Mickalene Thomas’s works of art have been included in numerous important solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe, Brooklyn Museum, NY, and Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA; Mickalene Thomas, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Mama Bush: One of a Kind Two, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, JP; 30 Americans, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; and American Now, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The artist’s work is part of significant public collections, including Art Institute of Chicago, IL; Brooklyn Museum, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY.