Upcoming Events
Nicole Katsuras- Vestige of Place
Saturday, August 8th, 2026 at 812 Royal Gallery
Join us on August 8th, 2026 from 6-8 PM during Royal Street Arts District's annual Dirty Linen Night to celebrate the opening of Nicole Katsuras' solo show "Vestige of Place."
New works by Nicole Katsuras capture the tender, fleeting imprints that shape how we see the world around us. As a mother to young children, the only constant for Katsuras is change, as new words, new heights, new worlds unfold by the day. Time slips through the fingers at the moment one thinks to pause.
812 Royal Gallery is proud to present these works in conversation with the layered spirit of New Orleans. Join us for the opening reception of Vestige of Place to experience the captured essence of love, memory, and becoming
Join us on Saturday, August 1st in the Arts District of New Orleans for a special pop-up preview of Nicole Katsuras's solo show "Vestige of Place."
"Vestige of Place" captures the tender, fleeting moments that shape the way we see the world around us. Expressive oil paintings with dynamic impasto textures form physical echoes of how time becomes memory.
In conjunction with White Linen Night, 812 Royal Gallery and the Hotel Perle are proud to present these new works to celebrate the cultural renaissance that is contemporary art in New Orleans.
Visit 812 Royal Gallery to see the Southern Group Show, on view through July.
Southern creative expression cannot be easily categorized. Its output is not linear. Southern art is layered, emotional, complex, and deeply human, emerging from a rich multicultural landscape shaped by generations of cultural heritage, historical tradition, resilience, spirituality, music, storytelling, and the ever evolving melting pot that is the American South.
The Southern Group Show seeks to highlight artists whose work reflects that spirit through authenticity, individuality, and distinct points of view. Contemporary Southern art continues to expand beyond expectation, carrying with it both memory and momentum. We are honored to present a curated selection of works from esteemed Southern artists whose work truly defines the creative vision of this region we call home.
To learn more and view the show’s inventory, click below.
Past Events
Hamptons Fine Art Fair
July 9-12, 2026
Southampton Fairgrounds, New York
Featuring René Romero Schuler and Joseph Adolphe
View available works for this upcoming show and learn more via the link below.
Une Femme Forte
René Romero Schuler
This body of work began as a quiet conversation with myself about strength—what it really looks like, and how it lives in the body. Une Femme Forte is not about power as performance, but about endurance, presence, and the kind of resilience that often goes unseen.
I paint women who exist in an in-between space: between vulnerability and resolve, between memory and becoming. They are not meant to represent anyone in particular, yet they carry fragments of lived experience—my own and those I have witnessed. Each figure holds emotion rather than narrative. I’m less interested in telling a story than in capturing a state of being.
My process is intuitive and layered. I build and remove, soften and obscure, allowing the surface to mirror the emotional weight of the figure. The muted palette, the textured skin, and the stillness of the pose all serve the same purpose: to slow the viewer down and create a moment of recognition. These women do not ask to be understood or explained. They simply exist.
The title Une Femme Forte speaks to the complexity of femininity. Strength is not always loud. It can be gentle, inward, and deeply personal. It can live alongside doubt, tenderness, and uncertainty. For me, strength is the courage to remain open—to feel fully and to endure.
Showing this work in New Orleans feels especially meaningful. It is a city shaped by beauty, loss, and persistence, where strength is woven into everyday life. My hope is that these paintings offer a space for reflection, and perhaps a sense of connection—for anyone who has learned that strength is often born from vulnerability.
— René Romero Schuler
