Basic information

Name: Suzet Rosaria, 1965
Place of birth: Curaçao
Based in: Willemstad, Curaçao
Discipline: Visual artist, illustrator, educator, muralist, and stage designer

EDUCATION

1986–1989 — Algemene Hogeschool Amsterdam, second-degree teacher-training program in drawing and crafts (foundation year).
1989–1993 — Amsterdam School of the Arts, Faculty of Visual Education, first-degree teacher-training program in drawing and art history.
1994–1997 — Ichtus University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Primary Education, Rotterdam.

BIOGRAPHY

From an early age, Suzet Rosaria was fascinated by art, filling every available piece of paper with images drawn from her vivid imagination. Her work is characterized by bright colors and affirmative portrayals of Afro-Caribbean women. Working primarily in watercolor and acrylic, she has also expanded into murals, bag design, illustration, and theatrical stage design. Inspired by everyday life, she transforms ideas into images through a process of reflection, experimentation, and close engagement with materials. Women are central to her practice: she depicts their strength, candor, energy, and abundant presence, often surrounded by flowers, plants, animals, and movement.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS since 2000

2000 — World Art Foundation, Delft, Antilles in the Netherlands; Het Tramhuis, Rotterdam, Eva, International Women’s Day thematic exhibition; Het Tramhuis, Rotterdam, Art Out the Door.
2001 — Museum Hillesluis, Rotterdam, World Colours; The World of Women, solo exhibition.
2002 — Landhuis Jan Kok, Curaçao Art Festival.
2004 — World Trade Center, VeneArteÇao.
2005 — Galerie Kas di Alma Blou, Solo ta duna bida koló, solo exhibition; Oraño na plata; Hulanda mi ta bai.
2006 — Opening of Gallery Alma Blou, Landhuis Habaai; Landhuis Bloemhof, Celebration, Arte Vishon.
2007 — Gallery Alma Blou, It’s All About Women, International Women’s Day.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Children’s books for the Rotary Club, including Kuenta di bestia and Kuenta na Laman; Educational materials for Fundashon Material pa Skol; Leo Regals, Ipo orea grandi (2006); Alida Kock, Yuuwaanaa, Leeguuwaantje (2006) and Kachó di rasa, Rashondje (2007); Germain Jong Loy, E stèm hòrtá (2008); Mishenu Osepa-Cicilia, Librami (2009). Her lithograph Strange Creatures appeared in the VPRO guide (1993), and an article about her life as an artist in the Netherlands, No Words, but Deeds, appeared in Bijeen in October 2000. Her work has also appeared in The Dutch Caribbean Art Diary: Muhé ku kangreu (2006), Muhenan Krioyo (2007), Katrin ku Fedjai (2008), and De duizendpoot (2009). She has written articles on Antillean artists living in the Netherlands for the monthly magazine STIWA.