Barbara Earl Thomas

Barbara Earl Thomas was the executive director of Seattle's Northwest African American Museum from 2008 until 2013 and is a noted painter and writer.

Background

Thomas was the granddaughter of southern sharecroppers who migrated to Seattle in the mid 1940s.[1] She is a Seattle native. Her parents died in a fishing accident in 1988.[2]

Career work

Thomas was the executive director of the Northwest African American Museum (2006–2013). She stepped down from her full-time job in January 2013 and has become NAAM's Deputy Director/Major Gifts Officer, a part-time post.[3]

Artwork

Thomas studied art under Jacob Lawrence.[4] She works in many mediums including doing egg tempera paintings and linocuts and woodblock prints. In 2013, she had a solo show at Paper Hammer where she displayed 14 prints from two series, The Reading Room and The Book of Fishing.[2][5] Thomas has exhibited artwork at the Seattle Art Museum, The Tacoma Art Museum, and Whatcom County Museum and in museums throughout the US.

The Judkins Park light rail station, located adjacent to the Northwest African American Museum, will feature artwork from Thomas as part of Sound Transit's public art program.[6]

Books

Storm Watch: The Art of Barbara Earl Thomas (published 1998 by University Washington Press)[1]

Private and public collections

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Storm Watch". University of Washington Press. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Graves, Jen. "Diet of Worms". The Stranger. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Upchurch, Michael. "Barbara Earl Thomas' linocuts blend the surreal with the lyrical". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lieberman, Michael. "The Reading Room by Barbara Earl Thomas". Seattle Pi. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Vozza, Valerie. "Art Zone segments". Seattle Channel. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Light Rail Review Panel: Judkins Park Station" (PDF). City of Seattle Design Commission. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Manitach, Amanda. "Mayor's Arts Award: Barbara Earl Thomas". City Arts Online. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

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