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ROZ
LeCOMPTE
If art allows you to see through the eyes of the artist,
Rozalyn LeCompte’s eyes are kaleidoscopes.
The world looks back at you in
bright shades of pink and turquoise
– there is no fear of color here –
and in shapes both abstract
and universally recognizable.
What may appear as an orderless mosaic turns out to be a stylized family of symbols moored
in LeCompte’s personal mythology.
The end game isn’t chaos or
choose-your-own-adventure art;
in fact,
LeCompte’s work is bringing sharp focus
to the world at-large,
distilling human experience into symbols and stories
that are sometimes ancient and always familiar.
The art of South Louisiana has its own vocabulary of
moss-draped oaks, alligators, blue dogs,
and stilted houses.
Roz LeCompte adds confidently to this
Southern lexicon with symbols no less familiar
– handheld fans, teacups, candles, snakes,
the swamp lotus.
She is clearly inspired by her
mysterious swampy homeland
and the stories its nature and people carry,
and her work deftly explores the
Southerner’s infatuation with adornments and rituals.
LeCompte is self-taught,
tapping her intuition and fostering
a natural sense of play felt throughout her work.
It’s easy to imagine the artist as a young girl
painting teacups and flowers and snakes
on her studio floor.
But the femininity and fragility in her art
impart serious whimsy,
the kind of play that
breaks you open and makes you free again.
LeCompte’s lack of formal training
makes room for bona fide naïveté;
she is simply (and stunningly)
seeing the world and eating it alive
and synthesizing the experience into every medium
she can get her hands on.
BIO WRITTEN BY BROOKE BROUSSARD
SOUTHERN DRAMATURG
ROZ FOUNDED THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
FRANCO FINE ARTS EXCHANGE IN 2024
TO IDENTIFY, CONNECT, & PROMOTE
VISUAL ARTISTS OF ACADIAN DESCENT
EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATIONS
2026 CURATED "THROUGH THE ACADIAN LOOKING GLASS" EXHIBIT BY FRANCO FINE ARTS EXCHANGE AT CITÉ DES ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LA
2026 COVER PHOTO/FEATURE IN ACADIANA PROFILE MAGAZINE / LAFAYETTE,LA
2025 CURATED "REBEL SONG" EXHIBIT BY FRANCO FINE ARTS EXCHANGE AT HILLIARD ART MUSEUM /LAFAYETTE, LA
2025 ASSISTED HRAFNHILDUR ARNARDÓTTIR / SHOPLIFTER SQ FT. INTER SENSORY INSTALLATION "NERVESCAPE XI" AT
HILLIARD ART MUSEUM / LAFAYETTE, LA
2025 WHERE Y'ART WORKS "ART OF FLAVOR" GROUP EXHIBITION OLD 77 HOTEL & CHANDLERY / NEW ORLEANS, LA
2025 CURATED "CORRESPONDANCE" EXHIBIT BY FRANCO FINE ARTS EXCHANGE AT ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LA
2024 COUNTRY ROADS MAGAZINE OCTOBER MYTHS & LEGENDS FEATURE INTERVIEW / MISSISSIPPI + LOUISIANA
2024 BOLD JOURNEY ONLINE MAGAZINE INTERVIEW SEPTEMBER ISSUE
2024 "RÊVERIE" SOLO EXHIBITION ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LA
2024 BARE WALLS GROUP EXHIBITION AT BASIN ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2024 VOYAGER STL ONLINE MAGAZINE HIDDEN GEMS SERIES JUNE ISSUE / ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
2024 PRODUCER OF DEGE LEGG MEMORIAL TRIBUTE VAULT / ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2024 COUNTRY ROADS MAGAZINE FIVE ACADIANA ARTISTS TO KNOW MAY ISSUE / MISSISSIPPI + LOUISIANA
2024 BASIN ARTS PROJECT SPACE RESIDENCY "FEMME UNMUTED" / LAFAYETTE, LA.
2023 ACADIANA OPEN TOUR GROUP EXHIBITION AT ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2023 BRITISH VOGUE MAGAZINE JULY / AUG / SEPT ISSUES
2023 CUR NON BICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION CURATED BY CAMILLE FARRAH LENAIN AT ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LA
2023 BARE WALLS GROUP EXHIBITION AT BASIN ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2023 ARTSIN SQUARE MAGAZINE ONLINE FEATURE
2023 ABSOLUTELY ABSTRACT NATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITION AT MODERN VISUAL ARTS GALLERY/ BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
2023 SOLO FEATURE AT BASIN ARTS / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2023 60TH ANNUAL NATIONAL COMPETITION AT MASUR MUSEUM OF ART CURATED BY JOVANNA VENEGAS / MONROE, LOUISIANA
2023 FEATURED DESIGNER IN NEW ORLEANS INDEPENDENT FASHION SHOW AT HOTEL PETER AND PAUL / NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
2022 LOUISIANA LIFE MAGAZINE NOVEMBER ISSUE / METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
2022 PAPER CITY MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER ISSUE / HOUSTON, TEXAS
2022 LA CONTEMPORARY GROUP EXHIBITION CURATED BY VALERIE CASSEL OLIVER AT THE OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART / NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
2022 BEST IN SHOW FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOUISIANE / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2022 FLETCHER HALL ULL GROUP EXHIBITION / LAFAYETTE, LA
2022 SOLO EXHIBITION AT REVE COFFEE ROASTERS / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2017 BEST IN SHOW FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOUISIANE / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
2000 DAUGHTERS OF LIGHT SOLO SHOW AT CLEMENTINES / NEW IBERIA, LOUISIANA
1999 SOLO EXHIBIT AT CAFFÉ COTTAGE / LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
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