The Paul R. Jones Museum is proud to present Michael C. Thorpe: Nonsensical Formalism March 3 – April 28, 2023.

• First Friday opening, March 3, 12 noon to 8:00 p.m.
• First Friday artist’s reception, April 7, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. (open 12-8 p.m.)

Brooklyn, New York-based textile artist Michael C. Thorpe creates art quilts and fabric collages of bright, dream-like scenes and highly personal “meandering thoughts,” as one of his early solo shows was titled. For Thorpe, the quilt has become a canvas for dreaming up alternate pasts and exploring potential futures. The young artist sold all eighteen pieces at his first solo exhibition in 2020. Read more.