Lanecia A. Rouse
Starshine + Clay (2023)
Paper, photography by the artist, found images, 23kt gold leaf on a discarded paperback book cover, 8 x 10 x 1.5 in framed.
SOLD
The Girl + The Red Balloon (2022)
Acrylic, paper, thread, and 23kt gold leaf on a discarded book cover in a white minimalist wood frame
12 in. x 9 in.
Lanecia A. Rouse
Lanecia A. Rouse (b. 1978, Atlanta, GA) is a multidisciplinary artist who splits time between Houston, TX, and Richmond, VA. Her portfolio includes a range of mixed media collage, abstract painting, photography, teaching, writing, speaking, and curatorial projects for various non-profit organizations. She is a Co-founding Creative Director for the ImagiNoir Equity Group. She also serves as the Chair of the Curation Team for the Lanecia Rouse Tinsley Gallery of Holy Family HTX in Houston, TX.
Lanecia is currently featured in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage at the Frist Arts Museum in Nashville, TN. The exhibition will travel to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston in Houston, T and the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.. She has exhibited at Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA (2022 + 2023), Project Row House, Houston, TX (2022), Art is Bond. Gallery, Houston, TX (2022), Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX (2022), Asia Society Texas, Houston, TX (2022), Urban Zin Gallery, New York City, NY (2021 + 2022), The Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC (2021 + 2022), Monterroso Gallery, Houston, TX ( 2022 + 2023), Duke University Chapel (2022) ; Collect it for the Culture, Houston, TX (2021); Houston First Corporation, Houston, TX (2021); Inman Gallery, Houston, TX (2020); Project Row Houses Round 51: Local Impact II, Houston, TX (2020); Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; and the American Church in Paris, Paris, France where she did a 1-month residency (2018)..
Lanecia has participated in a number of residencies. She recently completed a one month art residency with the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts in Charleston, SC.
Lanecia is a graduate of Duke University Divinity School and Wofford College.