Harmonia

Beginnings @gettymuseum Jan 27, 2026
Chronicles of Ori, Out Now!

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I've always found it hard to reflect on the past year when New Year's Eve comes around. I don't experience time linearly.

As an artist, I might begin a painting in one year and only see it reveal itself in the next. Hours pass by like minutes. My li...

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So excited to finally share this!
Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages opens January 27, 2026 at .

This exhibition brings my paintings into conversation with medieval manuscripts, pairing earlier works with a newly commissioned piece...

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Eve and the Orishas 48"x60" (2023)

On the play of Rubens "Consequences of War". I show Eve (mother to the African diaspora) trying to protect and save the Orishas and their stories from becoming absorbed into the manuscripts as they flee from 3 of t...

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Grateful for this beautiful night and the women who filled the room.

In collaboration with , we gathered 20 women shaping culture across art, film, business and beyond around an intimate table that opened into something expansive. A lot of care, ho...

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Who gets to be classical?⁠
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At , artist Harmonia Rosales () remixes medieval masterpieces of Biblical creation, bringing Black female figures to the front. ⁠
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Titled 'Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages," the show features new Baro...

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One more month at the

I interpret Eve to be matriarch of the African diaspora. This portrait traces her life and lives our ancestors, carved into a halo of roundels (Ori); from birth, to gaining knowledge, to encountering manipulation, surviving the...

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Women building with women 🤍 This Women's History Month, I'm celebrating my sister Ingrid Best, founder of , collector, and a true architect of cultural ownership. Our conversation with CULTURED reflects on friendship, investment, and the importance o...

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Chicago-born, Afro-Cuban artist 's 'In Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages,' presented at the , reimagines canonical scenes from European art history, inserting Black protagonists into compositions historically reserved for saints, a...

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Such a pleasure to have been part of Art as Action: Women on the Cultural Frontlines presented with , last week.

It was an honor to join trailblazers Helen Alonzo Hurtado (), Executive Director of Las Fotos Projects, Gillian Wynn, () President of ,...

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Thank you to everyone who has already come to visit Beginnings at the

It's been a wild experience to see the works that have lived in my mind over the past few years, now out into the world.

Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages is o...

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How do you imagine creation? ✨

Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages includes medieval artworks that visualize Biblical narratives of the creation of Earth, accompanied by recent paintings by nationally renowned Afro-Cuban American ar...

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We were thrilled to host St. Louis artists and in conversation with Afro-Cuban American artist  in celebration of her new book, "CHRONICLES OF ORI: An African Epic". Thank you to everyone who attended this special event, for moderating and for pa...

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Sunday, March 1, I'll be at the Getty Center in conversation with my dear friends and brilliant curators Larisa Grollemond () and Beth Morrison ().

Joins us as we discuss the ideas behind my work, how my paintings question inherited creation stories...

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Still in awe of seeing the work live in this space.

Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages is now on view through April 19, 2026.

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We're proud to announce that Harmonia Rosales  has made a significant contribution in support of SAVAGE and Art Melanated's mission. This gesture represents more than generosity. It is a powerful act of belief in artists, in community, and in the imp...

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Thank you for hosting such an amazing dinner in honor of "Beginnings" at The Getty. So lucky to be able to call you a friend and supporter. Your commitment to patronage and cultural stewardship is so cherished. Not only do you champion writers and a...

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Opening today at the

It's an honor to show work that invites us to see ourselves reflected within the world's origin stories. Especially situated alongside the historic texts, and in an institution that has long shaped these narratives.

Beginnings:...

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Every culture asks the same questions, again and again: Where did we come from? Who shaped us? What do we carry forward?

In Beginnings, I was honored to explore these questions through Medieval manuscripts in conversations with my paintings, drawing...

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Announcing a couple of new book tour stops next month!

Celebrating Chronicles of Ori with you has been a joy. Each conversation is a reminder of why these stories matter, and how they continue to live beyond the page.

I'm looking forward to being t...

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Getty Magazine, 2026 Edition! I'm beyond honored to have Portrait of Eve featured on this cover in celebration of our upcoming exhibition.

Beginnings: The Story of Creation, opens January 27, 2026 at the .

I hope you'll come experience it in person...