Chip Thomas - Immersive Photography and Community Narratives

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Chip Thomas aka “jetsonorama” is a photographer, public artist and activist who worked as a physician between Monument Valley and The Grand Canyon on the Navajo nation from 1987 to 2023. There, he coordinated the Painted Desert Project – a community building project which manifested as a constellation of murals across the Navajo Nation painted by artists from all over the rez + the world. These murals aimed to reflect love and appreciation of the rich history shared by the Navajo people back to Navajo people. Thomas was a 2018 recipient of a Kindle Project gift and in 2020 was one of a handful of artists chosen by the UN to recognize the 75th anniversary of the UN’s founding. Artists were chosen to generate work that “contributes to the envisioning and shaping of a more resilient and sustainable future.” Thomas is originally from Raleigh, and will be participating in a residency in Raleigh.

Image credit: website of Chip Thomas

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