Rosa Navarro

2018 "Radical Women of Latin American Art", Brooklyn Museum, New York

2018 "El Arte de la Desobediencia", Museo de ARTE Moderno de Bogotá (MAMBO), Colombia 2018 "Radical Women of Latin American Art", Pinacoteca São Paulo 2018 "Dimensión Desconocida. Otros Relatos del Caribe, Salón Regional del Caribe Colombiano

2017 "Radical Women of Latin American Art", Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

2015 "7 Decada de Vanguardia II", Galería de Arte La Escuela, Universidad del Atlántico

2015 Site Decadas de vanguardia II, Universidad del Atlantico, Barranquilla, Colombia

2013 "Mujeres Costeñas en el Arte", Bohemia Centro de Arte, Barranquilla

2012 "El Autoretrato... Una Visión Contemporánea", Biblioteca Luis Eduardo Nieto Arteta, Barranquilla

2010 "Introitus", Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española de Cartagena

2009 "Arte Sacro", Casa de la Cultura, Sabanalarga Atlántico

2008 "Las Carraozas... Obras de Arte", Casa Del Carnaval, Barranquilla

2007 "Fantasía de una Rosa Caribe", La MIR, La Maison Internacionale de Rennes, France

2007 "Fotografía Verdad y Stimulación", Museo Nacional de Colombia

2007 "Campo Santo", Lago de Maracay Estado de ARagua Venezuela

2007 "In Memoriam", Gallería La Escuela Universidad de Barranquilla

2006 "Bibliotecarte IV", Biblioteca Pública Julio Hoenisgsberg

2005 "Historia de Fotografia en Colombia 1950-200", Museo Nacional BogotáColombia

2003 "Bibliotecarte I" Biblioteca Pública Julio Hoenisgsberg

2002 "Mire Salle des Fertes de la Chatoais a Vern Francia

2001 "Un Revé Rose pour une Rose", CDI Santa Melanie Chantepie Francia.

1994 XXXV Salón Nacional de Artistas. Corferias, Santafé de Bogotá.

1993 VI Salón Regional de Artistas, Comfamiliar, Barranquilla.

1992 Rosa Patriotica, Rosa Ecologica, photography, painting and mixed media, 160 x 105 cm

1992 V Salón Regional de Artistas, Comfamiliar Barranquilla.

1989 Recogiendo Espacio, inverted film photograph, 20 x 25 cm

1989 Rosa de los Vientos, film photograph, 19 x 13.3 cm, original work: 60 x 50 cm

1987 Intergraf 87, Berlín. 10 Artistas Costeñas, Centro Colombo Americano, Barranquilla.

1986 Rostros para una ceremonia, canvas and inverted film photograph

1986 Retratos para una Ceremonia, Galería Círculo, Santafé de Bogotá.

1986 Retratos para una ceremonia, Galeria Circulo, Bogota

1985 Romana, color film photograph, 12 x 18.8 cm, original work: 1m x 1m, 2m x 1m

In 1984 she is invited to showcase her work at the “IX Salón Atenas” del Museo de Arte Moderno en Bogotá. Afterwards to showcase at the salón “Nominados” de la fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño. In 1986 has her first invitation to participate in the XXX Salón Nacional de artistas en Bogotá. Later she participates at the ediciones XXXII, XXXIV, XXXV. Since that period she has been part of several exhibitions where she showcases her work: “Rosa de los Vientos”, “Juego de Palabras”, “Romana”, “Rosa Patriótica-Rosa Ecológica”, “Recogiendo Espacio” and “Rosa Rosae”. She has gained excellent publicity and art criticisms which have exposed her internationally. Some of her artwork has been exhibited in France several occasions, they include: “Un Revé Rose pour une Rose” en el CDI santa Melanine Chantepie 2001, “Mire salle des Fertes de la Chatoais a Vern” 2002, “Fantasía de una Rosa Caribe” LA MIR La Maison Internacionale de Rennes, 2007.

1984 Juego de Palabras Amorosa, inverted film photograph, 50 x 60 cm

1984 Juego de Palabras Misteriosa, inverted film photograph, 50 x 60 cm

1984 Juego de Palabras Furiosa, inverted film photograph, 50 x 60 cm

1984 Juego de Palabras Dolorosa, inverted film photograph, 50 x 60 cm

1984 Espinas de Rosa, black and white photograph, 38 x 48 cm

1984 Rosa Navarro, Galería Quintero, Barranquilla.

1984 IX Salón Atenas, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá.

1984 Rosa Navarro, Galeria Quintero, Barranquilla, Colombia

1983 R-O-S-A, black and white inverted film photograph, 60 x 50 cm

1983 El Cuerpo Como Lenguaje, Museo de Arte Moderno, Cartagena

1982 Un Rosa es una Rosa, color film photograph, 20 x 25 cm

1982 Nacer y Morir de una Rosa, black and white photograph, 26 x 20.5 cm

1982 Huellas en Rosa, gelatin silver photograph, 19.5 x 25.5 cm

1982 Rosa Rosae, Doble exposure photograph, 48 x 58 cm

1982 Segundo Salon Rabinovich, Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellin, Colombia

1982 Primer Salón Colombo Americano, Galería Lincoln, Barranquilla.

In 1981 a few professors like Antonio Iginio Caro, Alvaro Herazo and Ida Esbra incentivized Rosa to create her first photography artwork titled R-O-S-A, inspired by body parts as language and the color pink. Letras "R", "O", "S", A", is a reference to her name is sign language. Navarro spells ROSA in sign language with each of the photograph as one letter and colored in pink. This piece inspired her to create other ones like “Huellas en Rosa” and “Una Rosa es una Rosa”. In addition, she created a piece titled, "La Amorosa", "La Furiosa", "La Misteriosa. All of these photos there are natural thorns and then appear throughout her face. They allowed her to be part of a museum exhibition at the Arte Moderno de Medellín museum, “II Salón Arturo y Rebeca Rabinovich” in 1982.

1981 R-O-S-A Lenguaje de los Sordomudos (in order: R-O-S-A), gelatin silver photograph illuminated with water-based marker, 20.5 x 11 cm each one

She was an active artist in the early 1980s. Her first artwork consisted of conceptual art and explored the semiotic meanings and possibilities of her name. Her name "Rosa" means both "rose" and "pink" in Spanish. There are other photographs where she utilizes her body as a vehicle to represent herself. Her artwork can be classified as self-portraits. Navarro has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Colombia. She has received awards and won second place at the First Salon Colombo-americano in 1982. Navarro currently lives and has her gallery in Santo Tomas, Atlantico Colombia. She is also currently working on an artwork titled Rosalogico which depicts the human existence as a unique phenomenon inside the beauty that art can only create.

1980 Estudio "Colectiva", Galería La Escuela Universidad del Atlantico

1980 Taller III, Galeria La Escuela Universidad del Atlantico

Rosa Navarro studied at La Normal de Fátima and went on to study at El Instituto Ariano in Barranquilla where she developed her artist portfolio. In 1977 she joined the faculty of the Architecture department and in 1978 she went on to study plastic arts at La Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla.

Rosa Navarro is a photographer and mixed-media Colombian artist. Navarro was born on March 23, 1955, in Barranquilla, Colombia. She was born in Hospital de Barranquilla. She is the daughter of Carlos Navarro Orozco and Rosa María Barandica. Navarro was exposed to the arts since her birth because her mother was an artist who worked with several mediums.