Exploring Light, Life, and Legacy at Arthur Ross Gallery
What makes an exhibition so immersive that it seamlessly draws viewers into both its external world and inner life? In The Illuminated Body, a new art exhibition by Seattle artist Barbara Earl Thomas at the Arthur Ross Gallery, viewers are invited to explore this very question.
Thomas’s nine large–scale pieces pay tribute to personal friends and influential Black cultural icons, including August Wilson, Seth Parker Woods, and Charles Johnson. With meticulous attention to every portrait—from the nuanced interplay of light and shadow to the vibrant and mysterious elements of her hand–cut paper technique—Thomas captures the luminous moments of individuals lost in creativity, creating a deeply personal and visually arresting experience.
