The art of Mickalene Thomas 05:34. When you walk into the world of Mickalene Thomas, prepare to be dazzled. The 53-year-old artist uses rhinestones, collage, silkscreen and video to create pieces ...

In Mickalene Thomas' art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure, resting on couches and chairs, sometimes nude, and frequently accentuated by rhinestones and ...

Artist Mickalene Thomas has spent the past decade redefining Black portraiture and representations of the Black female body, empowering her subjects to resist objectification while celebrating the ...

In a survey of art experts, Thomas’ 2010 collage was named one of the most significant artworks of the 21st century. ©Mickalene Thomas / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Mickalene Thomas' 2015 work "Afro Goddess Looking Forward." Rhinestones, acrylic, and oil on wood panel In Mickalene Thomas' art work, Black women are front and center.

The 53-year-old artist, whose mixed-media pieces celebrate women, is now being featured in an exhibition at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles titled "Mickalene Thomas: All About Love." ...

In Mickalene Thomas' art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure, resting on couches and chairs, sometimes nude, ...

The 53-year-old artist, whose mixed-media pieces celebrate women, is now being featured in an exhibition at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles titled "Mickalene Thomas: All About Love." ...

In Mickalene Thomas' work, Black women are front and center. "We've been supportive characters for far too long," she says. "I would describe my art as radically shifting notions of beauty by ...