Christopher Marion Thomas

Christopher Marion Thomas “Doxa”

Camille and Debra Samara are honored to welcome Houston artist Christopher Marion Thomas to SAMARA Gallery.

For the last 16 years, Christopher has been creating contemporary paintings of canonized biblical and Social Justice subject matter. Thomas’ first solo exhibition with Samara Gallery, Doxa, is a spirited fusion of three lifelong passions: Painting, Art History, and Theology. This new body of work explores multilayered imagery, intriguing juxtapositions, and a spiritual depth.

Thomas is deft with a range of materials, layering oil paint, assemblage, and found objects to best articulate his subject.

The pieces selected for the exhibition vary in scale between expressive life-size pieces to intimate hand-held objects. The work in Doxa combines texture, gesture, and materiality, approaching a painting first as an object. With this formalist approach in mind, Thomas juxtaposes the sublime with kitsch, hip-hop, and pop culture. Doxa marries formal craftsmanship with psychological depth and contemporary social commentary.

"Blood at the Root" Oil and collage on panel, framed 20” x 20”

“All is Quiet” Oil and collage on board, framed 26” x 26”

“Annunciation/Mary” Oil on panel, framed 22” x 22”

"Job" Oil on panel, framed 20" x 20"

"No Weapon Formed" Oil and collage on panel, framed 24� x 24�

"Woman of Magdala" Oil on panel 12” x 12”

"Through the Fire" Oil on panel 48” x 48”

"Lamb’s Wool Oil on Masonite, framed 30” x 30”

"Proverbs 31 Woman" Oil and mixed media on panel, framed 25� x 25�

"Cornerstone" Oil on panel 12” x 12”

"Stars and Stripes" Oil on panel, framed 28” x 28”

"Man of Sorrows" Scratchboard, framed 23” x 29”

"Freedom Road" Scratchboard, framed 19” x 27”

"Teach Me Your Ways" Oil on panel, framed 16” x 16”

“Home of Peace” Giclee print, framed 34” x 34”

"Trinity" Oil and mixed media on panel 22"x 28"

"Surrender” and “Ecstasy’s Dream” Oil and collage on board, framed 21"x 28"

About Us SAMARA Gallery is located at Isabella Court at the intersection of Main and Isabella in Houston’s fast growing Midtown and less than a mile from Houston’s Museum District. SAMARA Gallery offers a wide range of fine contemporary art in various media by local national and international artists. We are devoted to presenting the finest work possible from established and emerging artists.

Our Mission SAMARA Gallery is devoted to curating and exhibiting artwork of emerging and established artists through a program of exhibitions presenting contemporary art in drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. Our gallery is committed to help artists grow professionally by providing a venue for artistic freedom, artistic excellence and freedom of expression. Through exhibitions and innovative marketing, we will help in placing our artists work in a wide range of private and public collections. SAMARA Gallery is dedicated to promoting visual art by engaging with local educational institutions, various non-profit organizations and collectors to enrich the artistic and intellectual climate of the Houston community.

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