Selected Works
Bio
Rosalia Frankel I was born and bred in NYC. I attended Hunter College where I received my MFA. Cutting out paper dolls as a young child, was the start of my cutting/collage career. The Art Students League, where I studied for several years, proved to be invaluable. The Feminist Art Institute, in NYC, was a source of inspiration, deepening my "out of the box" art. I was Artist in Residence for several summers in Venice, Italy, as well as working at the Hambidge Center for Art, in Rabun Gap, Georgia. I have had numerous shows, solo as well as group, in NYC, Woodstock, NY, and Deer Isle, Maine. In 1997, I first visited Vieques, PR. where I created, inspired by my visits to Seagate Hotel. "Show of Fools", a two-person show, April 1, 2014, on Vieques, consisted of 24 of my collages on paper; intricately cut images incorporated in story telling scenes. They are highly erotic, whimsical, unlikely and bringing smiles to viewers. Watercolor pencils, pastel, pen and ink are my media. My art has always been an integral part of my life, memories, fantasies, dreams that pour forth. I have been living and working on Vieques since my retirement, four years ago, where I have the time and freedom to let my visual stories unfold.