N. Sterling Thompson

Using my magic to find the glitter

Walking, as metaphor and action, is a core part of my practice. It was instilled in me by my grandparents, who would often take me and my sister on walks or “treasure hunts” in the desert around their house in southern New Mexico. They taught me to look for beauty, for the “glitter.” Works in progress are regarded as “ongoing journeys.”

Noah S. Thompson is an image maker and storyteller inspired by magic, mythology, and memory-keeping. Their practice, informed by a sense of wonder and melancholy, uses the alchemical nature of photography to explore themes of transformation, examining the rituals and relics through which we establish a sense of belonging.

Noah received an M.F.A. in Studio Art from the University of Connecticut and a dual B.A. in English and Art & Art History from Dickinson College. Exhibition venues include the Griffin Museum of Photography, Hampden Gallery, Distillery Gallery, William Benton Museum of Art, and the Mattatuck Museum of Art & History. Noah’s work has been supported by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Ford/Knauth Fellowship for LGBTQIA+ Artists at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, and a UConn Zachs Award.

noahsterlingthompson@gmail.com

@noahsthompson