American artist Mickalene Thomas sensually subverts Black female representation ... sensitive figures she portrays with a joyful positivity, with a title referencing feminist author bell hooks’ ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

And who can blame her? The artist Carrie Mae Weens, whose work first inspired Thomas to become an artist rather than a lawyer, summed up her achievement in the following words: “you talk back to the ...

Collage, sensuality, glamour and a bold rejection of norms and expectations are an approach that Mickalene Thomas shares with Linder. The US artist uses a similar set of tools to hammer a similar ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — BlackStar Film Projects is screening a film series reflecting the themes found throughout a Camden, New Jersey, artist’s international exhibition, now at the ...

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

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 ...