• Hank Willis Thomas
• Artist

Hank Wilis Thomas is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. His work has been exhibited globally. Select collaborative projects include Question Bridge: Black Males and For Freedoms. Thomas’s public art practice includes permanent artworks around the country, including The Embrace (2023) in Boston. Thomas holds a B.F.A. from New York University, New York, NY (1998) and an M.A./M.F.A. from the CCA, San Francisco, CA (2004). He received honorary doctorates from the Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, and the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME in 2017. Thomas was the 2022 U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts honoree from the Office of Art in Embassies, Washington DC.