About Us

Roslyn Dupré is a bricoleur and mixed-media artist who blends humble materials and craft to fashion sewn papers and woven constructions. A former geoscientist and editor, she is a maker of objects, an observer, and a commentator. Much of her work is abstracted commentary, with constructed objects capturing her reflections of the world around her. Her objects sometimes embody expressions of memory, reinterpreted in the context of new realities and greater experience. Others are more distant and less immediately narrative but are careful compositions of action and material, form and response. The historical significance of the materials she uses is integral to her work, as each object carries the weight of its past and does not pretend to exist without it.

Dupré earned an MFA in the Sculpture Department from the Katherine G. McGovern School of Art, University of Houston. Recent solo shows have included The daily devotional at Lawndale, which was accompanied by Rabea Ballin’s thoughtful essay, and On US at LRT Gallery. Her work was also recently included in the Texas Biennial 2024’s The Last Sky: Thermals and Thresholds at Sawyer Yards and is on display at Hobby Airport as part of the City of Houston’s Civic Art Collection.

To learn more about Roslyn Dupré, visit https://www.roslyndupre.com/.

Roslyn’s residency is generously sponsored in part by Phyllis Childress.

Lorena Morales is a multidisciplinary visual artist currently based in Houston, Texas. Her work relates to the evolving nature of home and the significance of what this carries for an individual and their identity in a rapidly changing world. Through a variety of materials, she explores the relationship between personal and collective experiences, stories, and contexts, challenging the viewer to further discover the simultaneously positive and negative feelings surrounding home by exploring spaces that are intangible, metaphoric and psychological.

Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Morales holds certificates in painting and sculpture from the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as well as a degree in business administration. She completed the Block XIX Program at the Glassell School of Art, and was also awarded a grant by the Carlos Cruz-Diez Foundation and the Glassell School of Art for participation in an advanced seminar in contemporary art. She was one of the selected 2021/22 artists-in-residence at the L’AIR Arts Research Residency in Paris, France, and in 2023, she joined the hybrid art residency Mar Adentro at Puertas Adentro in Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Morales’ work has been exhibited extensively in art galleries, nonprofit organizations, and art museums in Texas, as well as nationally and internationally, in Venezuela, France, Uruguay, and Germany. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, City of Houston’s Civic Art Collection, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and in many other public and private collections. More recently, Morales was selected as the 1^st Place winner for The Wendy Wagner Foundation 2024 Fall Trio Creative Grant. Her work is represented by Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston, Texas, and Contemporaneo Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.

To learn more about Lorena Morales, visit https://www.lorenamorales.com/.

Lorena’s residency was generously sponsored in part by Phyllis Childress.

Macon Reed is an artist working in sculpture, ceramics, installation, fibers, video, and social practice. Their work draws from participation in queer, punk, and DIY communities that experiment with how we can, and cannot, consciously shape the world in which we live. Their brightly colored, large-scale installations combine studio and social practices to create temporary worlds that highlight undervalued histories and social issues.

Reed’s work has shown at venues such as the National Art School and University of New South Wales Gallery (Sydney), San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, Transmediale Vorspiel (Berlin), La Patinoire Royale (Brussels), Columbia University, Center for Craft, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, and Museum of Art and Design NYC. They received First Prize at the 2023 Louisiana Contemporary exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Reed completed their MFA at University of Illinois at Chicago (2013) and BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (2007). They studied Physical Theater at Dah International Theatre School (Belgrade), Radio Documentary at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies (Maine), and Socially Engaged Arts at The Kitchen (NYC). They attended residencies and fellowship programs at Royal Academy of Arts (London), Eyebeam Center for Art + Technology, and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

To learn more about Macon Reed, visit www.maconreed.com.

Macon’s residency was generously sponsored in part by Phyllis Childress.

Atisha Fordyce is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drawing inspiration from family traditions and Caribbean folklore, her work serves as a vessel for collective memories. Her work often portrays floating figures, symbolizing the in-between, the many places she has called home, and her yearning for a sense of belonging. This conceptual space reflects what many immigrants navigate. Fordyce is of Guyanese birth and American citizenship.

Her art is profoundly influenced by the Maroon cultures of the Americas. Through her practice, she merges landscapes and interiors to explore the concept of safe spaces, particularly in relation to resisting displacement. Her work honors leisure, featuring depictions of domestic environments, flora, found patterns, fabric, and, most importantly, people. Her art celebrates the resilience and beauty of her heritage.

Fordyce holds a BFA from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art and an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts. Her work has been shown in The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, the New York Academy of Art, BSB Gallery in Trenton, and many other institutions and private collections throughout the United States and Guyana.

To learn more about Atisha Fordyce, visit https://atishafordyce.com/.

Atisha’s residency was generously sponsored in part by Maggie McKay.

Nela Garzón is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose work explores the intersection of traditions, cultural diversity, and acculturation. Drawing inspiration from diverse cultures, she addresses themes of colonialism, racism, social injustice, and migration, critically examining the impact of ethnocentrism in dominant societies. With a passion for folk art and handcrafts, Garzón immerses herself in traditional techniques, reinterpreting them to comment on the effects of globalization and capitalism. Her work advocates for the preservation of ancestral knowledge, the promotion of pride in minority communities, and the acceptance of immigrants and refugees in a pluricultural world.

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Garzón earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Javeriana University in 2004. Her art has been featured in significant exhibitions in Colombia, including the 41st Salón Nacional de Artistas and the 4th Salón de Arte Bidimensional. In the U.S., she has received notable achievements, such as the 1st Award at the Assistance League of Houston Show (2019), the LIFTS grant (2020), and a sculpture featured at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (2022). She also received a Jones Artist Award from the Houston Endowment (2023). A commissioned work is permanently installed at Meow Wolf Houston (2024), and she was a resident artist at PAC (2023).

To learn more about Nela Garzón’s work, visit http://www.minkstereo.com.

Nela’s residency was generously sponsored in part by Jerome Schultz.