New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery will represent the artist Mickalene Thomas, widely known for her boldly colorful, rhinestone-adorned portraits that lionize Black women. She will have a solo show at the gallery in January 2028. The artist will maintain longstanding relationships with three of her existing galleries: Yancey Richardson in New York; Galerie Nathalie Obadia in Paris; and Baldwin Gallery in Aspen, Colorado. (Thomas has in the past also been represented by New York–based Lehmann Maupin, Kavi Gupta and Rhona Hoffman both in Chicago, and Los Angeles’s Susanne Vielmetter, as well as working on a project basis with New York-based Lévy Gorvy Dayan.) Related Articles For her work, dealing with concepts of race, queerness, femininity, and beauty, Thomas equally draws inspiration from art history, popular culture, and African textiles, among other sources. Since earning a Yale MFA in 2002, she has worked in many mediums, including painting, photography, collage, video, and installation.  “I’ve known Jack since the beginning of my career,” the artist told ARTnews in a recent interview. “Life is really funny. He came by …