About the Artist

“Love Can Heal, So Can Art.”
— R. West

About the Artist

Rickale West is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, and creative wellness advocate based in Houston, Texas, and the founder of Roxy Wuz Here Art. Her practice explores art as a tool for healing, reflection, and cultural storytelling, blending abstract expressionism, mixed media, and conceptual installation to create emotionally resonant work.

Rickale studied Psychology and Child and Family Development at Texas Southern University, a foundation that informs her lifelong mission to advance mental health awareness through creative expression. Working with mediums such as acrylics, fluid acrylics, aerosols, and oil pastels, she creates vibrant, textured compositions that explore identity, life experiences, and the transformative power of self-reflection.

Guided by the belief that art is medicine, Rickale extends her practice beyond the canvas through public activations, community-centered exhibitions, and creative wellness initiatives designed to make art accessible and restorative. Her projects include the “Overcoming” installation series presented in mental wellness facilities across Houston and the “Dear Little Me” and “Healing Art Garden” activations at the Melanin Minds Mental Wellness Conference. She has also collaborated on community initiatives for art activations with the Kay Davis in The Community Foundation, including campaign events hosted for Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter.

Rickale’s work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across the country, including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the University Museum at Texas Southern University through the CityWide African American Artist Biennial (2022 and 2024), the Amarillo Museum of Art Biennial 600, and the Thin Line exhibition at the Art Center Highland Park in Illinois.

Through Roxy Wuz Here Art, Rickale also curates dynamic art experiences and collaborates with organizations to amplify underrepresented voices while encouraging audiences to see art as a pathway to healing and connection. Her works have been acquired by notable social impact leaders, including Dannette K. Davis of Kay Davis in The Community and Cicley Gay, Chair of the National Black Lives Matter Movement.

Whether painting, curating, or facilitating creative activations, Rickale approaches each space with intention, using art to hold space for truth, healing, and shared human experience.