Current Exhibition:

Labor of Love

a group exhibition in celebration of Black History Month

On view at The List (201 Roberts St)

Thursdays - Sundays, 2 - 7 PM

Casa Luz is proud to present its third group exhibition, Labor of Love, in celebration of Black History Month and hosted at The List, a Black-owned local business in Second Ward. This exhibition, inspired by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s 2025 Black History Month theme of labor, explores the many ways Black artists expand upon traditional definitions of labor, highlighting its emotional, communal, and revolutionary dimensions through the lens of Black artistry. Brought together by a team of both emerging and seasoned talent, Labor of Love has bloomed from an ongoing process of care and commitment taken on by Amaya Cooper, Areli Navarro Magallón, Natalie James, Tay Butler, and Troy Ezequiel-Montes. Their shared dedication has cultivated a narrative foregrounding the deeply seen and felt, yet unquantifiable, work of Black communities—a necessary and urgent presentation of creative exploration and radical love.

Featuring the works of 18 Black artists across a range of mediums— including painting, collage, photography, drawing, and sculpture— Labor of Love explores themes of communion, love, joy, protection, connection, rootedness, and resistance. This exhibition challenges the notion of labor as solely toil or obligation, instead positing labor taken on from a place of love as an act of devotion— a refusal to succumb to insularity, and a commitment to build towards collective well-being. What do we stand to gain when we shift our attention to the quiet acts of care that also sustain Black life, just as much as we do to Black cultural production, acts of innovation, and collective preservation? The labor for love is a site of reclamation, revolution, and renewal—not just an exchange, but a profound act of care. To labor for love is to labor toward liberation—to turn diligence into devotion, to transform effort into action, to challenge the systems that seek to exhaust us and instead invest in the ones that sustain us.

At a time when the empire desires to thrive on doubt and division, Labor of Love asks: What does it look like to labor in solidarity, to drown out the noise and prepare our minds, bodies, and souls for the labor of love? How do we choose to direct our attention to the care of one another when everything around us seeks to unravel our bonds?

Featured Artists:

Abdurrahman Danquah, Andrea Venson, Arnea Williams, Avalon Hogans and Goodnews Nwankwo, Brody

Campbell, Chayse Sampy, Colletta "Coco" Paylor, Daneille Moss, DeCarté May, Jakayla Monay, Marcus

Wilson, Mich.el.son, Nevaeh Richardson, Omari Jesse, Raymond “Ray” Burgos Jr, Saj Baldwin,

and Ty Allen

RAÍCES

A Group Exhibition Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of Casa Luz

May 4 - 12, 2024

RAÍCES, curated by Areli Navarro Magallón and Troy Ezequiel Montes, commemorated one year since Casa Luz’s public opening and was a culmination and celebration of the creative relationships we have been blessed to foster with our community. RAÍCES, meaning "roots" in Spanish, delves into the diverse perspectives and narratives of home through the lens of various artists. This group exhibition invites viewers to explore the multifaceted meanings of home, ranging from personal experiences to cultural connections. While not all featured artists are Houstonian, they converge in a space dedicated to fostering creativity for and by the culture of Houston. From intimate reflections on familial bonds; to explorations of cultural identity and displacement; to crafting evocative visual reminders of the interiors we inhabit and adorn, the works on display collectively weave a tapestry of shared experiences, memories, and dreams associated with the concept of home and the roots that bind us across time and space.

Featured Artists:

Abdurrahman Danquah, Andrea Karolina Aragon, Ángela García, Arnea Williams, Brody Campbell, Briana Vargas, Darío De León, Eloyangel Martinez, Eric Michael Ward, Geraldo Malaval, Gustavo Treviño, Hailey Reyes, Hope Mora, Hugo Silva , Joseph Bui, Kolby Delce-Haynes, Mike Lazo, Mitchell Reece, Paola Moreno-Reyes, Raquel Natalicchio, Richmond Adjei, sal.ma bowan.ya, Soni Bhalla, Tatyana Alanis, and Troy Ezequiel Montes