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Professor Thomas Featured Artist at Upstairs Artspace

Artwork with the text 'Upstairs Artspace Makers and Mentors; balancing art practice and teaching

Associate Professor of Art Jena Thomas is one of 12 art educators spotlighted in Upstairs Artspace’s summer exhibition.

Professor Thomas’s abstract landscape paintings explore the contemporary context of how mankind alters and views the natural world. Thomas has exhibited extensively in Florida and the Northeast, and her work has been featured in publications including Studio Visit magazine, New American Painting and Creative Quarterly.

Read Professor Thomas’s artist statement on the Upstairs Artspace website. Her art will be on display at Upstairs Artspace from July 20 through September 5, 2025.

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