About the Artist

Mark Thomas Gibson (born 1980) is an American visual artist working in painting, print, ink, and watercolor. Gibson’s work explores Black representation in the United States using the medium of comics. Gibson focuses on using the language of comic as a tool for social justice. His work involves graphic novels, consisting of black and white pen drawings, and colorful paintings developed from imageries chosen from his books.“I look at American culture from a multipartite viewpoint as an artist—as a black male, a professor, an American history buff and comic book nerd.