Heidi Rider
Thumb Up Yours. Prompt: Make two things in one.
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Courtesy the artist

A Drawing A Day
April 19, 2021 - July 9, 2021
Curated by Emmanuel Muñoz
In partnership with the UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research
Support for this exhibition is provided by the WESTAF Regional Arts Resilience Fund, a relief grant developed in partnership with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support arts organizations in the 13-state western region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support and funding also comes from the UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research, who help undergraduates in their efforts to discover, innovate, create, and experience research at UNLV.

Image description: Thumb Up Yours by Heidi Rider
A watercolor and pencil drawing of a hand making a thumbs-up gesture. There is a caricatured face in place of each fingernail. The thumb is a Donald Trump-like figure with yellow hair, orange skin, and a dangling necktie. A series of open mouths surge from his mouth.