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5 Fast Facts: International Day of Play
Posted: June 11, 2026
Category: Mickalene Thomas
June 11 is International Day of Play. Learn about NMWA collection artists whose personal stories and artworks remind us to take time to play!
A metal tin with a colorful jigsaw puzzle inside is open on a white surface. The tin's lid displays an illustration of a woman with long hair and a blue top, labeled "ART." Some puzzle pieces are scattered outside the tin.

5 Fast Facts about #5WomenArtists Changing the World: Mickalene Thomas
Posted: March 30, 2020
Category: Mickalene Thomas
Artist Mickalene Thomas's vibrant works have established a contemporary vision of female sexuality, beauty, race, and power, while centering queer identity.
An enamel portrait painting of a woman made with encrusted black rhinestones glued to shiny pink acrylic background.

Gallery Reboot: Body Language
Posted: May 25, 2017
Category: Mickalene Thomas
The museum’s newly reinstalled collection emphasizes connections between historical and contemporary art. Organized by the themes of the body, nature, domesticity, fabrication, and herstory, each gallery delves into a topic...
A slim, light-skinned woman wearing a long, emerald-green dress gazes up at the viewer from the foot of the bed, her bare feet near the headboard. Brown hair radiates from her head in 10 curled, snake-like segments. Her arms, bent at the elbows, extend from her body to form a W.

Art Fix Friday: January 20, 2017
Posted: January 20, 2017
Category: Mickalene Thomas
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Art Fix Friday: January 13, 2017
Posted: January 13, 2017
Category: Mickalene Thomas
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Art Fix Friday: January 6, 2017
Posted: January 6, 2017
Category: Mickalene Thomas
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Art Fix Friday: December 16, 2016
Posted: December 16, 2016
Category: Mickalene Thomas
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

NO MAN’S LAND: Re-Think the Nude
Posted: December 6, 2016
Category: Mickalene Thomas
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
An installation view of a gallery space with white walls and a gray floor. There are several art pieces hanging on the walls. On the left, a huge textile piece made of several bags in an orange fabric takes up a big part of the room. Another art piece shows skulls on an orange checkered background. On the right wall is an abstract art piece made of several orange, white, and black stripes that causes an optical illusion.

Opening This Friday: NO MAN’S LAND
Posted: September 26, 2016
Category: Mickalene Thomas
Large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids reveal the expressive range of women artists in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, on view from September 30, 2016, to...
View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says in white, bold letters: "NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection". There is a textile sculpture hanging from the ceiling in the room behind the wall.

Art Fix Friday: August 12, 2016
Posted: August 12, 2016
Category: Mickalene Thomas
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.