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TEDWomen 2017: Deborah Willis & Hank Willis Thomas to speak at November Conference
TEDWomen is a three-day conference about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers. The program of speakers, workshops, events — and daring discussions — has sparked some of TED's most iconic moments yet.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/tedwomen2017.html
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VIDEO: DPI Chair Dr. Deb Willis and Alum Hank Willis Thomas Give a Talk at TEDWomen 2017
Deborah Willis, PhD, chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging, and DPI alum Hank Willis Thomas (Tisch '05) were invited to give a talk as a part of the TED Women 2017 conference in New Orleans in November.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/TEDWomen-2017-video.html
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Aperture Foundation Honors DPI Chair Deb Willis and Alum Hank Willis Thomas
Dr. Deborah Willis and son Hank Willis Thomas were among the honorees at the 2018 Aperture Gala: FAMILY.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/aperture-deb-willis-hank.html
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Alum Hank Willis Thomas' Super PAC "For Freedoms" Featured on Fox 5
The artist-led Super PAC co-created by alum Hank Willis Thomas ('98) and Eric Gottesman was the subject of a news segment on Fox 5. The artists were interviewed at the "For Freedoms" exhibition at the Jack Shainman Galleries on 24th Street and 2
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/for-freedoms-fox.html
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DPI Alum Hank Willis Thomas's New Monograph "All Things Being Equal"
Hank Willis Thomas ('98) discusses his new monograph and politics in art in an interview with ARTFORUM.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/hank-willis-thomas-all-things-being-equal.html
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For Freedoms at ICP exhibits alums Emily Schur and Hank Willis Thomas
DPI alums Emily Schur and Hank Willis Thomas collaborated to update and bring to life the classic paintings by Norman Rockwell of the "Four Freedoms" in photographs.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/for-freedoms-show-at-icp.html
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Deborah Willis & Hank Willis Thomas profiled in The New Yorker
The New Yorker recently profiled DPI Chair Dr. Deborah Willis and alumnus Hank Willis Thomas
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/deborah-willis---hank-willis-thomas-profiled-in-the-new-yorker.html
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Alum Hank Willis Thomas Co-Founds First Ever Artist Led Super PAC
For Freedoms is a newly formed, artist-run Super PAC that empowers artists to create politically-engaged artwork that improves the way candidates and citizens participate in conversations about politics in the United States.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/for-freedoms-super-pac.html
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DPI Alum Hank Willis Thomas in TIME's "The Art of Optimism"
In TIME magazine's recent issue, Hank Willis Thomas was interviewed for their feature, "How Artists of All Ages Keep Their Creative Spirit Alive."
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/hank-willis-thomas-the-art-of-optimism.html
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DPI Chair Deb Willis and Alum Hank Willis Thomas present at TEDWomen
Curator and photographer, DPI Chair Deborah Willis and her son, alum artist Hank Willis Thomas (BFA '98) hosted a searching session of talks at the TEDWomen Conference.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/dpi-chair-deb-willis-and-alum-hank-willis-thomas-present-at-tedw.html