Hank Willis Thomas NCECA 2026

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About

Conceptual artist working in photography, sculpture, and public art. BFA NYU Tisch, MFA/MA California College of the Arts. MacArthur Fellow (2024). Creator of 'The Embrace' public sculpture in Boston Common. Work explores identity, commodity, and popular culture. NCECA 2026 Headliner. | Keynote speaker NCECA 2026: "Mind Your Heart." CCA alum. Artist working across media. Co-founder of For Freedoms. | BFA Photography & Africana Studies, NYU Tisch (1998). MA/MFA Photography & Visual Criticism, California College of the Arts (2004). Guggenheim Fellow (2018). Co-founded For Freedoms. American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2022). Skowhegan School alumnus.

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Studied at (2)

→ California College of the Arts institution MFA & MA 2004

→ NYU Tisch School of the Arts institution BFA 1998

Artist in Residence (1)

→ Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture institution

Practices (1)

→ Ceramic Sculpture technique

Headliner (1)

→ NCECA 2026 event NCECA 2026 Headliner 2026