American artist Mickalene Thomas sensually subverts Black female representation throughout history in works that draw on an eclectic roster of references. Now, her major new touring exhibition, ...

Visual artist Mickalene Thomas, 53, shook our tables with her newest exhibit “All About Love,” which celebrates Black womanhood through bold, audacious and vibrant portraits that fuse modern ...

Mickalene Thomas has gained global recognition for her sequin-laden, multi-textile and emotionally provocative work depicting Black women through ... Themes present in the artist's work ...

Thomas’s works revolves around female figures in relaxed, leisurely poses that express comfort and pleasure, a subtle challenge to the historic eroticisation of Black women in art. Mickalene Thomas is ...

Mickalene Thomas is used to baring everything ... been reserved for white women in the canon of art history. Her work centering Black women as her muses, beginning with her own mom, Sandra Bush ...

By Michael Prodger “I define my work as a feminist and political act… I am Black, Queer and a Woman,” says the American artist Mickalene Thomas. It is a proud declaration, albeit one that might lead ...

McManus and Aurora Straus founded DART Car, which commissioned the McLaren, to elevate women in art and racing.

The Black American queer artist Mickalene Thomas says her visual, highly decorative works draw on classical inspiration like Monet and Picasso – as well as far more contemporary themes.

The US artist Mickalene Thomas is having a moment with a solo show at London’s Hayward Gallery (All About Love, until 5 May) and an unusual new commission: a custom car wrap for Driven Artists ...

Two solo shows at the Hayward Gallery in London do not always hit the mark, but both contain moments of rebellious joy.