"We've been supportive characters for far too long and … my art gives Black women their flowers and lets them know that they are the leading role." The scale of Thomas' paintings, often made of ...

to benefit the University of Arizona Museum of Art. The biennial event features the interpretations of 39 museum paintings and sculptures through flowers and other natural materials. Each ...

She uses the very tools of seduction (flowers, velvets ... Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Women’s Work, the first of the exhibition’s three section, opens ...

"I would describe my art as... Mickalene Thomas makes art that 'gives Black women their flowers' In Mickalene Thomas' art work, Black women are front and center. Her subjects are often at leisure ...

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 ...