Thomas Ashcraft is an American astronomer, naturalist, scientific instrument-maker, and artist. He is known for his telescopic observations of transient luminous events (lightning sprites), meteoric fireballs, solar radio and optical phenomena, and Jupiter radio emissions.

Art-wise, Ashcraft is primarily a sculptor, composer and installation artist incorporating space, time, mind, sound, and electricity. He is also a figurative sculptor exploring biological subjects such as bacteriophages, viruses, pond life, and medicinal plants. He was awarded a Louis Comfort Tiffany Prize in art in 2005.

For Currents 2026, Ashcraft shares access to his Santa Fe bunker, lab and dream hole - next to Meow Wolf


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