Mixed Media Art with Lanecia Rouse
Presence + Wonder: Contemplative Art Making
Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do."
—Toni Morrison
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
—Mary Oliver, "Sometimes"
Join Lanecia for an immersive workshop that invites you to slow down, observe deeply, and create from a place of presence and authenticity. Through contemplative photography, slow reading of poetry, abstract meditative painting, and mixed media collage, you'll develop a personal visual vocabulary and create works that make visible what is within you. This workshop emphasizes process over product, curiosity over perfection, offering a restorative creative experience where mindfulness and art-making beautifully intersect. We will have conversations about contemplative art and learn practices that you can take home with you along with the work you create in the workshop. No prior art experience necessary—all materials provided except camera/smartphone. Perfect for anyone seeking a gentle, reflective approach to creativity.
Preparation
You will be provided with short essays to ponder before you arrive.
Supplies
All materials provided except camera/smartphone. Course does include a $200 supply fee.
Who is best suited for this class?
This class is designed for those longing for a restorative creative experience where mindfulness and art-making beautifully intersect. No prior visual art experience is required.
About the Instructor
Lanecia A. Rouse creates from a deep knowing that art serves as fertile ground where empathy is fostered, curiosity is cultivated, healing unfolds, and connection flourishes. Working across collage, abstract painting, photography, and curation, she has taught at SnowFarm New England Craft School, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Shakerag Workshops, and the Glen Workshop. Recent residencies include the Inaugural Berg Global Artist-in-Residence Fellowship (Fall of 2025), Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts in Charleston, SC (2023), Asia Society HTX (2022), and Rice University's CERCL (2020–2021). She serves as Artist-in-Residence at Holy
Family HTX Episcopal Church, where she guides the Lanecia A. Rouse Gallery, and sits on boards for Image and 1708 Gallery in Richmond, VA.
Her work has been exhibited at Reynolds Gallery, Preacher Gallery, Zeitgeist Gallery, Second Street Gallery, Galveston Art Center, Project Row Houses, Asia Society Texas Center, Urban Zen Gallery, Duke University Chapel, and the American Church in Paris. Her work was featured in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage at the Frist Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and The Phillips Collection.
A graduate of Wofford College and Duke Divinity School, Lanecia studios at High Dawn Studio in Richmond, VA.