Elizabeth Roman

Artist Biography – Elizabeth Roman

I am a French-Peruvian artist, activist, and humanist, developing a deeply committed body of work grounded in social resonance, poetic resistance, and the raw emotion of lived experience. Through my art, I speak for those whose voices are silenced—those condemned to invisibility. I create not to escape the tragic beauty of reality, but to illuminate it. I use color to tell what many refuse to hear.

My visual language is rooted in the streets, shaped by urban culture and the aesthetic power of graffiti, street art, and muralism. I draw inspiration from the works and ideologies of artists such as Banksy, JR, Shepard Fairey, and the honest pulse of the underground scene—Space Invader, and all those who resist with a spray can and a vision. Like them, I believe in truth, integrity, and the power of visual protest.

Entirely self-taught, I practice figurative painting and generative art using AI as a medium—not as a shortcut, but as an extension of my creative soul. Whether on canvas or screen, each work is a labor of love and necessity, crafted over time with meticulous care and intuitive precision. I am a perfectionist, a tireless worker, and fiercely devoted to my art. Painting has become my compa...

Education
• 1993 – Professional School of Design, Peru
• 1996 – Art History and French Civilization, Sorbonne, Paris
• 1998 – Modeling – Size and Volume Technique, Professional School of Art Duperré, Paris

Solo & Group Exhibitions
• 2025 – Brooklyn Digital Exhibition, Arrival Gallery
• 2025 – Biennale of Venezia
• 2022 – Anarchie, Pop-Up Store “Monde Latino”
• 2022 – Visage 56 Art Gallery & Design Studio, London
• 2011 – Esher Fine Art Gallery, London
• 2021 – MiArte Gallery
• 2020 – Flamingo Road Gallery, Colombia
• 2019 – FATCAP Art Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
• 2019 – Faits Divers, Capsule Gallery, Paris
• 2019 – Activism and Art, Making Art Space, France
• 2018 – FATCAP Art Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
• 2017 – Pérou Underground, La Casona, Peru
• 2016 – FATCAP Art Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
• 2015 – Activism and Art, Making Art Space, France
• 2015 – Etranges Rencontres, Vandales Space, Paris
• 2014 – Urbana, Sportswear Store, Paris
• 2013 – Scenes From Around the World, Daniel Street Space, Paris
• 2012 – Auguste Store, Paris
• 2010 – Urban Art Exhibition, Auguste Store and Urban Art Gallery, Paris
• 2009 – Visage 56 Art Gallery & Design Studio, London
• 2009 – GIE EXPERTS, Saint-Raphaël, Côte d’Azur, Paris
• 2007 – Europe Latine, Space La Clef, Paris (curated by A COMME ART)
• 2006 – World and Lifestyles, Space Young Artists, Exhibition Room, Paris
• 2006 – Talking About People, Space de l’Horl...