Taliesin T. Thomas
Director, AW Asia; private collection manager, Art Issue Editions
Education
BA, Bennington College; MA, Columbia University; Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Professional experience includes
Programs associate/assistant, Office of the President, American Academy in Rome, NY; associate director, manager, Ethan Cohen Gallery; associate producer, Micocci Productions
Presentations include
“Extreme Reverberations and the Existing Real: The Birth of Contemporary Chinese Art,” Asian Art Museum of San Francisco; “Ai Weiwei in Contemporary China,” Andy Warhol Museum; “Contemporary Chinese Art Since 1976,” Brattleboro Museum & Art Center; “Feminism: A Conversation,” Bennington College; “Contemporary Chinese Art,” Chelsea Art Museum; “Ai Weiwei: Global Artist, Borderless Humanist, Contemporary Emperor,” Farnsworth Art Museum; “Asexual Sex: Expanding Visions of Gender in Contemporary Chinese Art,” University of Brussels; “Artivism: Art + Activism Across Cultures,” Georgia State University; “Ai Weiwei and Artistic Integrity in the 21st Century,” University of Lisbon
Publications include
Chronogram; ARTPULSE; Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art; Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art (JCCA); Face to Face. The Transcendence of the Arts in China and Beyond: Approaches to Modern & Contemporary Art; ArtAsiaPacific