I’m Lila Thomas and I’m a Black Queer Seattle-based visual artist from Southern Louisiana. I received my BFA in Drawing/Painting at Nicholls State University. My work consists of portraits and intimate interior scenes where I use light and color to sincerely represent the people in my life and transform mundane environments into immersive spaces. I explore themes of identity, family history, and cultural exchange through food & generational trauma. I'm a teaching artist at Gage Academy & Frye Art Museum. I'm an artist resident at Actualize AiR & will be an artist-in-residence for Rockland Woods Residency: Winter 2025! I've also taught a painting workshop at DePauw University as their 2023 Artist in Residence. My work has been shown in the Koplin Del Rio, Geheim Gallery, Forest For The Trees, Richard E. Peeler Art Center at DePauw University, Inscape Arts, Lilith Pole Studios, Inside Studios, and Manifest Gallery.