Irene Antonia Diane Reece
works in and between the continents.
A Houston, Texas native, she identifies as a contemporary artist and visual activist. She earned her BFA in Photography and Digital Media (Houston, TX) and MFA in Photography and Image-making (Paris, France).
The topics surrounding her work are racial identity, African diaspora, social injustice, family histories, re-memory, and mental and community health. With a background in photography and image-making Reece's journey through lens-based work has transformed her art practice to become critical of the tools that we use to create art to decentralize whiteness, engage/deconstruct the violence of the camera, protect Black archives, and centralize/celebrate the complexities of the Black identities.
Previous shows include FREIZE No.9 Cork Street (London, UK), FOTODOK (Utrecht, Netherlands), Lawndale Art Center (Houston, TX), Vogue Festival (Milan, IT), Dak’Art: La Biennale de Dakar, (Dakar, SN). Her work has been featured in NYT, Vogue, Art Papers, OVER Journal, Lenscratch, and FOAM Magazine. Additionally contributions to The Photographer’s Green Book, ProPublica, and the ‘You Are Your Best Thing’ Anthology by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown.
available for commissions and assignments in 2024 and exhibitions from Fall 2025 onward.
contact: info@irenereece.com
credit: Mamadou Dia