About Rokita + Art Licensing

Rokita is a contemporary Puerto Rican artist living and working in Pittsburgh, PA. Through her work, she hopes to illuminate the vital intersection of mapping, indigenous knowledge, and environmental stewardship, using creativity as a tool for advocacy and change. She aims to inspire a deeper connection to the planet and to one another - fostering a dialogue about ecological challenges, amplifying diverse voices and indigenous knowledge, and challenging systems that perpetuate both environmental degradation and gender inequality.

She draws inspiration from the relationship that humans have to place and space, imaginary or real. She loves creating abstract maps of imaginary places, and at times, incorporates physical and visceral perceptions of places that hold meaning or have changed or eroded due to climate change, or are in danger of being lost or destroyed. She is also heavily inspired by patterns found in the natural world; the infinite details of lichen, the texture of kelp, the rivers of Iceland seen from above. Nature provides endless inspiration.

She is also interested in how her work might inspire viewers to find their inner compass and find joy in visual exploration.

Rokita's preferred mixed-media mediums are watercolor, inks, and thread. Having developed her unique style over the past 10 years, Rokita has found that adding thread as a final touch lends a greater feeling of direction and texture to her pieces. Gold ink is also used heavily in her work, inspired by artists like Klimt and the great book artists of the Middle Ages, who similarly loved making imaginary maps.

Past Art Gallery & Art Show Features:

The Ferleman Gallery in Maryland

CURIO Art Gallery & Studio in Zelienople

Superfine Art Fair in Washington, DC

Partners:

The Women's Earth Alliance