William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery
Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall – known online by their moniker, The Icy Gays or @theicygays – acquired their first artwork, Corydon Cowansage’s Stairs #3, seven years ago after discovering it online. To call this purchase life-changing would be an understatement. Becoming “art collectors” was never a goal for the couple, but this painting, with its surreal abstraction of nature, became the point of origin for their committed discovery and support of emerging queer and female artists which would ultimately grow into a landmark collection.
FULL DISCLOSURE marks the first public display of works from the collection of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, contemporary art collectors based in Minot, ND. This exhibition is curated by Anne-Laure Lemaitre, a New York based curator, writer, and creative strategist. With +15 years of experience creating global art infused activations, greater than life installations and complex site-specific programs around the world, she strongly believes in the importance of anchoring art in its context to further its impact, trigger new perspectives, and explore new conceptual territories. With FULL DISCLOSURE, The Icy Gays and Lemaitre invite everyone into their world where nature and humanity surreally entwine, and new identities emerge.
left to right: Dominique Fung, Increased Exposure, 2020, Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 in., Acquired from Nicodim, Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, Image courtesy of the artist • Anna Weyant, Dirty Little Secrets, 2019, Oil on panel, 48 x 84 in., Acquired from 56 Henery, Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall, Image courtesy of Matt Grubb • Hein Koh, Weeping Banana, 2018, Acrylic, felt, fiberfill, glitter, metallic spandex, sand, sequence spandex, string, vinyl wire, 16 x 14 x 18 in., Acquired from JDJ, Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall • Molly A Greene, Suture, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, Acquired from Kapp Kapp, Courtesy of Rob and Eric Thomas-Suwall
