Thomas Anfield is a Visual Artist\Performance Artist based in Vancouver Canada.
As a Visual Artist Thomas Anfield has been part of numerous international solo and group
exhibitions in Canada, Mexico, United States and Africa including the National Gallery of Senegal
His work has been featured in Modern Painters, Elle, Macleans, Vancouver Magazine and Preview Magazine. In the early eighties he rose to national prominence as graffitti artist Pablo Fiasco and later worked as a muralist with the Arts in Action society touring Mexico twice and was also part of a five country tour of Africa that was documented in David Pettigrews film 'African Brushstrokes'
He is cofounder of the performance company Butoh-a-GO-GO with Kevin Bergsma
Butoh-a-GO-GO has performed at Press Play 2003, 2005 , Twice In Moscow at the
Invitation of the Moscow Ballet 2004, 2006 ,the Dancing On the Edge Festival 2005, 2006
Romp festival of Contemporary Dance In Victoria 2006 and Fuse at the Vancouver Art Gallery 2007
They Performed at the Vancouver International Dance Festival March 2008 and Recieved a Production residency from the Banff Centre in March 2008
In addition to collaborative work with Butoh-A-GO-GO, some highlights of Thomas' performance
credits include,Performing With Graham Clark and friends at the Gong Unconvention at the Melkweg in Amsterdam 2006
leading the Post Cecil Taylor Garage Music Orchestra with performances at the
Vancouver International Jazz Festival and New Music Across America.
From 1996-2000 Thomas explored butoh dance with Kokoro Dance. In 2003 he also worked with Kokoro as a performing visual artist on their production, Sheepman Dreams, at the Vancouver International Dance Festival.
Thomas has also performed in "P", 2002, and with Talking Pictures, Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2002,
He Has performed in two productions of Radix Theatres "Half a Tank" 2003, 2004 and their
production "Assembly" at the Vancouver Art Gallery, 2006
Thomas is a Canada Council, Inter-Arts grant recipient (2000)and(2004) and a Dance Grant recipient (2008)
 CONTACT: THOMAS ANFIELD 643 e 24th VANCOUVER BC CANADA V5V 2A3 (604) 872 1244
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