About Nicole Thomas

Born 1992 in Phoenix, AZ. Currently resides in Minneapolis, MN.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Connections II – Chautauqua, NY

2022 Textile Center Mary Giles Gallery, CONTINUUM – Minneapolis, MN

2022 MPLSART Sketchbook Project 2021 – Minneapolis, MN

2021 Fresh Eye Gallery, Hold Us Tight – Minneapolis, MN

2020 Gamut Gallery, Lush Future – Minneapolis, MN

2019 Midwest Mixed Conference, Disrupting the Single Story – Minneapolis, MN

2018 Rosalux Gallery, Open Door 14 – Minneapolis, MN

2017 Regis Center for Art, I’m Just Going to Leave This Here – Minneapolis, MN

2017 Blockfort Gallery, 2Nite – Minneapolis, MN

2017 Public Functionary, BORDERS – Minneapolis, MN

2017 Solid State, Intrinsic Narrative – Minneapolis, MN

2017 The Soap Factory, Disruption – Minneapolis, MN

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND RESIDENCIES

2024 Creative Individuals Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board

2024 Artist in Residence, Pilot Artist In Residence (PAIR) – Minneapolis, MN

2022 Artist in Residence, Chautauqua School of Art – Chautauqua, NY

2022 Creative Support for Individuals Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board

2022 Arts Impact for Individuals Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council

2016 Design Resident, 3x5 July, Soap Factory – Minneapolis, MN

ARTIST LECTURES

2023 Curator and Gallery Owner Panel, Springboard for the Arts  – Minneapolis, MN

2022 Artist Seminar, Chautauqua School of Art  – Chautauqua, NY

2022 Art Speaks: CONTINUUM – Body & Place, Textile Center (Online) – Minneapolis, MN

2020 Q&A Chain Artist Talk, MPLSART.com (Online) – Minneapolis, MN

2017 Artist Lecture, University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN

2017 Loaded Lunch Hour Artist Talk, Regis Center for Art – Minneapolis, MN

CURATORIAL

2022 Curator, Weave A Memory – Minneapolis, MN

2015 Curator, City Wide Artists, In for a Penny, In for a Pound – Minneapolis, MN

2015 Assistant Curator, City Wide Artists, Rapper’s Delight – Minneapolis, MN

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

2022 “MPLSART Sketchbook Project 2021: Sketchbook A,” Minnesota Museum of American Art – St. Paul, MN

PUBLICATIONS

2023 Author, “Artists and Gardens: Textile Center,” MPLSART.com

2023 Author, “Artists and Gardens: Shelterwood Gardens,” MPLSART.com

2023 Author, “Artists and Gardens: Sara Suppan,” MPLSART.com

2021 Artist, “MPLSART Sketchbook Project 2021,” MPLSART.com

2021 Artist, “Frame to Focus with Vietnamese American Women Artists,” Frame to Focus Project

2020 Author, “A New Angle on Self Love and Care: ‘Interior Violence’ at CO Exhibitions,” MPLSART.com

2018 Author, “A Monster Anthology Review #2,” INREVIEW, Summer 2018 Issue. Page 7

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

March 2022 Fiber + Materials in Practice Seminar, Facilitated by Alonzo Pantoja – Minneapolis, MN

June 2021 Professional Development for Teaching Artist Workshop, Walker Art Center – Minneapolis, MN

May 2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Minneapolis, MN

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2024

June – Art Instructor, CHOICE Inc. – Maple Grove, MN

2023  

June-August – Teaching Artist Residency, St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church – St. Paul, MN

August – Mixing Mediums: Ceramics and Textiles, Textile Center – Minneapolis, MN

March – Teaching Artist Residency, St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church – St. Paul, MN

2022

December – Sensory Friendly Sunday, Mapping Jannis Kounellis, Walker Art Center – Minneapolis, MN

December – Weave A Memory Virtual Workshop (Online) – Minneapolis, MN

July – Teaching Assistant for Quilt Workshop with Aaron Mcintosh – Chautauqua, NY

June-August – Teaching Assistant for Youth Artist Program with Rajaa Ayoubi – Chautauqua, NY

May – Sensory Friendly Sunday, Messages for Mother Earth, Walker Art Center – Minneapolis, MN

March – Weave A Memory Virtual Workshop (Online) – Minneapolis, MN