Thistle Wise is a nonbinary artist based out of Manhattan, New York. Originally from a small town in North Carolina, their work deals with elements of identity, the gender binary and how that relates to self expression. Beginning as a small child, Thistle’s work always leaned to a self-introspective narrative and worked to open a conversation with both the inner and outer self. Working primarily in traditional oil portraiture, their work bridges the gap between the technical old masters style and the neon pink hair dyes of the 21st-century. Currently a fourth-year student at the School of Visual Arts, they have a penchant for queer literature, roses, and pink glitter.