Lanecia A. Rouse Tinsley

“In painting, I try to make some logic out of the world that has been given to me in chaos.... The fact that I know I am doomed to failure— that doesn’t deter me in the least.”
​-Grace Hartigan

Lanecia Rouse Tinsley is a interdisciplinary artist based in Houston, TX, who specializes in abstraction. Her portfolio also includes a range of work in photography, painting, teaching, writing, and speaking. She is the owner and creator of LAR Art Studio and works primarily out of Studio D of Hardy Studios.

Lanecia creates out of a desire to make the invisible landscapes within and the human condition known; using texture, form + color to speak to life upon various surfaces in ways words cannot. Fascinated by history + story; her work also explores the "negative spaces" in life--those times of ambiguity + uncertainty, silence + mystery through subtle textures, color, markings + layers to create a history within each piece.

In addition to her work through LAR Art Studio, Lanecia contracts with Holy Family HTX as an Artist-In-Residence; works with projectCURATE as Co-Spiritual Director and Consultant for the Arts; and is Co-founder/Co-Creative Director of ImagiNoir Group, an international alliance and think-tank of black activists, artists, writers, scholars and educators.

Lanecia is a graduate of Duke University Divinity School (MDiv) and a graduate of Wofford College (BA in Sociology).

Aside from current shows, you can view her work every 3rd Saturday at the Hardy + Nance Streets Open Studios + follow my process on Instagram.

The Story of How LAR Art Studio Was Born

Video Created & Produced by The Work of the People
Lanecia is available for commission art work, documentary and event photography, and speaking and workshop leadership upon request.

For speaking + workshop booking requests, contact me HERE.
Photography by Lacie Brawner
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​Lanecia Rouse Tinsley