You’ve reached the official webpage of artist Theresa Rosado. I’m a professional artist & illustrator & love to paint, illustrate and create in a variety of mediums. In addition to exhibiting and working as a professional artist for over 30 years, I graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Anthropology. My educational background and continued connections with the university serves to create highly informed & innovative content. This site features important ways to explore my work & what I can do for you as well as ways to reach me.
I also love to teach and lead cultural initiatives centered on Latinx/Hispanic, Chicanx, Afro-Latinx, Caribbean & Meso-American cultures. I lead workshops at Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center, a 501(c)3 and only Hispanic cultural center focused on the arts in Central Michigan. I also lead one of the largest community led Día de Los Muertos celebrations in Michigan.
I’m so blessed to have you here! One of my favorite things to do is draw and paint all day. If you love to create or support creativity while celebrating equality, documenting history or developing cultural content you’re in the right place. When I’m not painting or teaching you’ll find me gardening, hiking, camping or caring for local stray cats in our community.
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I identify as a Latina- my abuela was born in Puerto Rico and arrived in New York City in the early 1900’s. The familia settled in Ohio as Goodyear led the call for Puerto Ricans to settle in the area during World War II. This was before we had our own bodegas and restaurants.
Not everyone in the Midwest was friendly to us. They often called us spics and often didn’t interact with us. Our abuelas brought us a stability often missing from our homes and communities.
My abuela supplied us with a lifetime source of comfort and sense of home- as a child we moved over 16 times but were able to return to our abuela’s home. A bright yellow log cabin with pretty pink roses climbing its sides built by hand during the depression served as our anchor during our frequent moves. We crowded in to that tiny cabin and enjoyed lechonadas and hearty laughs.
My father’s side is from Macedonia and built the first railroads in our town. They saved money and became butchers and merchants. We grew up thinking we were part Greek as many other Macedonians did as well.. Wars have a way of story telling that present a family history more readily acceptable to a populace bent on finding reasons to segregate.
I continue to live in the same town my father and his grandfather was raised in-a community that identifies more frequently as mixed- immigrants with delicious foods and customs from all over the world. I share a deep love of our many cultures and traditions and love celebrating each one!
What can I create for you today?
