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Mickalene Thomas

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African American painter (born 1971)

United StatesArtistsBorn 1971 · age 55
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Mickalene Thomas is an African-American contemporary visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel.

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Left Behind 2 Again by Mickalene Thomas, 2012, Honolulu Museum of ArtLeft Behind 2 Again by Mickalene Thomas, 2012, Honolulu Museum of ArtMama Bush II, Keep the Home Fires Burnin' (2006) at the Rubell Museum DC in 2022, an example of Thomas' work with rhinestonesMama Bush II, Keep the Home Fires Burnin' (2006) at the Rubell Museum DC in 2022, an example of Thomas' work with rhinestones

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2013Anonymous Was A Woman Award

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Mickalene Thomas is an African-American contemporary visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Thomas's collage work is inspired from popular art histories and movements, including Impressionism, Cubism, Dada, the Harlem Renaissance, and selected works by the Afro-British painter Chris Ofili. Her work draws from Western art history, pop art, and visual culture to examine ideas around femininity, beauty, race, sexuality, and gender.

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Born 1971 · age 55
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