ARTIST STAMENT

I do not seek to resolve form; instead, I return it to a condition of continuous becoming.
This work operates in a space where form is not fixed as an object, but exists in a state of continual transformation.
Image, material, and subject are engaged as unstable states, continuously reconfigured through process and perception.
The practice unfolds between control and release, rather than through imposed composition.
I intervene within material behavior—guiding without determining the outcome.
Gravity, fluidity, and surface tension become active agents in the formation of the image.
An in-between condition is central to the work: between figuration and abstraction, emergence and dissolution. Forms appear, destabilize, and reconstitute, resisting closure.
Photography extends this investigation through perceptual means. Using movement, exposure, and fragmentation, the image is similarly displaced from fixed representation, aligning with the logic of the paintings.
Travel and shifting environments inform this sensitivity through atmosphere, light, and spatial perception. These external conditions intersect with an internal affective field that drives the process.
The work is grounded in an ongoing negotiation between material reality and perceptual experience, where meaning is not illustrated but emerges through accumulation, transparency, and tension.

MELCINA ROSAS

ARTIST BIO

Melcina Rosas is an international artist born in Panama, based in New York City, and working between New York and Panama. Her artistic vision has been deeply shaped by her studies of English and French literature. Later, her studies in philosophy at La Sorbonne refined her reflective way of seeing the world and those around her. The vibrant environment of New York University further expanded her already distinctive artistic vision.
Her childhood, immersed between forest and ocean, awakened a lasting sensitivity to the rhythms and intelligence of the natural world. Together, these experiences cultivated an inner life and an enduring awareness of time, developing an attentive way of seeing the relationships that shape her perception of the world.
Her engagement with art, cinema, and literature further enriched this sensibility. She approaches artistic practice as a continuation of perception, aligned with Courbet’s principle to “paint what you perceive,” where observed life and form become the ground of the work, affirming presence beyond representation.

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2009  Diplomado (Certification) on Diplomatic and Political Affairs, Foreign Trade and Countries as Image at Ulacex,Panama University of Latin American on Foreign Trade.
2004  Land Art on the hills of Crete, Greece.
Group show, No son frutas, Galeria Nuevo Espacio University of Panama City, Panama City, Panama.
2006 – 08  L Artisan Parfumeur in New York City.
1998 – 03  Museum El Barrio, El museo in New York city, Support and Development committee.
1988  Artist painter and photographer, art bibliography upon request or available at www.melcinarosas.com
1985 – 88  United Nations New York, Mission of Panama, Diplomate attache and participating member of the Third and Sixth Committee.
1982 – 84  UNESCO Paris, France, Mission of Panama, participating member of the Committee Rights of the author.
1980 – 82  Consulate of Panama in Paris, France, Visas

EDUCATION

1996  ICP International Center of Photography.
1995  New York University, M.A. Studio Art.
1991  Independent workshops in portrait and drawing at Parsons School of design.
1987  The Art Students League of New York.
1981  La Sorbonne, París, Francia, Certification on Civilization and Literature.
1979  Drawing studies at La Maison D’Espagne, Paris, France.
1980  University of California at Davis, Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and French Linguistics.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

  • United Nations, Arabic Language Studies.
  • Fordham University, Seminar on Principles in Bilingual Education.
  • Catholic Institute in Paris, France Intensive Seminar on Management Economics.
  • University of California at Davis, Research and Documentation, Spanish department.
  • Translation of Business texts.

EXHIBITIONS

2025Group Exhibit, Soho Gallery, New York City NY
2016  Group show, Las Virgencitas, Costumbres y Tradiciones Hispanas, Queens Museum of Art, New York.
2014  Group show, 50 years of Hispanic Heritage, Queens Museum, of Art, New York.
2014  Group show, In the eye of the beholder, Coronado, Panama.
2013  Solo show, Selva Magica, Banque Lombard Odier, Panama City, Panama.
2010  Solo show, The tree chinese monks, Restaurant Amor y Tomates,Panama city, Panama.
2008  Solo show,Machu Pichu and Intiraimi Festival in cuzco, Gran Fraternidad Universal Meditation Center, Panama city, Panama.
2007  Open Studio Visit, Works in progress, New York city.
2006  Group show, Mujeres en sus ciudades, 1/1 Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Group show,Mujeres en sus ciudades, Tandil Museum, Argentina.
Group show, Abstractions, Promenades des Artistes, Private homes walk,Larchmont. New York.
Group show, Hidden cities, Prada Gallery. Washington DC.
2005  Group show, Mujeres en sus ciudades, Casa Gongora, Panama city, Panama.
Group show, Abstractions, Promenade des artists, Private homes walk, Larchmont, NY.
Group show, Convergencias y Divergencias,Galeria Manuel Amador, Panama city Panama.
Group show, Hispanic Artists, Art space at Verizon, New York City.
2004  Group show, No son frutas, Galeria Nuevo Espacio University of Panama city, Panama city, Panama.
2003  Group show, Hidden cities, Impressions, Art Present, Paris, France.
Group show,Un Puente entre todos, Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn NY.
Group show, Casa Gongora, Panama puente del mundo, Panama city, Panama.
2002  Group show, The Blue hour at Fotoseptember, Museum of Modern Art, Panama city, Panama.
Group show,”Panama, un puente al mundo”.African American Museum, Hempstead, Long Island.
Group Show, “REACTION”, Exit art gallery, New York city.
Group show, “Reflejos “XI Salon de Arte Iberoamericano, Art gallery of Mexico Ambassy Washington DC.
2001  Solo show, Panama Pacific Ocean, UNSRC, Pacem in Terris Society,United Nations Art space,New York city.
Group show, Diversity, African American Museum, Hempstead Long Island.
Solo show, Variations on the subject, Monserrat Gallery New York city.
Group show,Mujeres de espiritu, INAC gallery, Panama city, Panama.
Group show, Mujeres de espiritu INAC Gallery, Santiago, Veraguas Panama.
Solo show,Caminando por el Casco Antiguo. INAC Gallery, Panama city, Panama.
2000  Group show, Urban landscapes, Marathon Slide Show, Queens Museum of Art, New York city.
Group show,Vibraciones Ambrosianas, Global Art in year 2000,Colgate University, NY USA.
1999  Group show,Vibraciones Ambrosianas, Encuentro Bolivariano,Venezuelan Consulate New York city.
Solo show, Vibraciones Ambrosianas INAC Gallery Casco antiguo, Panama city.
1998  Solo show, Hungry for beauty, Gallery 84, New York City.
1997  Solo show, Bottled up, Gallery 84, New York City.
1996  Group show, Suite of Birds, Tres expresiones, tres artistas tres de Noviembre. Panamanian Consulate, New York city.
Solo show, Acompañamiento de Aves, INAC Gallery, Casco antiguo, Panama City, Panama.
1995  Group show, Suite of Birds, Gray Gallery 80 Washington East Galleries, New York City.
1990  Class group show, The Body, The Art Student League of New York City.

ART AUCTIONS AND GALA BENEFITS

2015  Art auction Celebrating the U.N. 70th birthday, New York City
2010  Books in Motion Lebanese organization for Art performance, New York city.
2004  Gift to the City of Panama Art historic patrimony, Dos Mares, Hospital Santo Tomas, Permanent Collection
2003  Harlem Art Project at Satchi and Satchi, Ray of light Foundation, New York city.
2002  French American aid for children. New York city.
2001  Hedge Fun Child Care, New York city.
1999  Wetchester Women’s club, Wetchester, New York.