Events

Opening Reception | Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body

Friday, February 16, 2024 5.30pm–8pm

Please join us to celebrate the opening of Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body with refreshments, music, and light fare from Honeysuckle Provisions. 

6 PM: Welcome by John L. Jackson Jr., Provost, University of Pennsylvania, and Emily Zimmerman, Interim Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Arthur Ross Gallery followed by a conversation between Barbara Earl Thomas and Dr. Kemi Adeyemi, Associate Professor of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington.  

Barbara Earl Thomas (American, b. 1948), A Joyous Noise, 2022. Paper cut with hand-printed color. Courtesy of Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, and the artist. Photography by Spike Mafford / Zocalo Studios.

Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage