Art Exhibition: "Full Disclosure Selections from the Thomas-Suwall Collection" @ Plains Art Museum

Saturday, April 20, 2024 10:00 AM 10:00
Saturday, September 7, 2024 5:00 PM 17:00

Plains Art Museum 704 First Ave N Fargo, ND 58102 United States (map)

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left to right: Dominique Fung, Increased Exposure (detail), 2020, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in., Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, Image courtesy of the artist • Anna Weyant, *Dirty Little Secrets*, 2019, Oil on panel, 48 x 84 in., Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, Image courtesy of Matt Grubb • Vincent Cy Chen, *Acradia*, 2022, Neon, acrylic, gouache, fiberglass, resin clat, feather, polystyrene, polystyrene, aqua-resin, steel, wood, navel ring, mineral spirits, 55 x 31 x 21 in., Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall

Event Link: https://plainsart.org/exhibitions/full-disclosure/

FEE: Admission is free, registration requested - https://givebutter.com/fulldisclosure

Plains Art Museum

April 20, 2024 - September 7, 2024

William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery

Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall – known online by their moniker, The Icy Gays or @theicygays – acquired their first artwork, Corydon Cowansage’s Stairs #3, seven years ago after discovering it online. To call this purchase life-changing would be an understatement. Becoming “art collectors” was never a goal for the couple, but this painting, with its surreal abstraction of nature, became the point of origin for their committed discovery and support of emerging queer and female artists which would ultimately grow into a landmark collection.

FULL DISCLOSURE marks the first public display of works from the collection of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, contemporary art collectors based in Minot, ND. This exhibition is curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre, a New York based curator, writer, and creative strategist. With +15 years of experience creating global art infused activations, greater than life installations and complex site-specific programs around the world, she strongly believes in the importance of anchoring art in its context to further its impact, trigger new perspectives, and explore new conceptual territories. With FULL DISCLOSURE, The Icy Gays and Lemaitre invite everyone into their world where nature and humanity surreally entwine, and new identities emerge.