Rosesharon Oates
rosesharon oates, artist, healer, holder, mama, considers her art practice to be synonymous with her work as a spiritual activist, culture worker, and community healer. As an initiate and teacher of metaphysics, her work is created in praise of the mystery & power of the divine Feminine, often depicting its subjects in ceremony or created as a form of prayer itself. She has found her art practice to be central in navigating her own grief, and in tending to the grief of others. Viewing creativity as a liberation practice, she utilizes its power to unite, to bring us back to ourselves, to conjure beauty, and ignite joy
Born in New Orleans, LA, USA
Resides and works in Oakland, CA, USA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024, O.S.D., JackKnife Studio, Oakland, CA, USA
2022, Rebirth, Vibe Gallery, Petaluma, USA
2021, Healing Pyroglyphs, Hype Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2018, Conjure, Brick House Gallery, Sacramento, USA
2017, Holding Space, Temescal Studio, Oakland, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2025, The Black Woman is God, Marlowe Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
2023, O.S.D., Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, USA
2023, Mi Familia, Medicine For Nightmares, San Francisco, CA, USA
2021, Untitled, Libra Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
2019, Citizen, East Bay Community Foundation, Oakland, CA, USA
ART FAIRS:
2024, Black History Celebration, EBMUD, Oakland, CA, USA
2023, The Peoples Garden, San Francisco, CA, USA
2022, Vibe Fest, Jackson, MS, USA
2022, Black Futures Ball, Shipyard, Oakland, CA, USA
2021, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Garden Festival, San Franicisco, CA, USA
2021, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, USA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
MNDFL Sattvas, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Vibration of Grace, Atlanta, GA, USA
International Capoeira Angola Foundation, Washington DC, USA
Rosesharon Oates is collected by various private collectors in USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Kenya
RESIDENCIES:
2022, (Black) Space, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, USA
GRANTS:
2020, Cultural Strategist in Governement, ReCAST, Oakland, CA, USA
2019, Cultural Strategist in Governement, ReCAST, Oakland, CA, USA
2017, City of Oakland, Individual Cultural Arts, Oakland, CA, USA
SELECTED PRESS:
Janelle Bitker, “Staff Pick” in East Bay Express, 2017
Iyabo, Hidden Gems, Washington DC, National Education Association, 2019
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
2023-Present: Faculty, Teaching Artist, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
2022-Present: Advisory Board, Imagining Justice, Heart & Soul Center of Light, Oakland, CA USA
2021: Commissioned Artist, Color of Change/Racial Justice Week of Action, USA
2020: Commissioned Artist, California Immigrant Policy Center, National Virtual Symposium, USA
2019: Commissioned Artist, Power California, National Campaign, USA
2019: Commissioned Artist, Alameda County Fire Department, Commemorative Bench, USA
2017: Commissioned Artist, River Roots Project, Pittsburg, PA, USA
Contact details:
Rosesharon Oates
www.rosesharonoates.com
[email protected]
USA
Born in New Orleans, LA, USA
Resides and works in Oakland, CA, USA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024, O.S.D., JackKnife Studio, Oakland, CA, USA
2022, Rebirth, Vibe Gallery, Petaluma, USA
2021, Healing Pyroglyphs, Hype Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2018, Conjure, Brick House Gallery, Sacramento, USA
2017, Holding Space, Temescal Studio, Oakland, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2025, The Black Woman is God, Marlowe Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
2023, O.S.D., Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, USA
2023, Mi Familia, Medicine For Nightmares, San Francisco, CA, USA
2021, Untitled, Libra Foundation, San Francisco, CA, USA
2019, Citizen, East Bay Community Foundation, Oakland, CA, USA
ART FAIRS:
2024, Black History Celebration, EBMUD, Oakland, CA, USA
2023, The Peoples Garden, San Francisco, CA, USA
2022, Vibe Fest, Jackson, MS, USA
2022, Black Futures Ball, Shipyard, Oakland, CA, USA
2021, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Garden Festival, San Franicisco, CA, USA
2021, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, USA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
MNDFL Sattvas, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Vibration of Grace, Atlanta, GA, USA
International Capoeira Angola Foundation, Washington DC, USA
Rosesharon Oates is collected by various private collectors in USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Kenya
RESIDENCIES:
2022, (Black) Space, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, USA
GRANTS:
2020, Cultural Strategist in Governement, ReCAST, Oakland, CA, USA
2019, Cultural Strategist in Governement, ReCAST, Oakland, CA, USA
2017, City of Oakland, Individual Cultural Arts, Oakland, CA, USA
SELECTED PRESS:
Janelle Bitker, “Staff Pick” in East Bay Express, 2017
Iyabo, Hidden Gems, Washington DC, National Education Association, 2019
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
2023-Present: Faculty, Teaching Artist, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
2022-Present: Advisory Board, Imagining Justice, Heart & Soul Center of Light, Oakland, CA USA
2021: Commissioned Artist, Color of Change/Racial Justice Week of Action, USA
2020: Commissioned Artist, California Immigrant Policy Center, National Virtual Symposium, USA
2019: Commissioned Artist, Power California, National Campaign, USA
2019: Commissioned Artist, Alameda County Fire Department, Commemorative Bench, USA
2017: Commissioned Artist, River Roots Project, Pittsburg, PA, USA
Contact details:
Rosesharon Oates
www.rosesharonoates.com
[email protected]
USA