Artist Statement
Painting is my spiritual practice. Working with paint forces me to slow down, to breathe, and to listen. As I move paint across the canvas, I am also moving through my emotions—layering, scraping, repainting, until something within me settles. Each work is an act of dialogue with my inner voice and spirit.
My paintings are deeply personal. They carry my hopes, fears, dreams, and subconscious longings. I am drawn to symbols, ritual, and the natural world, and I return often to themes of magic, myth, and spirituality. In my work, I am seeking connection with myself and with a greater understanding of my place in the universe. Ultimately, I paint to explore what it means to be a woman shaped by pain, loss, memory, and imagination.
About the Artist
Rosanna María Salcedo is a Dominican American educator, writer, and emerging visual artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. A self-taught painter, she has been creating art since 2007 and works primarily in oil on canvas. For Salcedo, painting is both a spiritual and creative practice—an exploration of the subconscious, the sacred feminine, and the interplay between myth, memory, and identity.
While her professional life has centered on education and school leadership, her artistic practice offers another way of asking essential questions about womanhood, origins, resilience, and belonging. Inspired by ritual, nature, and ancestral connection, her paintings seek to make visible the unseen worlds of spirit and self.