The link to the article is here: MoAD cuts the ribbon and welcomes art lovers to reimagined space
Article by Steve Winn in the Datebook section of the San Francisco Chronicle
The link to the article is here: Lava Thomas' art rooted in biography
My exhibition catalogue is now available at MoAD's museum store!
Beautiful catalogue design by Bob Aufuldish of Aufuldish & Warinner. Essay by guest curator, art historian and scholar, Lizzetta Lefalle-Collins, Ph.D, and an interview by art historian, Jacqueline Francis, Ph.D. Principal photography by Douglas Sandberg.
Press preview of 'Beyond' & MoAD's Grand Re-opening
December 2, 2014 was MoAD's grand re-opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. It was also the press preview of my new solo exhibition 'Beyond.' The exhibit will be up through April 5, 2015.
'Beyond' at the Museum of the African Diaspora
Installation is almost complete for my upcoming solo exhibition at MoAD. The exhibit will be up from December 3, 2014 through April 5, 2015.
CSU - Monterey Lecture
I'm looking forward to my trip to Monterey next weekend where I will be giving a talk at Cal State University Monterey Bay.
West Coast Printmakers at Sonoma State University Art Gallery
If you're in the Sonoma area catch this group show of west coast printmakers. A couple of my pieces are included in the exhibition. "The University Art Gallery at Sonoma State University is pleased to announce the exhibition WEST COAST INK: PRINTMAKING FROM SAN DIEGO TO SEATTLE, which opens with a reception on Thursday, March 13, from 4:00-6:00, and remains on view through Sunday, April 13, 2014.
The exhibition, which has been organized by Kurt Kemp, Professor of Printmaking at Sonoma State, and Michael Schwager, Professor of Art History and Director of the University Art Gallery, is being presented in conjunction with “Bridges”, the annual international conference of the Southern Graphics Council being held in San Francisco this year. West Coast Ink will display a wide range of contemporary printmaking techniques and approaches, including etching, lithography, linocut, monotype, silkscreen, woodcut, digital and even tapestry by a range of artists from up and down the West Coast, as well as one artist from Hawaii. The exhibition will feature the work of Sandow Birk (Long Beach), Michele Burgess (San Diego), Anthony Discenza (Oakland), Eleanor Erskine (Portland), Kota Ezawa (San Francisco), Kevin Fletcher (Santa Rosa), Salomon Huerta (Los Angeles), Chris Johanson (Los Angeles), Eunice Kim (Seattle), Amanda Knowles (Shoreline, WA), Hung Liu (Oakland), Kim MacConnel (San Diego), Ben Moreau (Bellingham, Washington), Deborah Oropallo (Oakland), Chris Papa (Seattle), Clare Rojas (San Francisco), Masami Teraoka (Hawaii), Lava Thomas (Berkeley), William T. Wiley (Woodacre, California), and Robert Yoder (Seattle)."
Text, image credit and more information on the exhibition here.
Being Scene: A Performance Installation
Photos from the process of Being Scene, a performance installation choreographed by Aleta Hayes and students from her Fall 2013 DANCE 67 class at Stanford. The costume/fashion designs were done by Lava Thomas.
Carrie Mae Weems Hits the Dance Floor
The party was mentioned in the press. Read Leah Garchick's column in the SF Chronicle. "Carrie Mae Weems Hits the Dance Floor"
Party honoring Carrie Mae Weems
Party honoring 2013 MacArthur Fellow, Carrie Mae Weems, at my Berkeley studio.
Art in Embassies
Two pieces of mine are included in the Art in Embassies Collection in the Johannesburg Consulate. For information contact Paulson Bott Press, Berkeley, CA.
Left: Ficticious-Self Portrait, 2006. 29.5" x 28". Hardground Etching. Somerset White Textured Paper. Edition of 35.
Above: Xavier, 2006. 29.5" x 28". Hardground Etching. Somerset White Textured Paper. Edition of 35.