Desiree Vaniecia
Desiree Vaniecia
Dallas, TX, United States
About Desiree Vaniecia
Desiree Vaniecia is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Dallas, Texas. Raised in a matriarchal home, her work pays homage to her family and their legacy. Her distinctive personal style challenges a stereotype of black women constructed by society and the media.
Her portraiture evokes both vulnerability and strength in the figures, either through posture, physical interaction, or compositional format. Gesture and poses are presented as powerful, whether through sexuality or assurance, while facial expressions and anatomical detail are left reduced and neutral within empty or vague settings.
Her portraiture evokes both vulnerability and strength in the figures, either through posture, physical interaction, or compositional format. Gesture and poses are presented as powerful, whether through sexuality or assurance, while facial expressions and anatomical detail are left reduced and neutral within empty or vague settings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, McMurry University Abilene, TX
Residency
2020 The Galleria Dallas Selected Artist, Dallas, TX
2018- The Cedars Union Studio Artist, Dallas, TX
2020
Awards/ Honors
2020 Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art
2019 Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Arts Activate Grant
Residency
2020 The Galleria Dallas Selected Artist, Dallas, TX
2018- The Cedars Union Studio Artist, Dallas, TX
2020
Awards/ Honors
2020 Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art
2019 Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Arts Activate Grant
Events
2020 The Other Art Fair x Wall Street Journal Rising Stars Panel Discussion
2019 The Cedars Union, CU Artist Talks Panel Discussion
2019 The Cedars Union, CU Artist Talks Panel Discussion
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Been On My Way, The Conduit Gallery, Dallas TX
Group Exhibitions
2020
Vivrant Thing, 500X Gallery, Dallas TX
Our Faces, Our Voices, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth TX
SAATCHI ART, The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2019
HYPERLOCAL, The MAC, Dallas TX
SAATCHI ART, The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX
KAABOO Texas Music Festival and Art Fair, Arlington, TX
Vignette Art Fair, juried by Leslie Moody Castro, The Women’s Museum, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
ART 214, juried by Susan Lecky, Nychelle Grant, Lucas Martell and Arthur Peña, Bath House, Dallas, TX
ART 214, juried by Susan Lecky, Nychelle Grant, Lucas Martell and Arthur Peña, Moody Performance Hall, Dallas TX
2020
Been On My Way, The Conduit Gallery, Dallas TX
Group Exhibitions
2020
Vivrant Thing, 500X Gallery, Dallas TX
Our Faces, Our Voices, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth TX
SAATCHI ART, The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2019
HYPERLOCAL, The MAC, Dallas TX
SAATCHI ART, The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX
KAABOO Texas Music Festival and Art Fair, Arlington, TX
Vignette Art Fair, juried by Leslie Moody Castro, The Women’s Museum, Fair Park, Dallas, TX
ART 214, juried by Susan Lecky, Nychelle Grant, Lucas Martell and Arthur Peña, Bath House, Dallas, TX
ART 214, juried by Susan Lecky, Nychelle Grant, Lucas Martell and Arthur Peña, Moody Performance Hall, Dallas TX
