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A painting by Roxanna Meléndez showing a man in a blue suit over a purple background

Roxanna Meléndez

New York City, NY and Asbury Park, NJ

roxannamelendezart@gmail.com

Selected Exhibitions

2001

The Inaugural Art Exhibit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual L& Transgender Center, NYC

Lucky Draw, Rush Arts Gallery, Hudson Guild, Chelsea, NYC

2000

One Community Many Expressions, Hudson Guild, Chelsea, NYC

1999

Counterpoint, the 31th Annual National Printmaking, Drawing & Photography Exhibition, Ingram, TX (Curated by Katherine M. Brimberry)

Winter Invitational, Ceres Gallery, Soho, NYC

1998

Personal Visions, Two Person Show, Grace Gallery, NYCCT, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY

Seven Deadly Sins, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, NY (curated by Susan Hasted, Ricco Maresca Gallery, Soho, NYC)

Latin American Art in the 90’s, University Gallery, St. John’s University, Jamaica, Queens, NY

Encounters of Latin American & Caribbean Arts 1998-99, Progress Gallery, Wall Street, NYC

Remembrances of Things Past, Paramount Arts Gallery, Peekskill, NY (curated by Marcy B. Freedman)

Universal Diversity 6:  Art Group, Leslie-Lohman Gallery, Soho, NYC

Tooth and Claw, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, NY

Commissions

 

1997     Family Portrait

Private Collections

On Request

Reviews & Awards

 

Hispanic Heritage Month, Use of Art Work for Public Advertisement, downtowntroy.org, September 9, 2021.

Chanel 12 Live Review and Interview of Art Work, Atlantic Highlands Art Council, Highlands, NJ, January 31, 2020.

MET Matters, Bi-Weekly Newsletter for the Staff & Volunteers of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 15, 2020.

Imagen Magazine, Presencia Boricua, July, 2005, page 148.

CARAS Magazine, Presencia Boricua, August, 2005, page 98.

Art Review, Colorful Traditions, Metroland Online – Art Murmur, February 2003, by David Brickman.

Art Review, Record Review, Friday, October 2, 1998, Better Living Pages 15-16, by D. Dominick Lombardi.

Honorable Mention, “The Four Elements”, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, NY, 1998.

Foundation Benefit Auction, New York Ctiy College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY 1997.

Education

Painting & Art History, School of Visual Arts and Hunter College, NYC, 1994-98.

MS, Social Work, Columbia University, NYC, 1979.

BA, Psychology, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, 1973.

Professional Memberships

Represented by Martinez Gallery, Troy, NY.

Pro Arts Jersey City Member.

© 2026 by Roxanna Meléndez. All Rights Reserved.

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