THE LANECIA A. ROUSE GALLERY
Named in honor of founding resident artist Lanecia A. Rouse, the Lanecia A. Rouse Gallery is designed for the flourishing of the arts and stands at the intersection of creativity, beauty, and theology. Since opening in 2022, the gallery has showcased work by Houston-based artists including Anthony Suber, Sarah Fisher, Catherine Martinez, Guadalupe Hernandez, and Saj Baldwin.
Reminiscence + Transformation
AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY MONIQUE AUITO + LAURA SUMMERHILL
On view November 7, 2025 — January 11, 2026
"Reminiscence and Transformation extends forwards and backwards in time, not only in the gallery setting, but also in the artists’ unique and yet similar journeys as artists and mothers. Together, these artists’ works provide a delicate dance around profound topics of mothering, memory, and hard truths, offering viewers a multi-sensory experience.
Memories have the ability to serve as portals, allowing us glimpses into our past, some echoing louder than others, making their way into the present. Our fondness for a special person or specific time and place lingers in everyday objects, activities, or rituals.
All at once in Monique’s collages, I’m transported to my childhood bedroom, Sunday school class, and my mother cooking in the kitchen. I am invited to move through these memories and consider why their imprint remains. Laura’s soundscape and animation keep me grounded in the present, enveloping me in sounds and scenes more familiar to my current life as a mother and artist. Yet her interactive work invites me to examine the forgotten memories or those we’ve chosen to keep hidden. Reminiscence and Transformation reinforce the importance of human presence through repetitive gestures in every object held, every memory recorded, and every transformation, seen and unseen.” — Sarah Sudhoff, Guest Curator
The Lanecia A. Rouse Gallery is delighted to showcase Reminiscence and Transformation, a shared exhibition of works between artists Monique Auito and Laura Summerhill, curated by Sarah Sudhoff. Building upon Monique and Laura’s mutual identities as women, wives, mothers, and workers, the exhibition will present a variety of works across different artistic disciplines that connect their histories.
Monique Auito (b. 1973) , a Brooklyn-based artist, grew up in Tecumseh, Michigan, and then moved to New York City where she studied at The Cooper Union (BFA, 1996) and Columbia University (MFA, 1998). An early childhood teacher for 20 years and a musician in the band The Welcome Wagon (Asthmatic Kitty Records), Monique has maintained a practice as a visual artist. Her recent work in collage combines paper, paint, and drawn elements, as well as keepsake materials—wallpaper, wrapping paper, greeting cards, etc.—that were collected by her grandmother. Using this approach allows for the examination of the passage of time and our relationships with past generations.
Laura Summerhill (b. 1972), a Houston-based artist, has been honing her skill with needle and thread since childhood. Descending from multi generations of Southern sewists and quilters, Laura blends her love of textiles with almost 30 years’ experience in the field of social work. Using cloth, paper ephemera, printmaking, and abstract + traditional design, Laura’s work is inspired by the history of women’s crafts and explores the intersection of the past, place, separation + loss, spirituality, social problems, and that which we carry into the future. Techniques include both hand + machine sewing, quilt + garment construction, and chainstitch embroidery on a 1930’s Singer 114w103 Bonnaz machine.
SELECT PAST EXHIBITIONS
ECOLOGIES: A Solo Exhibition by Garrett Griffin | September 14 - November 2, 2024
On U.S.: A Solo Exhibition by Roslyn Dupré | June 28 - August 11, 2024
IT'S OK TO FEEL THIS: A Solo Exhibition by Sarah Fisher | February 17 - April 19, 2024
Breaking Through: A Solo Exhibition by Catherine Martinez | January 12 - February 9, 2024
Florence Ave: A Solo Exhibition by Saj Baldwin | November 17, 2023 - January 5, 2024
Con Cariño: A Solo Exhibition by Guadalupe Hernandez | September 23 - November 3, 2023
REPURPOSE: A Solo Exhibition by Colby Deal | July 15 - September 1, 2023
Petals of Resilience: Works by Margo Lunsford | April 28 - June 23, 2023
Swathe: Works by Ellen Cline | February 22 - March 31, 2023
INTERSECTIONS IV: Artists’ Collective Group Exhibition | January 20 - February 12, 2023
"in knots: poetry in word and thread": Works by Sara Triana | December 2, 2022 - January 8, 2023
We Cried Until We Laughed: Works by Anthony Suber | October 29 - November 18, 2022
Boundary Crossings: New Paintings by Bruce Herman | August 27 - October 16, 2022
Exhibition Submission Guidelines for the LAR Gallery
The Lanecia A. Rouse Gallery is dedicated to the flourishing of the arts, standing at the intersection of creativity, beauty, and theology.
We welcome submissions via email throughout the year. Submissions are reviewed in October/November and April/May by the Curation Team of the LAR Gallery, which includes artists, curators, art administrators, and members of the Holy Family Episcopal Church community.
Please email artist information and work samples to largallery@holyfamilyhtx.org. See the link below for submission requirements and guidelines.
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3719 Navigation Blvd.
Houston, TX 77003
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Sunday
10 AM - 12 PM
Hours are subject to change based on the exhibition schedule.