‘We Can Add Value to the World’: San Quentin Prison Inmate Rahsaan Thomas on Why He’s Curating Art Shows from Behind Bars

ArtNet News, January 12, 2021: ‘We Can Add Value to the World’: San Quentin Prison Inmate Rahsaan Thomas on Why He’s Curating Art Shows From Behind Bars

“For Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, success came later in life—and at a cost. After being incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in California, Thomas began to work with organizations and initiatives using creative forces to combat mass incarceration and shift attitudes about prisoners from the inside.For Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, success came later in life—and at a cost. After being incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in California, Thomas began to work with organizations and initiatives using creative forces to combat mass incarceration and shift attitudes about prisoners from the inside.”

Thomas recently spoke with Andrew Goldstein for an episode of the Art Angle podcast.

Additional reading:

Museum of the African Diaspora Digital Exhibition, Meet Us Quickly: Painting for Justice from Prison

The New York Times, June 30, 2020: San Quentin Prison Was Free of the Virus. One Decision Fueled an Outbreak.

The Ear Hustle Podcast: The daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration.