Alicia Henry's work is created with mixed media on fabric. Her large-scale installation for Flying Solo at Nashville International is based on the theme of "Home." This topic is explored through the definition of home for the individual and for a group. Henry also investigates whether or not people identify home as a physical location or something less tangible, such as a sense of security or the feeling of being nurtured.

In 2001, Henry received a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she used to travel in Africa. She came to Nashville this year to join the Fine Arts Department faculty at Fisk University. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at The School of Art Institute of Chicago and her Master of Fine Arts degree at Yale University. Her artist residency at New York City’s Art in General resulted in a solo exhibition entitled, "Family Portrait," in 2000. Recent solo shows include, "Four Corners," at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Cheekwood Museum of Art’s Temporary Contemporary. She has also participated in group shows at Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville.

Arts at the Airport receives funding for the visual arts from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC). Music performances are sponsored by MNAA, Delaware North Companies, Inc. and The Paradies Shops. The Flying Solo Exhibition Series is funded in part under an agreement with the TAC and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Arts at the Airport, please call (615)275-1614 or visit www.artsattheairport.com.