Statement
Glenyse Thompson is a Florida-based artist whose work spans contemporary original art and design. Inspired by people and conversations, her artwork combines vibrant use of colors and textures, conveying the exuberant connections we have with each other and our environments.
Glenyse’ paintings and hand-drawings have everything to do with how we interact daily. “Conversation is something we would miss if not happening, yet we rarely stop to think how much value we should place on it. We are nothing without each other, we are nothing without conversation.
My goal is to inspire those who see my work to listen more carefully to the people around them and find beauty in the simplicity of hearing others.”
Biography
Glenyse was commissioned by Laura Hodges Studio to create several works for the 2023 Southern Living Idea House. During NYCxDESIGN 2023, Glenyse exhibited with Color Theory/IDSA at WantedDesign | ICFF and soft launched her own wallpaper collection, Evolution Wallscapes. She was tapped by Famous Footwear to create a custom-designed athletic shoe for the Art Meant For Walking Collaboration. Home décor firm Brewster Wallcoverings collaborated on a capsule collection, A-Street Prints x Glenyse Thompson Wall Mural Collection. Her artwork was included in Town and Country Magazine, as part of Cheryl Umbles “The Welcome Space” for Black Artists and Designers Guild — Obsidian Experience; subsequently her artwork was included in Elle Decoration UK, Metropolis Magazine, California Design and Home, Houzz, Hunker, Design Milk and Aspire Home and Design.
Commissions include cover art for Designers Today magazine and Great Guns London. Glenyse has been interviewed for Martha Stewart Magazine, Design Milk “Milkshake” series, Rue Magazine Instagram Takeover, and she appeared as a featured artist for WEDU Arts Plus, a nationally syndicated television program on the PBS network.
Her artwork is in the collection of Boston Children’s Hospital, and private collections. Exhibition history includes Black Futures, University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Mahogany Gallery; Many Americas: Art Meets History, Southern Vermont Arts Center; Satellite Art Show, Miami Art Week; Show Me The Signs #sayhername, Blum & Poe Gallery, The Other Art Show-Saatchi Art; Beyond the Mask: Storytelling in Black Art + Design, Plant Seven, High Point Market; Hyatt Regency Orlando Exhibition; Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series; PaperWest-National Works on Paper, Gittens Gallery.
