Carlos Rosales-Silva American, b. 1982
Carlos Rosales-Silva is an artist and educator working and living between New York, NY and Texas.
Rosales-Silva’s works are grounded in a practice of painting but often borrow from sculptural and installation practices, existing in the spaces between classification. For the last decade, his studio has been for research and mediation on the ever-expanding histories of Brown people in the United States. The artist’s works consider the histories of vernacular cultures of the American Southwest, the western canon of art history, and the political and cultural connections and disparities between them. The works themselves are abstract acts of personal discovery that reveal meaning long after they are completed. In this sense they are non-textual communications, a meditative and slow way of processing knowledge.
“There would be no modernism without the cultural work of indigenous peoples and there would be no modern world without the labor, wealth, and life siphoned from North America by colonizers. While this concept is challenging to represent in modular paintings, especially abstract paintings, a practice of citation is not difficult. My work runs parallel to the established art historical canon; deeply indebted to the artists, artisans, and craftspeople of the American Southwest and Mexico as much as it is to any established and codified art historical canon.” - Carlos Rosales-Silva.
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Carlos Rosales-SilvaBalancing Act, 2022Sand, crushed stone, and glass bead in acrylic paint on panel20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaBiblioteca no.3, 2022Sand and crushed stone in acrylic paint on panel40 x 34 in
101.6 x 86.4 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaCobija, 2022Sand and crushed stone in acrylic paint on panel
40 x 34 in
101.6 x 86.4 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaLamp, 2022Sand, crushed stone, and glass bead in acrylic paint on panel20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaPeep Hole, 2022Sand, crushed stone, and glass bead in acrylic paint on panel20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaTriple Elipse 2, 2022Dyed stones and crushed rock, sand, and glass bead in acrylic in panel20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaBorder Bloom, 2021Sand in acrylic paint on panel16 x 12 in
40.6 x 30.5 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaCactus Garden, 2021Acrylic and flashe on linen12 x 9 x 1 in
30.5 x 22.9 x 2.54 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaRio, 2021Acrylic and flashe on linen12 x 9 x 1 in
30.5 x 22.9 x 2.54 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaAmanacer/Atardecer, 2020Acrylic plastic and flashe paint on custom panels10 x 10 x 1.5 in each
25.4 x 25.4 x 3.81 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaBomba, 2020Flashe on linen12 x 9 x 1 in
30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaBorder Exchange, 2020Sand in acrylic paint on panel18 x 14 x 2 in
45.72 x 35.56 x 5.08 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaBorder Exchange Studies (Yellow & Blue), 2020Sand in acrylic and flashe paint on panel10 x 8 x 1 in
25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaCuernitos, 2020Flashe on linen12 x 9 x 1 in
30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaFall Leaf, 2020Flashe on linen12 x 9 x 1 in
30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm -
Carlos Rosales-SilvaNopalitos, Tuna, y Xoconostle, 2020Sand in acrylic paint and flashe paint on custom panel22 x 22 1.25 in
55.88 x 55.88 x 1.25 cm
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Museums in Central and North Texas Announce Recent Acquisitions | Carlos Rosales-Silva
Jessica Fuentes, Glasstire, July 19, 2024 -
Ruiz-Healy Art 2024 Museum Acquisitions
Ruiz-Healy Art, June 21, 2024 -
Carlos Rosales-Silva mural transforms San Antonio Museum of Art lobby
Damien Dennis, San Antonio Report, August 22, 2023 -
About the Cover Artist: Carlos Rosales-Silva
La Prensa Texas, July 31, 2022
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A New Two-Person Solo Exhibition Debuts at Ruiz-Healy
San Antonio Magazine, May 18, 2022 -
Ruiz-Healy Art showcases works by Gaby Collins-Fernandez and Carlos Rosales-Silva
Marco Aquino, San Antonio Current, May 17, 2022 -
Carlos Rosales-Silva’s Abstract Imagery Captures Latino Culture
Dr. Ricardo Romo, La Prensa Texas, May 12, 2022 -
Latinx Art Got More Visibility Than Ever in 2021. What Will Change Going Forward?
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews, December 30, 2021
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San Antonio’s arts community reflects on the milestones of another challenging year
Bryan Rindfuss, San Antonio Current, December 29, 2021 -
Ruiz-Healy Art Celebrates its Quinceañera
Kathleen Petty, San Antonio Magazine, November 19, 2021 -
Top Five: April 8, 2021
Glasstire, April 8, 2021 -
We Haven't Been Taught How to Look at Art Like Latinx Painter Carlos Rosales-Silva's. Here's What It Can Teach Us.
Barbara Calderón, Artnet News, February 3, 2021
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Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Printmakers
September 28 - November 4, 2022 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art is thrilled to present Contemporary Latinx and Latin American Printmakers. The exhibition will present works by César A. Martínez, Juan de Dios Mora, Marta Sánchez, Richard Armendariz, Moses Ros, Pedro Friedeberg, Patssi Valdez, Johanna Calle, Liliana Porter, Michael Menchaca, Francisco Toledo, Carlos Amorales, Vicente Rojo, Cisco Jiménez, Rodolfo Morales, Dr. Lakra, Modesto Bernardo, Ethel Shipton, Alejandro Diaz, Celia Álvarez Muñoz, Roger Von Gunten, Pedro Diego Alvarado-Rivera, Rodolfo Morales, and Carlos Rosales-Silva.Read more -
Gaby Collins-Fernandez & Carlos Rosales-Silva: Applied Pressure
May 18 - September 10, 2022 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to announce Gaby Collins Fernandez & Carlos Rosales-Silva: Applied Pressure. Applied Pressure is a two-person solo exhibition featuring artists Gaby Collins-Fernandez and Carlos Rosales-Silva. The artists intersect in their experimental uses of color and texture to create abstract works that manipulate images. Collins-Fernandez presents a series of paintings and works on paper using materials such as crayon, digital photo collage, and fabric. Rosales-Silva’s works are grounded in a practice of painting but often borrow from sculptural and installation practices through materials like sand, crushed stone, and glass beads.Read more -
McNay Print Fair
April 29 - May 1, 2022 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is thrilled to participate in the 26th edition of the McNay Print Fair, the only major print fair in the Southwestern United States. Ruiz-Healy Art is delighted to feature prints by Marta Sánchez, Richard Armendariz, Juan de Dios Mora, Ethel Shipton, and Celia Álvarez Muñoz, among others.Read more -
Ruiz-Healy Art: Quinceañera
November 18, 2021 - January 29, 2022 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to announce Ruiz-Healy Art: Quinceañera, an exhibition commemorating the fifteen-year anniversary of Ruiz-Healy Art in San Antonio, Texas. The exhibition features work by artists that have...Read more
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Dallas Art Fair
Dallas November 12 - 14, 2021Ruiz-Healy Art is thrilled to present the work of Jesse Amado, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, and Carlos Rosales-Silva, to the 2021 edition of the Dallas Art Fair. Amado, Datchuk, and Rosales-Silva’s...Read more -
Plurality of Isolations
February 24 - May 22, 2021 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is delighted to present "Plurality of Isolations" at our San Antonio gallery featuring works by RF Alvarez, Jesse Amado, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Jenelle Esparza, Barbara Miñarro, Cecilia Paredes, Ethel Shipton, and Carlos Rosales-Silva. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, February 17.Read more -
Carlos Rosales-Silva: Sunland Park
January 27 - March 27, 2021 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art, New York, is delighted to present Carlos Rosales-Silva's first solo show in NYC. A recent MFA graduate from New York City’s School of Visual Arts and a participant in Brooklyn’s Residency Unlimited Program, Rosales-Silva uses an abstract approach to explore the complex identity of the ever-expanding histories of Brown people in the United States.Read more
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Carlos Rosales-Silva: Sunland Park I Ruiz-Healy Art
Essay by Barbara Calderón 2021Digital catalogue, 38 pagesRead more
Publisher: Ruiz-Healy Art
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Artpace at 25 I Editor Erin K. Murphy
Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Carlos Rosales-Silva 2020 Read more -
Monarchs: Brown and Native Contemporary Artists in the Path of the Butterfly | Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
Edtior: Risa Puleo 2018 Read more