Mickalene Thomas American mixed-media artist Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mickalene-Thomas Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mickalene-Thomas Written by Suzan Colón Suzan Colón has written several books and is a former senior editor of O, the Oprah Magazine. Suzan Colón, Alicja Zelazko Alicja Zelazko is Associate Editor, Arts and Humanities, covering topics in the visual arts, architecture, music, and performance. Before joining Encyclopædia Britannica in 2017, she worked at the Art... Alicja ZelazkoAll Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jun 6, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Born: January 28, 1971, Camden, New Jersey, U.S. (Show more) Mickalene Thomas (born January 28, 1971, Camden, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American mixed-media artist best known for portraits of Black women that are often made from nontraditional media, such as rhinestones, glitter, and yarn. She also works in collage, video, sculpture, and installations. Thelma Golden—the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, where Thomas had a residency (2002–03)—described Thomas’s work to ARTnews in 2011: “She simultaneously reinvents and pays tribute to centuries of artistic depictions of women as she draws on an astonishing and inspired range of esthetic, historical, and social references. Her work ...(100 of 1216 words)

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