Sabrina Thompson Bio
Sabrina Thompson is a Brooklyn-based, self-taught multimedia artist and musician who was born in Ann Arbor, MI. Her work delves into themes of generational trauma, psychopathology, societal constructs, resilience, and joy within the Black diaspora. Sabrina earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2019 and recently graduated with honors from Parsons School of Design in 2024, obtaining her MFA in Fine Arts with a minor in Transmedia and Digital Storytelling. Her work has been featured in the Eflux Education publication, 25 E Gallery, and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery.
I am a multimedia artist who is guided by intuition to create work that articulates a through line between generational trauma, heritable psychopathology, and societal structures of power and control. My work draws from reality when I layer these themes with pockets of resilience, innovation, imagination, and joy that break free from the cycle of violence perpetuated against Black people for centuries. My current work pays tribute to my late Grandmother, Naomi Thompson (d. 2019). She was beloved by everyone who met her and always believed in me. I channel diasporic methods of ornamentation, decoration, and interior design as I weave together memory, family history, grief, trauma, and societal constructs. These elements serve as a backdrop for a portrait of my Grandma, who is depicted as a saint who shines a light through the darkness to symbolize the significance and strength of Black matriarchs in the Black community and beyond. To achieve my ideas, I employ a spectrum of mediums, including textiles, embroidery, collage, quilting, sculpture, painting, stained glass, glass fusion, embellishments, musical composition, and digital illustration.
CvStateMichigan
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