Thomas Mann Artist Thomas Mann has been painting most of his life.  Although mainly self-taught, he has always had a love for art since a child growing up in West Virginia. Moving to Southern California in the early 1970s, he became active in the Cypress, Lakewood, and Los Alamitos Art Associations in Long Beach before moving to Santa Barbara in 2003.  Education                                                                                               Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA                     De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA                               Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA                                                                                                                             Memberships                                                                            Santa Barbara Art Association (Past President)                Art Guild of Santa Ynez Valley                                              Goleta Valley Art Association                                              S.C.A.P.E.                                                                                                            Malibu Art Association                                                                                                       California Art Club                 Workshops Meredith and Whitney Abbott Ken Auster Marcia Burtt, Robert Burridge Chris Chapman and John Iwerks John Comer Michael Drury Frank La Lumia Jean Legassick Jordan Pope Richard Schloss Frank Serrano