Lex R. Thomas b. 1996
Based in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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 ^
^ Solo Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions
2025
NEXT PHASE, Fletcher Hall Gallery, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Our Point in Space, Main Gallery, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA *
June Artwalk Group Exhibition, The Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA
CORRESPONDANCE, Cola-cola Gallery, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, La
2024
Systems, Archives Exhibitions, Lafayette, La
(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
Performances
2024
Window Wanderings, choreographed by Clare Cook. Presented by Basin Arts supported by the Louisiana Project Grant.
Emergence, directed by Lex R. Thomas and Bethany Lejuene. Performed by Lex R. Thomas on October 5th, 2024.
2023
A Resting Place for Pussies, directed by Paige Barnett. Performed by Paige Barnett, Lex R. Thomas, and Alexis Young on September 16th, 2023.
Awards
2023
ArtSpark Individual Artist Grant, Presented by the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Curatorial Experience
2025
whimsy, Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA, presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions
BOUNDARIES, Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA, presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions
2024
Systems, Chase Tower, Lafayette, LA, presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions
Press
2025
“The Art Collective is Dead | Long Live the Art Collective” The Current, Alena Maschke, 2025 Arts Issue No. 2 (June)
“A new platform in Lafayette envisions a better ecosystem for the arts” Country Roads Magazine, Shanna Dickens, May 21
“Archives Presents: Boundaries” Après-Midi Interview, KRVS, Apr. 8
2024
“Loudhouse x Archives Exhibitions” Après-Midi Interview, KRVS, Sept. 24
“LOUDHOUSE x ARCHIVES” Press Release, Sept. 4
2023
“Queer People are Here and They Are Cajun” The Current, Joanna Brown, 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, Basin Arts, Jan. 12
Presentations / Workshops
2025
How to Survive Install, Fletcher Hall Gallery, Lafayette, LA, presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions.
Figure Drawing Night, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA, presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions & Creative Acadiana.
2024
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION | How I Got Gallery Representation, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA. Speakers: Lex R. Thomas and Troy Dugas, presented by Creative Acadiana.
Selected Experience
2025
Executive Assistant, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Co-founder & Strategist, ARCHIVES Exhibitions, Lafayette, LA
Photographer Assistant, Ahnvee Photography, Lafayette, LA
Muralist Assistant, Dirk Guidry Art Studio, Youngsville, LA Katharine Drexel Early Childhood Education Center Public Art Project
2024
Project Coordinator, ARCHIVES Exhibitions, Lafayette, LA
Project Coordinator, Loudhouse Projects, Lafayette, LA ARCHIVES X LOUDHOUSE
Executive Assistant, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
Preparator, Hilliard Art 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
Photographer Assistant, Ahnvee Photography, Lafayette, LA
Art Handler, Bare Walls, Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
2022
Photographer Assistant, Ahnvee Photography, Lafayette, LA
Education
2020 Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Class of 2020 Concentration in Research Methods. summa cum laude
2016 University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Bachelor of Fine Art in Visual Arts, 2014-2016 Concentration in Animation. 36 credit hours completed.