Rosa Rojas is a first-generation Dominican-American artist born and raised in the Bronx and currently based in Jersey City. Growing up in New York, she spent her life navigating multi-cultural spaces. This experience of existing "between worlds" has become the foundation of her artistic practice. Through painting and sculpture, she documents quiet moments and spaces, examining how environments continue to hold us even in our absence.

Rosa moves fluidly between painting and sculpture. Originally trained in analog photography under Terry Towery, Rosa developed a lifelong love for light and contrast. Rosa built her technical sculpture foundation mentoring under John Belardo, later completing a specialized bronze program at New York’s Modern Art Foundry. This path led to a Paris residency under the artist Callum, where she expanded into oil painting and established her signature monochrome style.

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Lehman College, CUNY | Bronx, NY
Bachelor's Degree, Media Communications Studies and Art, 2012–2017

New York’s Modern Art Foundry | Queens, NY
Bronze Sculpture Program, 2017

Paris American Academy | Paris, France
Oil Painting Residency, 2018

Rooted in her background in analog photography, Rosa maintains an intimate relationship with light, relying heavily on contrasting atmospheric elements in a scene like light falling across a wall or shadows pooling in an empty corner. This deliberate constraint creates a palpable tension and distance on the canvas. Rosa emphasizes the absence of clear figures and the profound quiet of a scene, ultimately capturing everyday, mundane moments and places.

Rosa has exhibited in group exhibitions across the American Northeast and internationally.

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2026 | Storytelling in Black and White | CEV Art Gallery, Online
2026 | Black and White of It All | Artfront Galleries in Newark, NJ
2018 | Paris American Academy Residency in Paris, France
2017 | A Summer of Sculpture | Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, NY

Rosa has been featured in Art Magazines across America.

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2026 | The Awakening Magazine, Volume 8
2026 | Breaker Zine, Issue 24 (releases November 2026)

Alongside her art studio practice, Rosa has extensive experience supporting public art and visual storytelling. Her professional highlights include assisting to paint street murals for Patricia Cazorla and Nancy Saleme’s projects. As well as, assisting them with large-scale outdoor sculptures throughout New York City and New Jersey.

Rosa also bridges her fine art background with visual design, creating human-centered brand identities for small businesses and nonprofits through storytelling.

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2024 – Present | Brand Designer at The N2 Company, Remote
2020 - Present | Founder & Brand Designer at Great Things Design, Remote
2026 - Present | Independent Artist, Remote
2018 - Present | Artist Assistant, New York, NY

2017 | Graphic Designer at MoreArt, New York, NY
2016 | Photojournalist at Guidepost Magazine, Madrid, Spain
2013 - 2016 | Gallery Assistant at Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY