnam, curator
1994, San Francisco
Group Show of Night Photographs
3-Com Corporate Headquarters
1993 and 1995, Sunnyvale, California
Nightworks
Azido Art Gallery
1993, San Francisco
The Nocturnes
Gallery Sanchez
1991, San Francisco
Corporate Collections
Sony Studios, Culver City, CA
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA), Los Angeles.
American Petroleum Institute Headquarters, Washington DC
Draper Consulting Group, Santa Monica
J. Ray Construction, Irvine
Levin-Richmond Terminal, Richmond
PierPass, Long Beach, CA
Roscoe Steel, Billings, Montana
San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
Wildman and Morris Architects, San Francisco
Yang Ming Shipping, New York and Los Angeles
Public Collections
Long Beach Museum of Art
Lindsay Museum, Walnut Creek
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, Walnut Creek
Port of Long Beach
Port of Los Angeles
Port of San Francisco