Exhibit runs February 3rd – 26th at the Black Heritage Gallery at Central School. Opening reception is Friday, February 3rd, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a gallery talk at 7 p.m.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Channel Guice Thomas has been infused with the rich  culture of her birth place. Her earliest memory of creativity was recreating images from the decorative paper towels her grandmother bought. “I always felt there was something inside of me that needed to be shared”.
In 1995 while in high school, she joined Young Aspirations/Young Artists (YA/YA, a youth art group know internationally for hand painted furniture).

She has created a series of vibrant decorative pieces including furniture, textiles and books. Recognized for her explosive use of color and self-assured design sense, Thomas has collaborated on several commercial spaces throughout   New Orleans. Some of which can be seen at  Cafe du Monde and Harrah’s Casino. At the age of twenty, she was the youngest artist invited to show in the Our New Day Begun: African American Artists Entering the New Millenium Exhibition at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, TX. Post Hurricane Katrina, Thomas now makes her home in New Iberia, LA, with husband and fellow YA/YA artist, Brandon Thomas. In between teaching, being a wife and mother of two, she still manages to find the time to satisfy her passion for art, and her need to share it with the world.