Films at PhxArt: Art for Everybody
August 27, 2025 | 6 pm
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Thomas Kinkade was one of the most successful artists of his day, with millions of cozy cottage paintings sold across the U.S. After his passing in 2012, Kinkade’s daughters discovered a vault containing a trove of unseen, unexpectedly dark paintings that reveal a more complicated and troubled man than his most popular works implied.
Through the voices of skeptical critics, adoring fans, and Kinkade’s closest friends and family, Art For Everybody digs deep into Kinkade’s life and work to elucidate the real man behind the persona. Accomplished editor Miranda Yousef’s directorial debut is an insightful documentary that peels back the layers of Kinkade’s facade, delivering a portrait of a complex man divided by the same forces that continue to pull us apart as a nation. Whether you love his work or revile it, this documentary will give you new insight into the infamous “Painter of Light,” and the darkness and conflict he secretly harbored.
Estimated runtime: 139 min.
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