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With a dedicated studio practice that spans multiple disciplines, Mickalene Thomas explores and challenges societal understandings of beauty, femininity, and identity through her work. Known for her bodacious collage-style, rhinestone-clad paintings, the refreshingly uncontrived, artistic mastermind is the embodiment of chaos and control.
Portrait Photography and Interview by Dustin Mansyur
Styling by Marc Sifuentes
Production by Benjamin Price
Hair and Makeup by Nina Soriano using Elemis, Special Thanks to Susan Grogan at Mickalene Thomas Studio