Lex R. Thomas b. 1996
Education:
2020 B.S. Psychology Arizona State University, Phoenix AZ
2014-16 Visual Arts University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Solo & Duo Exhibitions:
2023
Wildflowers, Alamo Artist Studios, Lafayette, LA
Lex R. Thomas and Scott Finch, Frameworks Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA ^
The Human Condition, Gallery R, Lafayette, LA
^ Duo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions:
2024
LoudHouse X Archives, Chase Tower, Lafayette, La ~ forthcoming
(un)common, Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
Bare Walls Group Exhibition, Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
Fierté de la Louisiane, Creative Exchange, Ruston, LA
2023/2024 Artist Award Reception, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
61st Annual Juried National Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA *
Juror: Kerry Inman
2023
Link Rot, LoudHouse, Lafayette, LA
Cur Non, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA *
Juror: Camille Farrah Lenain
Bare Walls Group Exhibition, Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
Assez / Enough, Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
Guest Curator: Bethany LeJeune
2022
Eye of the Beholder, Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, LA *
12 x 12 SPARK Exhibition, Fletcher Hall Gallery, Lafayette, LA
Artwalk Group Exhibition, The Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA
*Juried Exhibitions
Awards:
2023
ArtSpark Grant, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Press:
2024
“LOUDHOUSE x ARCHIVES” Press Release, Sept. 4
2023
“Queer People are Here and They Are Cajun” The Current, Jun. 30
“AcA Celebrates the Lafayette Parish Bicentennial with a Main Gallery
Exhibition Featuring 22 Local Artists” Press Release, Jun. 5
“Get to Know the 10 ArtSpark Grant Recipients and Their Art Projects in
Acadiana” The Acadiana Advocate, Apr. 24
“Introducing Lex R. Thomas” Art Circle, Jan. 12
Presentations / Workshops:
2024
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION | How I Got Gallery Representation, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA forthcoming
Selected Experience:
2024
Project Coordinator, ARCHIVES Exhibitions, Lafayette, LA
Marketing Coordinator, LOUDHOUSE, Lafayette, LA
Executive Assistant, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Preparator, Hilliard Museum, Lafayette, LA.
Sitting with George Rodrigue Retrospective,
EVERY | WHERE: Beili Liu,
Fundamento De Palo Monte: Ana Mendieta,
Bending Lines: Robert Wiggs
Photographer Assistant, Ahnvee Photography, Lafayette, LA
2023
Preparator, Hilliard Museum, Lafayette, LA.
South Arts 2022 State Fellowship Exhibition
Performing Artist, LoudHouse, Lafayette, LA.
A Resting Place for Pussies, created by Paige Barnett.
Photographer Assistant, Ahnvee Photography, Lafayette, LA
Art Handler, Bare Walls, Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA.
2022
Photographer Assistant, Ahnvee Photography, Lafayette, LA