Colleen thomas who is she

Colleen Thomas Dance "the beautiful and the ominous mingle in thoughtfully poetic ways" - Village Voice. Learn more about the diverse artists and collaborators who work with Colleen Thomas Dance.

La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia - present. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia - Associate Professor in Physiology. Honorary Research Fellow. Senior Lecturer. Alongside her memories of early artistic support and collaboration, Thomas also carries the weight of family and community experiences of alcohol and drug abuse impacts and the generational traumas of colonization.

Yet she is wary of drawing hard lines around blame or victimization. The shared history of arrival, displacement and abuse of power is as integral to Alaska identities as the natural landscapes we inhabit. I never thought the abuses I saw as a kid would continue.

I thought it would end with our generation. I think about how we can take all these broken things and make something whole. In the Fairbanks Arts Association Spring Juried Exhibition, she showed a piece with shapes and textures that were compelling —and uncomfortable. The combination of moose fur and porcupine quills against a dress pattern spread across the canvas suggested both stitched-up wounds and glacial river channels, something at once raw and meditative, directive and anarchic.

Instructive words, measurements and outlined human forms peeked through paint and fur. Professor of Professional Practice in Dance. Education B. Broadway World. Brooklyn Rail. Load More. Light and Desire p.