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Tom Malloy

On January 11, 1997, NJN's State of the Arts" program focused on three prominent people within the Trenton area. Among them was 84 year old, self-made artist, Tom Malloy. Malloy is a preacher who took his love of religion and community service and expanded it into a love of art. A man who was born the year the Titanic sunk, Malloy decided in his mid-fifties to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. He expresses his creativity by preserving old New Jersey Farmland and the ever-changing Trenton city-scapes through watercolor.

The Trenton community has dubbed Malloy, "Dean of Artists", because his artwork and his words inspire so many young artists to appreciate the beauty of life and to take hold of any opportunities that may come their way.