Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body: UPenn Arthur Ross Gallery

Some might see the Venetian Gothic architecture of the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery as imposing or overwhelming, yet paper artist and printmaker Barbara...

'Barbara Earl Thomas: The Illuminated Body' showcases large-scale portraits crafted from hand-cut paper. The exhibition, which marks Thomas' debut in Philadelphia, will be on view...

Barbara Earl Thomas reminds us that darkness—and the absences and omissions it conceals—are part of the stories we’ve adopted as truth. Her pieces gravitate toward...