“Me and Indigo”
photo credit: Ermelinda Nancy Reece
Irene Antonia Diane Reece, b. 1993. (Houston, TX), identifies as a contemporary artist and visual activist. The topics surrounding her work are the African diaspora, social injustice, family histories, re-memory, and community health. Reece’s practice is activism and care within the arts. Her practice continues by decentralizing the white gaze in photography, confronting the violence of the camera, paying homage to Black Southern pride, protecting Black archives, and showcasing the complexities of Black identity.
Previous shows include FREIZE No.9 Cork Street (London, UK), FOTODOK (Utrecht, Netherlands), Lawndale Art Center (Houston, TX), and Dak’Art: La Biennale de Dakar (Dakar, SN). Reece is a grant recipient for the 2025 PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant. Her work has been featured in TIME Magazine, NYT, Vogue, Art Papers, OVER Journal, Hyperallergic, and FOAM Magazine. Additionally, contributions to The Photographer’s Green Book, Aperture, ProPublica, and the ‘You Are Your Best Thing’ Anthology by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown.
available for commissions and assignments in 2026 and exhibitions from Fall 2027 onward.
contact: info@irenereece.com