• Justin Randolph Thompson
• Co-Founder and Director of Black History Month Florence and The Recovery Plan

Justin Randolph Thompson is an artist, cultural facilitator and educator based between Italy and the USA. He is Co-Founder and Director of Black History Month Florence and The Recovery Plan. Thompson is a recipient of a 2022 Creative Capital Award, a 2020 Italian Council Research Fellowship, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, a Franklin Furnace Fund Award and a Visual Artist Grant from the Fundacion Marcelino Botin amongst others. His work and performances have been exhibited widely in institutions including The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and The American Academy in Rome and are part of numerous collections including The Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Museo MADRE. His life and work seek to deepen the discussions around the arrogance of permanence and all that which evades the archive. Thompson’s practice connects site responsivity and social engagement in ongoing forms of gathering, sharing and collectivity.