# @mickalenethomas on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjGXmuBh8j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16773762-mickalenethomas-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-01-12T20:46:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mickalene Thomas (@mickalenethomas) — https://gondola.cc/mickalenethomas

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Honored to be featured on the cover of sothebys magazine in an issue dedicated to celebrating artists of color. “To make a lasting difference, change needs to come from the top. According to a 2015 study by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, only 16% of leadership positions in art museums are held by people of colour and only 4% of museum curators are African American.” As stated so powerfully by Naomi Beckwith, a senior curator at the mcachicago “People can’t just appear; they need to be given power.” kerryjamesmarshs kehindewiley asherald njidekaakunyilicrosby sothebys .
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#martinpuryear #romarebearden #mickalenethomas #blackartmatters #art #artist

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