Lanecia A. Rouse (born 1978 in Atlanta, GA) is a versatile artist who divides her time between Houston, TX, and Richmond, VA. Her diverse portfolio spans collage, abstract painting, photography, teaching, writing, speaking, and curatorial projects for local non-profit organizations.
Recently concluding a month-long residency in Charleston, SC with the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts, Lanecia has also been an Artists on Site: Series 3 Artist-in-Resident at the Asia Society HTX in 2022, and the 2020-2021 Artist-in-Resident for the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) at Rice University. She holds the position of the Visual Arts Editor of EcoTheo Review and the Artist-in-Resident partner at Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church in Houston, TX where she leads the Curation Team for the Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery. Lanecia is on the Board of Directors for the Image Journal.
Her exhibitions include venues such as Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA (2024); Zeigeist Gallery, Nashville, TN (2024); Preacher Gallery, Austin, TX (2024); Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Session 5 Faculty Exhibition, Deer Isle, Maine (2024); The San Jacinto College Central Gallery, Pasadena, TX (2024); The Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX (2023); The Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC (2021, 2022, + 2023); Reynolds Contemporary Gallery, Richmond, VA (2022 + 2023); Hogan Brown Gallery, Houston, TX (2023); Monterroso Gallery, Houston, TX (2022 + 2023); Project Row Houses, Houston, TX (2022); Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX (2022); Asia Society TX Center, Houston, TX (2022); Art is Bond. Gallery, Houston, TX (2022); Urban Zin Gallery, New York City, NY (2021 + 2022); Duke University Chapel (2022); Collect it for the Culture, Houston, TX; Houston First Corporation, Houston, TX (2021); Inman Gallery, Houston, TX (2020); Project Row Houses, Houston, TX (2020); Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; Forth and Nomad Gallery, Houston, TX (2019); American Church in Paris, Paris, France where she did a 1-month residency (2018); and Fourth Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO (2017 + 2021).
Lanecia's work is currently featured in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage that debuted at the First Museum in Nashville, TN September-December of 2023. It then travelled to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and is now on view at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
A graduate of Duke University Divinity School and Wofford College.
Lanecia studios at High Dawn Studio in Richmond, Va.
Click HERE to for inquiries regarding Available Works PDF, Speaking Engagements, Interviews, etc.
Instagram: @larartstudio
Recently concluding a month-long residency in Charleston, SC with the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts, Lanecia has also been an Artists on Site: Series 3 Artist-in-Resident at the Asia Society HTX in 2022, and the 2020-2021 Artist-in-Resident for the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) at Rice University. She holds the position of the Visual Arts Editor of EcoTheo Review and the Artist-in-Resident partner at Holy Family HTX Episcopal Church in Houston, TX where she leads the Curation Team for the Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery. Lanecia is on the Board of Directors for the Image Journal.
Her exhibitions include venues such as Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA (2024); Zeigeist Gallery, Nashville, TN (2024); Preacher Gallery, Austin, TX (2024); Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Session 5 Faculty Exhibition, Deer Isle, Maine (2024); The San Jacinto College Central Gallery, Pasadena, TX (2024); The Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX (2023); The Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC (2021, 2022, + 2023); Reynolds Contemporary Gallery, Richmond, VA (2022 + 2023); Hogan Brown Gallery, Houston, TX (2023); Monterroso Gallery, Houston, TX (2022 + 2023); Project Row Houses, Houston, TX (2022); Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX (2022); Asia Society TX Center, Houston, TX (2022); Art is Bond. Gallery, Houston, TX (2022); Urban Zin Gallery, New York City, NY (2021 + 2022); Duke University Chapel (2022); Collect it for the Culture, Houston, TX; Houston First Corporation, Houston, TX (2021); Inman Gallery, Houston, TX (2020); Project Row Houses, Houston, TX (2020); Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; Forth and Nomad Gallery, Houston, TX (2019); American Church in Paris, Paris, France where she did a 1-month residency (2018); and Fourth Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO (2017 + 2021).
Lanecia's work is currently featured in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage that debuted at the First Museum in Nashville, TN September-December of 2023. It then travelled to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and is now on view at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
A graduate of Duke University Divinity School and Wofford College.
Lanecia studios at High Dawn Studio in Richmond, Va.
Click HERE to for inquiries regarding Available Works PDF, Speaking Engagements, Interviews, etc.
Instagram: @larartstudio
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Artist Statement
Art-making, for me, is an act imbued with love. In my work, I delve into the intricate processes of memory and re-memory, capturing the ephemeral nature of personal and collective histories. Through the medium of collage, I piece together fragments of the past, creating visual narratives that explore the interplay between what is remembered and what is forgotten. Each piece serves as a dialogue between temporal layers, blending images, textures, and materials that evoke a sense of nostalgia and introspection. My art seeks to illuminate the transient beauty of memories, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences and the stories that shape our shared humanity.
Art-making, for me, is an act imbued with love. In my work, I delve into the intricate processes of memory and re-memory, capturing the ephemeral nature of personal and collective histories. Through the medium of collage, I piece together fragments of the past, creating visual narratives that explore the interplay between what is remembered and what is forgotten. Each piece serves as a dialogue between temporal layers, blending images, textures, and materials that evoke a sense of nostalgia and introspection. My art seeks to illuminate the transient beauty of memories, inviting viewers to reflect on their own experiences and the stories that shape our shared humanity.