LAND GALLERY
James Rosa
James Rosa
James Rosa (b. 1965) is a Brooklyn based artist and documentarian. Rosa draws inspiration from his environment. His drawings, paintings, and collages begin with simple outlines of found objects. They grow into intricate compositions of narrative and abstract worlds. These illustrations of Rosa’s colorful inner life and environment often include houses, faces, flowers, rats, circles, and teeth. Throughout his work, Rosa’s use of harmonious, saturated colors bind his pieces together across subject matter and style. Each individual story and arrangement acts in relation to the work before it.
Exhibitions
2023
LAND Gallery is excited to participate in the 2023 OAF. We will exhibit new work by Robert Latchman, Byron Smith, Christine Lewis, James Rosa, and select LAND artists.
2019
Opening reception: September 11th, 6:00–8:00 PM
LAND is excited to announce LAND at the State Capitol — An exhibition of new drawings, paintings, sculptures and textiles by Raquel Albarran, Nicole Appel, Rudy Bansraj, Carlo Daleo, Myasia Dowdell, Garrol Gayden, Kenya Hanley, Robert Latchman, Christine Lewis, Michael Pellew, James Rosa, Corey Scarboro and Byron Smith.
LAND is excited to participate in ArtYard’s upcoming exhibition, The Creative Commons. This innovative collaboration will feature works from LAND’s Raquel Albarran, Nicole Appel, Rudy Bansraj, Garrol Gayden, Kenya Hanley, Dean Millien, James Rosa, and Byron Smith.
2018
FUTURE CATS CAREER BOX is a group exhibition that includes work by LAND Artists Garrol Gayden and James Rosa.
Opening reception: August 22nd, 6–9pm
Color Factory will present James Rosa's designs in their upcoming exhibition in SoHo.
Portraits is a group exhibition of works by LAND Gallery artists at Entrance gallery. The exhibition is curated by 8 Ball Community. Opening Reception: Thursday, August 2 from 6–9pm
Join us for an exhibition of artwork created through MoMA’s Access Partnership Program. Opening reception: 11am–1pm, Feb. 6th.
2017
In conjunction with the Annual Russian Heritage MonthⓇ, LAND has partnered with the Russian American Foundation to showcase a group exhibition of 12 artists who work at LAND.
Join us at the National Arts Club for an evening celebrating the artistic accomplishments of the artists of LAND.
2016
Come join us for Hungry For The Holidays, a food themed art exhibition and holiday gift show. Feast your eyes on tasty fine art, hand-drawn buttons, ceramics, balsa ornaments, magnets, holiday cards, tote bags and more.
Through our partnership with Instagram's Community Team we have organized a fundraiser event at the Facebook headquarters. Fine art and products will be for sale, and the show will be accompanied by a workshop taught by LAND artist Michael Pellew.
Blackboard is an interactive and collaborative mural created by LAND artists and Austin English. The exhibition will include related work curated by Austin English and Shrine Gallery Founder Scott Ogden.
Designing Women celebrates female icons in TV, music, pop culture and history, as seen through the eyes of LAND's artists.
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 from 6–8pm
Creature Feature, a group exhibition exploring imagery of monsters and other-worldly beings, opens Thursday, April 7th at Weird Days in Williamsburg.
2015
An exhibition of one of a kind gifts created by LAND artists. Unique, hand drawn balsa ornaments, drawings, paintings, canvas tote bags and holiday cards.
10 Years in 1 Day is an exhibition and fundraiser celebrating the ten year anniversary of LAND, Brooklyn’s pioneering studio and gallery for artists with developmental disabilities.
Floating Holiday is an exhibition by the LAND artists celebrating summer and the surreal pageantry of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. LAND artists and staff have created a site-specific window scene for this exhibition.
Press
The luxury knitwear brand The Elder Statesman approached LAND about collaborating on a collection based on the drawings of James Rosa and Carlo Daleo.
