As a part of ASLD’s Visiting Artist Series, Rosy will share more about her story, process, and inspirations during this lecture on September 18.
Rosy Petri is a self-taught mixed media artist and storyteller from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is currently represented by Calabar Gallery in Harlem, New York. Petri served as the inaugural Artist in Residence at The Bell Hooks Center at Berea College (2021), a Mary L Nohl Emerging Artist Fellow and a Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year (2020), the 11th Pfister Artist in Residence (2019), and a Milwaukee Artist Resource Network mentee under artist Della Wells (2018). Petri’s work can be viewed in several prestigious collections, including the James Museum, The Bell Hooks Center at Berea College, the Pfister Hotel, Hunger Task Force, Northwestern Mutual’s Giving Gallery, African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee County Courthouse. She is currently a member of the Women of Color Quilters Network, WI Craft, and the Kujichagulia Producer’s Cooperative.
Learn more about Rosy Petri on her website: thisisparadisehome.com
Registration information coming soon!
Important Dates:
ARTIST TALK: September 18 | 5:30-7PM
WORKSHOP: September 20-21 | 9-4PM
