FotoFocus Unveils Public Mural by Chip Thomas as part of the 2024 Biennial
Chip Thomas, Sight ≠ Vision , 2024. Wheatpaste mural. Presented as part of Chip Thomas and the Painted Desert Project on view at the Contemporary Arts Center. Photo: Taylor Howard. Courtesy of FotoFocus FotoFocus is pleased to unveil a newly commissioned portrait mural of artist William Rankins, Jr ., by activist, physician, and artist Chip Thomas at the locally beloved restaurant Ollie’s Trolley in the West End near Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati. Presented as part of the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial: backstories , the mural is an extension of Thomas’ exhibition, Chip Thomas and the Painted Desert Project , which opened September 6, 2024 and runs through January 5, 2025, at the Contemporary Arts Center. Also known by his street artist name jetsonorama, Chip Thomas has been creating large-scale murals since 2009, mainly across the Navajo Nation, between Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon, while he was working on the reservation as a physician. His works are often o
