Denyse Thomasos
1964–2012

Introduction

Denyse Thomasos (October 10, 1964 – July 19, 2012) was a Trinidadian-Canadian painter known for her abstract-style wall murals that conveyed themes of slavery, confinement and the story of African and Asian Diaspora. "Hybrid Nations" (2005) is one of her most notable pieces that features Thomasos' signature use of dense thatchwork patterning and architectonic images to portray images of American superjails and traditional African weavework.

Wikidata identifier

Q19661030

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Country of birth

Trinidad and Tobago

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500331422

Names

Denyse Thomasos

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