La Rosa Artist

La Rosa is an artist affected by themes relating to childhood and the experience of growing up in community with a strong connection with the environment. Originally from Narino, Colombia after graduate leave to study English and start working in New Zealand after seven years leave to Namibia for one year and from there to the UK. currently based in Brighton.
La Rosa’s work seeks to explore the connection amongst ourselves and with our relationship with the environment. This interest has been expressed through the investigation of the fragmentation of relationships at a societal and wider ambiental level. Projects have included ‘Product of Colombia’ solo exhibition which portrayed the disconnect between westerner consumers and coffee producers in Colombia through reused coffee sacks, and "Las Negritas" which critiqued the continued subservient portrayal of black women in Colombian popular culture. Racial segmentation has been later explored in an African context through the 2014 series called Submarine desert which represents desertscape post-apartheid social structures in Namibia.
Natural themes predominate and are often explored through childish associations. Our urge to connect with the essential and authentic resonant ...

MFA, Maestra en Bellas Artes en el Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes, Cali-Colombia.

Individual Exhibitions
2018 Colombian Womble Revenge
Artist Open Houses, Brighton, UK.
2017 Colombian Womble House
Artist Open Houses, Brighton, UK.

2013 Product of Colombia
Matchbox Studios, Wellington, New Zealand

2012 City of Children
Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand

Collective Exhibitions

2012 National Art Exhibition
Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

2007 Photo Chop
Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand

2005 Rayada 2
Whitehouse, Cali, Colombia

2004 Imprints that Tracks Leave (engraving exhibition)
Gallery of Fine Arts, Cali, Colombia

2004 Original y Copia (installation)
Culture Centre, Cali, Colombia
Reshown at Hall National of Artist 39, Bogota, Colombia

2001 Collective Exhibition of Painters
Prisma Cine-Arte, Pasto, Colombia

2001 Arte en la Plaza
Plaza of Nariño, Pasto Colombia

2001 VII Salon FacArtes
Palatino Culture Centre, University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia

2000 Female Sights 2
Palatino Culture Centre, University of Nariño, Pasto, Colombia