Lex R. Thomas (b. 1996) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Through painting, installation, and curatorial practice, their work explores the psychological landscape of human experience, examining memory, identity, grief, and transformation. Thomas has exhibited throughout Louisiana and their work has been recognized in regional and national juried exhibitions. Based in Lafayette, LA.
Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2023
Wildflowers (Solo Exhibition) | Alamo Artist Studios, Lafayette, LA
Lex R. Thomas and Scott Finch | Frameworks Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
The Human Condition (Solo Exhibition) | Gallery R, Lafayette, LA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Side By Side / Piece By Peace (Juried by Anna Kojevnikov, Claire J. Amy, Clare Cook, Sami Parbhoo & Yael
Gronner) | NUNU Arts & Culture Collective, Arnaudville, LA
2025
Eye of the Beholder (Juried, Special Award) | Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, LA
NEXT PHASE | Fletcher Hall Gallery, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Our Point in Space (Juried) | Acadiana Center for the Arts, Main Gallery, Lafayette, LA
CORRESPONDANCE | Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, La
2024
Systems | ARCHIVES Exhibitions, Lafayette, LA
(un)common (Curated by Bethany LeJeune) |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 Competition (Juried by Kerry Inman) | Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
2023
Link Rot | LoudHouse, Lafayette, LA
Cur Non (Juried by Camille Farrah Lenain) | Acadiana Center for the Arts, Main Gallery Lafayette, LA
Assez / Enough (Curated by Bethany LeJeune) | Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
2022
Eye of the Beholder (Juried) | Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, LA
12 × 12 SPARK Exhibition | Fletcher Hall Gallery, Lafayette, LA
Artwalk Group Exhibition | The Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA
Awards & Grants
2025
Special Award, Eye of the Beholder | Lafayette Art Association, Lafayette, LA
2023
ArtSpark Individual Artist Grant | Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA
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 LeJeune
Performed by Lex R. Thomas
2023
A Resting Place for Pussies | Directed by Paige Barnett
Performed by Paige Barnett, Lex R. Thomas, and Alexis Young
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2025
Root | The Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA
Presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions.
whimsy | The Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA
Presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions.
BOUNDARIES | The Hallway Gallery, Lafayette, LA
Presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions.
2024
Systems | Chase Tower, Lafayette, LA
Presented by ARCHIVES Exhibitions.
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
Presented by Creative Acadiana. Speakers: Lex R. Thomas and Troy Dugas
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Articles & Features
“Check Out Lex R. Thomas’s Story.” VoyageHouston, June 16, 2026.
Maschke, Alena. “The Art Collective is Dead | Long Live the Art Collective.” The Current, Arts Issue No. 2, June 2025.
Dickens, Shanna. “A New Platform in Lafayette Envisions a Better Ecosystem for the Arts.” Country Roads Magazine, May 21, 2025.
Brown, Joanna.”Queer People Are Here and They Are Cajun.” The Current, June 30, 2023.
“Get to Know the 10 ArtSpark Grant Recipients and Their Art Projects in Acadiana.” The Acadiana Advocate, April 24, 2023.
“Introducing Lex R. Thomas.” Art Circle, Basin Arts, January 12, 2023.
Interviews
“Archives Presents: Boundaries.” Après-Midi, KRVS Interview, April 8, 2025.
“LoudHouse × ARCHIVES Exhibitions.” Après-Midi, KRVS Interview, September 24, 2024.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Acadiana Center for the Arts | Executive Assistant | 2024–2025
Supported organizational operations, exhibitions, artist services, grant administration, and public programming at one of Louisiana’s leading multidisciplinary arts organizations.
ARCHIVES Exhibitions | Co-founder & Strategist | 2025–2026
Co-founded a contemporary exhibition platform supporting emerging artists through curated exhibitions, public programming, and collaborative arts initiatives throughout South Louisiana.
Ahnvee Photography | Photographer Assistant | 2022–Present
2026
Muralist Assistant | Dirk Guidry Art Studio, Lafayette, LA
Children’s Museum of Acadiana Public Art Project
2025
Muralist Assistant | Dirk Guidry Art Studio, Youngsville, LA
Katharine Drexel Early Childhood Education Center Public Art Project
2024
Project Coordinator | LoudHouse Projects, Lafayette, LA
ARCHIVES × LOUDHOUSE
Preparator | Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
Sitting with George Rodrigue
EVERY | WHERE: Beili Liu
Fundamento De Palo Monte: Ana Mendieta
Bending Lines: Robert Wiggs
2023
Preparator | Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
South Arts 2022 State Fellowship Exhibition
Art Handler | Basin Arts, Lafayette, LA
EDUCATION
2020
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Concentration in Research Methods
summa cum laude
2014-2016
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts (36 credit hours completed)
Concentration in Animation