Barbara Earl Thomas

Barbara Earl Thomas builds tension-filled narratives through papercuts and prints. Placing silhouetted figures in social and political landscapes, she pulls from mythology and history to create a contemporary visual narrative that challenges the stories we tell as Americans about who we are. She is also known for her large-scale installations that use light as the animating force and invites her viewers to step inside her world of illuminated scenography. Thomas’s works are included in the collections of the Seattle, Tacoma and Portland Art Museums, Chrysler Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Microsoft, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Washington State and Seattle City public collections. Details of Thomas’s linocuts grace our 2023 book covers, cards and digital subscription series, making very real the shared commitment to imagination, innovation and authenticity that holds the cohort together. Artist Website