An Evening With Harmonia Rosales

Presented in conjunction with the Yoruba World exhibition in the Amistad Center for Art & Culture and The Wadsworth’s Morgan Great Hall

This is a can-not-miss cultural moment featuring Harmonia Rosales, the critically acclaimed Afro-Cuban American artist whose work is redefining art history and narrative representation. Rosales’s paintings and visual storytelling have earned widespread recognition for reimagining classical European iconography through a diasporic lens, centering Black women, Yoruba cosmology, and African mythologies in ways that challenge entrenched conventions of beauty, power, and divinity in Western art. Her exhibitions—including Master Narrative, Entwined, and her current Yoruba World showcase—have been featured at major institutions nationwide and have ignited dialogue on race, identity, and cultural memory in the contemporary moment. Her work is held in public collections including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and more. (Memphis Brooks Museum)

In promotion of her debut publication, Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic—a sweeping narrative retelling of Yoruba myths and creation stories vividly brought to life through Rosales’s own artwork—this program invites the public to engage directly with the artist. The book weaves ancestral narratives that span the birth of the universe to the modern world, offering a foundational mythology of the African Atlantic diaspora that resonates with readers and art lovers alike. (Barnes & Noble)

Program Components:

• Public Conversation: Rosales in dialogue on the themes of Chronicles of Ori and her broader artistic trajectory, offering unique insights into her creative process, personal inspirations, and the cultural and historical narratives that animate her work.
• Live Audience Q&A: Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions and engage directly with Rosales in an interactive discussion.
• Book Signing: Following the conversation, guests may purchase or bring copies of Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic for personalized signed editions by the artist herself.

This evening promises a rare occasion to connect with one of the most influential voices in contemporary art—an artist whose visionary practice bridges mythology, history, and cultural empowerment—and to celebrate her groundbreaking contributions in a dynamic, communal setting.