Mickalene Thomas

It's kind of like, you know, like, you know, toothpaste, you know, you kind of, so I would, you know, take an exacto knife and cut it down the middle and just open it up. And it's kind of like with some of the turp medium, just use some of what I had.

It's kind of like, you know, like, you know, toothpaste, you know, you kind of, so I would, you know, take an exacto knife and cut it down the middle and just open it up. And it's kind of like with some of the turp medium, just use some of what I had.

It's kind of like, you know, like, you know, toothpaste, you know, you kind of, so I would, you know, take an exacto knife and cut it down the middle and just open it up. And it's kind of like with some of the turp medium, just use some of what I had.

Well, when I was very young, about 16 going on to 17 I was going through my own transformation of my identity uh Sexually, my mother was struggling with her addiction. I was living with my grandmother, my father's mother, who I was very close with up until she passed. And I fell in love. And so I moved to Portland, Oregon with my girlfriend at the time.

Well, when I was very young, about 16 going on to 17 I was going through my own transformation of my identity uh Sexually, my mother was struggling with her addiction. I was living with my grandmother, my father's mother, who I was very close with up until she passed. And I fell in love. And so I moved to Portland, Oregon with my girlfriend at the time.

Well, when I was very young, about 16 going on to 17 I was going through my own transformation of my identity uh Sexually, my mother was struggling with her addiction. I was living with my grandmother, my father's mother, who I was very close with up until she passed. And I fell in love. And so I moved to Portland, Oregon with my girlfriend at the time.

and end up going to a high school in Portland. And after living there with her probably about three years, we separated. She moves back with her family. I decided that I wanted to stay. My mother came to visit me to confirm that I wanted to stay. And I said, yeah. I was... Living in Portland, decided to go to Portland State for a couple of years.

and end up going to a high school in Portland. And after living there with her probably about three years, we separated. She moves back with her family. I decided that I wanted to stay. My mother came to visit me to confirm that I wanted to stay. And I said, yeah. I was... Living in Portland, decided to go to Portland State for a couple of years.

and end up going to a high school in Portland. And after living there with her probably about three years, we separated. She moves back with her family. I decided that I wanted to stay. My mother came to visit me to confirm that I wanted to stay. And I said, yeah. I was... Living in Portland, decided to go to Portland State for a couple of years.

And that's when I found interest in pre-law and theater arts.

And that's when I found interest in pre-law and theater arts.

And that's when I found interest in pre-law and theater arts.

Yeah. While I was living in Portland, after realizing that I couldn't really afford college and that I needed to work, I started working at Davis Wright Tremaine Law Firm. started as a file clerk and document clerk. And a good friend of mine who was a photographer, Christopher Stark, had just returned from his internship with Nan Golden.

Yeah. While I was living in Portland, after realizing that I couldn't really afford college and that I needed to work, I started working at Davis Wright Tremaine Law Firm. started as a file clerk and document clerk. And a good friend of mine who was a photographer, Christopher Stark, had just returned from his internship with Nan Golden.

Yeah. While I was living in Portland, after realizing that I couldn't really afford college and that I needed to work, I started working at Davis Wright Tremaine Law Firm. started as a file clerk and document clerk. And a good friend of mine who was a photographer, Christopher Stark, had just returned from his internship with Nan Golden.

And while he was in New York, he learned about all of these photographers. Carrie Mae Weems was one of the photographers he learned about. So when he came back to Portland... Ironically, Carrie Mae Weems had a show up at Portland Art Museum, and he said, you must see this photographer's work. I know you're going to connect with it.

And while he was in New York, he learned about all of these photographers. Carrie Mae Weems was one of the photographers he learned about. So when he came back to Portland... Ironically, Carrie Mae Weems had a show up at Portland Art Museum, and he said, you must see this photographer's work. I know you're going to connect with it.

And while he was in New York, he learned about all of these photographers. Carrie Mae Weems was one of the photographers he learned about. So when he came back to Portland... Ironically, Carrie Mae Weems had a show up at Portland Art Museum, and he said, you must see this photographer's work. I know you're going to connect with it.

And so I went with him to see Carrie Mae Weems' show at the Portland Art Museum.

And so I went with him to see Carrie Mae Weems' show at the Portland Art Museum.