Name: In The Eyes by Taylor Thomas
Start: 2026-04-28T11:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-05-08T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Strata Gallery

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In The Eyes

Taylor Thomas

April 28 - May 8, 2026

Reception: May 1, 5-7pm

Strata Gallery presents Emerging Member solo exhibition, In The Eyes by Los Angeles based artist Taylor Thomas. The exhibition opens April 28th, with a special reception on May 1st from 5-7pm.

Sourced from her grandmothers’ photo archives and the archive of Film & Television media, Taylor Thomas questions the influence of external representational systems on the Black family. In her paintings, Thomas paints the skin of her subjects with chrome paint, a nod to television static and the ambiguous nature of knowing an “other”. Thomas’ collages explore the relationship between skin and body and interiority and exteriority as she abstracts the faces of members of Black Hollywood along with members of her own family into pixelated squares.

While within the context of Film & Television, pixilation and static signal moments of visibility disrupted, Thomas uses these tools to encourage viewers to recognize their active participation in the function of perceiving as a bridge to connection despite complete understanding. She references the parts that make up the whole, and the spaces between legibility and abstraction that might inspire connection.

Thomas began her career developing feature films. However, a lack of diversity drove her to the visual arts. She earned her MFA from CalArts in 2025. This is her first solo show in New Mexico.