Hank Willis Thomas
Artist
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to identity, history and popular culture, born in Plainfield, New Jersey, 1976. He studied for his: MFA in Photography at California College of the Arts, 2004; MA in Visual Criticism, California College of the Arts, 2004; and his BFA in Photography & Africana Studies, New York University, 1998.
Hank Willis Thomas has exhibited in many galleries across the United States and internationally. His solo and two-person shows include: Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, Columbia, USA, 2011-2012; Hank Willis Thomas: Scouring the Earth for My Affinity, Samsøn Gallery, Boston, USA, 2011; Hank Willis Thomas: Hope and Questions Bridge, John Hope Franklin Center and Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University, North Carolina, USA, 2011; Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2010; and Hank Willis Thomas, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France, 2010.
Group shows include: 30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida, 2009; and Global Africa Arts Project, Museum of Art and Design, New York, 2011. Both exhibitions travelled across the US until 2013.
Hank Willis Thomas lives and works in New York.
Hank Willis Thomas is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to identity, history and popular culture, born in Plainfield, New Jersey, 1976. He studied for his: MFA in Photography at California College of the Arts, 2004; MA in Visual Criticism, California College of the Arts, 2004; and his BFA in Photography & Africana Studies, New York University, 1998.
Hank Willis Thomas has exhibited in many galleries across the United States and internationally. His solo and two-person shows include: Hank Willis Thomas: Strange Fruit, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, Columbia, USA, 2011-2012; Hank Willis Thomas: Scouring the Earth for My Affinity, Samsøn Gallery, Boston, USA, 2011; Hank Willis Thomas: Hope and Questions Bridge, John Hope Franklin Center and Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University, North Carolina, USA, 2011; Hank Willis Thomas: All Things Being Equal, Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2010; and Hank Willis Thomas, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France, 2010.
Group shows include: 30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida, 2009; and Global Africa Arts Project, Museum of Art and Design, New York, 2011. Both exhibitions travelled across the US until 2013.
Hank Willis Thomas lives and works in New York.
