Mickalene Thomas [SEP] educated at
Table" and "Ain’t Jokin" series, which were part of a retrospective held at the Portland Art Museum in 1994. Thomas describes the encounter in this way: "It was the first time I saw work by an African-American female artist that reflected myself and called upon a familiarity of family dynamics and sex and gender." Weems’ work not only played a role in Mickalene Thomas’ decision to switch studies and apply to Pratt Institute in New York, but to use her experience and turn it into
at Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
- 2011 – "Mickalene Thomas – Mama Bush: One of a Kind Two" at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
- 2012 – "How to Organize a Room Around A Striking Piece of Art" at Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
- 2012 – "Mickalene Thomas" at Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
- 2012 – "Origin of the Universe" at Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA; traveled