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Categories: news Posted on June 2019December 2019

Social Policing of Gender and the Criminalization of Queerness @ AMOS ENO GALLERY

My video, You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More, will be on view as part of a group exhibition curated by artist, activist and educator, Lorenzo Triburgo at Amos Eno … Continue readingSocial Policing of Gender and the Criminalization of Queerness @ AMOS ENO GALLERY

by Britt Thomas
Categories: news Posted on April 2019May 2019

Vignette Art Fair 2019

I am one of 78 artists who exhibited at this year’s 2019 Vignette Art Fair that took place April 10-14th in Dallas, TX. It was displayed at The Women’s Building … Continue readingVignette Art Fair 2019

by Britt Thomas
Categories: artwork, video Posted on April 2019July 2019

Woman Walking

Woman Walking is a two-channel vertical video that reveals two perspectives of the same experience. From the back, we see what a person walking behind this woman on the street … Continue readingWoman Walking

by Britt Thomas
Categories: artwork, sculpture Posted on February 2019April 2019

Lumps

Lumps is a group of soft sculptures originating from a cancer scare that I had when I found a lump in my breast. At the time, I didn’t have insurance … Continue readingLumps

by Britt Thomas
Categories: news Posted on February 2019May 2019

Movement On View @ Jodee Harris Gallery at Seton Hill University

I’m excited to announce three of my videos are on exhibit in a group exhibition at Jodee Harris Gallery at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. The title of the … Continue readingMovement On View @ Jodee Harris Gallery at Seton Hill University

by Britt Thomas
Categories: news Posted on January 2019May 2019

On View Now – Gray Contemporary

My soft sculptures are currently on view at Gray Contemporary through February 16th 2019! I am part of a group exhibition curated by the owner and director, Mel DeWees. You … Continue readingOn View Now – Gray Contemporary

by Britt Thomas
Categories: news Posted on January 2019May 2019

Group Exhibition @ Gray Contemporary

I am excited to be included in an upcoming group exhibition at Houston gallery, Gray Contemporary. I’ve been revisiting my soft sculpture lumps that I had started years earlier, changing … Continue readingGroup Exhibition @ Gray Contemporary

by Britt Thomas
Categories: news Posted on December 2018May 2019

Holding Breath @ Aggregate Space Gallery

I am pleased to announce that my video, You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More, will be part of Aggregate Space Gallery’s exhibition, Holding Breath, this January! If you are … Continue readingHolding Breath @ Aggregate Space Gallery

by Britt Thomas
Categories: news Posted on September 2018May 2019

The Big Show @ Lawndale Art Center

My video, You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More, is on view now through November 11th, 2018 as part of Lawndale Art Center’s 2018 Big Show. The Big Show is … Continue readingThe Big Show @ Lawndale Art Center

by Britt Thomas
Categories: artwork, video Posted on September 2018May 2019

You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More

You’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More from Britt Thomas on Vimeo. This is a 1:45 segment from a 7:00 long single-channel video (without audio). In this video, a woman … Continue readingYou’d Look Prettier if You Smiled More

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This is an international maritime flag that I crea This is an international maritime flag that I created from two deconstructed G-Spec U.S. internment flags. G-Spec stands for “government specified” and the designation means that it meets certain requirements per Title 4 of the U.S.C. in order to be used as an internment flag in official ceremonies. The maritime flag that I created is the “U” (Uniform) flag. When flown alone, it is a warning flag meaning “You are standing into danger.” That also is the title.

I can’t say there was one particular inspiration for this flag when I started working through the idea in 2020. It’s been a year of reflection on so many aspects of how we are handling ourselves as a nation. One thing I can say for sure is that while I was initially deconstructing the flags, the January 6th storming of the capital was taking place. It was surreal to be sitting in my studio watching the live coverage as I was taking apart the symbol of our union. I was also surprised by how it felt to take apart the flag. 

I know I need better documentation. I want to set the flag against something that isn’t a white wall so the colors can pop. The ladder gives scale.

#youarestandingintodanger
In conjunction with Denver Photography Month @mopd In conjunction with Denver Photography Month @mopdenver, the 9th Annual Society for Photographic Education (SPE) Combined Caucus Exhibition is coming up at Dateline Gallery @ddaatteelliinnee. The opening reception is on Friday, March 19th, 6-11pm and the exhibition runs through April 10th, 2021.

The exhibition is an open theme, juried exhibition of photographs by members of the Multicultural, LGBTQ and Women's caucuses within the SPE. It was juried by Endia Beal @endiabeal, a North Carolina-based artist, curator, and author. Beal's work merges fine arts with social injustice. She uses photography and video to reveal the often overlooked and unappreciated experiences unique to people of color.
 
This year’s exhibited artists include:
Alyson Belcher @alysonbe
Amanda Musick @musickamanda
Bryan Florentin #bryanflorentin
Julianne Clark @julieclarkart
Lali Khalid @lalikhalidphotography
Laurie Blakeslee @lblakesl
Michael Darough @michaeldarough
Natasha Moustache @natashamoustache
Nick Simko @hayride_to_hell
Rhonda Vanover @rhondavanover
Shauna Caldwell @shaunacaldwell
Stephen Marc #stephenmarc
Steven Baboun @stevenbaboun 

Photo by Steven Baboun.
 
SPE National @spenational
Multicultural Caucus @spemccaucus
LGBTQ Caucus @spelgbtq
Women’s Caucus @spewomens
 
#specombinedcaucusexhibition2021 #societyforphotographiceducation #mopdenver #datelinegallery #ddaatteelliinnee
On this day last year, as everyone was stocking up On this day last year, as everyone was stocking up on toilet paper and hunkering down for the city-wide shutdown, we were waiting on the coroner at Paula’s apartment. It’s still surreal to think that @paulanewt is no longer with us. In any other circumstances, today is Sunday and we would have met up for our usual morning coffee. Things have changed so much and we still have not had an opportunity to properly celebrate Paula’s life. One day we will all be back together hugging and sharing memories. Until we can safely gather again, I’m sharing this photo of little Paula. Doesn’t she look adorable in her softball uniform!? ♥️ Miss her.
SNOW DAY!!! I am in Houston, TX. We rarely get any SNOW DAY!!! I am in Houston, TX. We rarely get any accumulation. I think this is only the second time in a decade? It was ushered in by a lot of freezing rain and sleet overnight, but we had a dusting of the white stuff in the end! For many young Texans, this is their first experience of snow. May only good memories take place today. 💙🥶🌨❄️
For his last full day in office, I am sharing an i For his last full day in office, I am sharing an in-progress piece. I’ve been thinking about the ways that Trump and his administration have created new symbols, new terms, new language. While he may go away (will he though?), his influence will be around for generations. Tomorrow though, we will still celebrate a victory for this country in moving toward our never ending quest for equality, liberty, and justice through democracy.
I’m in a new online exhibition! @dontsmilephoto I’m in a new online exhibition! @dontsmilephoto created an exhibition titled “Did That Just Happen?” of photos made in 2020. A zine is soon to come as well! You can find a link in my bio as well as Don’t Smile’s bio. Please go take a look!✌️

#didthatjusthappen #dontsmile #womenphotographers #dontsmilephoto #onlineexhibition #onlinephotographyexhibition #contemporaryphotography
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! We are entering t Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! We are entering the last 12 hours of 2020, and I wanted to share an apt online exhibition I am in to close out the year. 

Please click on the link in my bio to visit @float_magazine’s Annus Horribilis [Horrible Year] curated by @admkbl. I am honored to be included in this group of 15 artists and 21 amazing honorable mentions such as the talented @andreduane! ❤️ 

Let’s enter this new year with the strength that comes from being tested and the hope that comes from knowing that even the worst moments in our lives never last forever. 

Photo: June 17th 2020
Statement: On February 27th, 2020, President Trump, discussing COVID-19, said, “One day - it’s like a miracle - it will disappear.” Struck by the willful ignorance of this statement, I started to record any words he said or wrote on the assured disappearance of the coronavirus.  Given soap’s important role during the pandemic and its ability to disappear through use, I found that casting President Trump’s words in soap was an appropriate format for creating a permanent record. The soap is colored with activated charcoal and laid on top of various white tablecloths. Each phrase cast in soap takes approximately 24 hours of hand washing to fully wash away. The resulting cloth remains permanently stained though; leaving an imprint that will never fully go away. Much like the effects of Covid-19 and our leadership’s handling of this pandemic, it has permanently changed us.

#brittthomas #annushorribilis #soapart #soapmaking #trumpquotes #artduringcovid19 #fadingaway
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