Janice McCloud Warren

Janice McCloud Warren is an art educator, visual artist, and community advocate. Warren is a native Houstonian and earned her BA in Fine Arts from Texas Southern University in 1999 and teaching credentials from LeTourneau University in 2008. In 2018, she successfully completed a 9-month LoneStar LEND (Leadership Education in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) Fellowship from the University of Texas Health and Science Center in Houston. Warren strives to be a positive role model and impact her community in a variety of ways which includes ministry leadership, community involvements, and facilitating workshops for audiences of all backgrounds. She loves using her LEND training to assist individuals of all walks of life by spreading the importance of inclusion, creative self expression, and promoting developmentally appropriate art activities for all ages and abilities. Warren has more than 30 years of teaching experience in a variety of settings. In 2005, she founded “Aesthetically Artistic” – Art From the Heart, an adaptive and all inclusive visual arts program that is both therapeutic and exploratory for children, adults, and seniors. Warren believes that creativity and art therapy serves as a vital tool for healing. She continues to produce creative compositions, collaborate with local artists, and participates in various group art exhibitions throughout the year. Warren is most known for creating mosaic artwork and unique mixed media collages and compositions.