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Artist Reception: Roland Santana

May 10, 2022 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Drawing Room, North Fireplace

Join us to celebrate the new exhibition of paintings from Roland Santana, on display at the hotel through May.

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ROLAND SANTANA
B. 1995
New City Magazine’s Breakout Artist of 2022

Roland is a Chicago-based artist whose influences began from observing his father’s industrial
processes while working as a house painter in the early 2000’s. Mostly growing familiar with
domestic building materials and techniques, he began to incorporate them in his creative
projects. Reclaimed foam, silicone, plaster, and concrete are some of his materials of
preference. Santana’s interest in non-traditional materials has allowed him to have an expansive
and open-ended body of work that is constantly evolving, steering clear of limits of every kind.
Experimenting with ideas of scale and roles of materials he evokes a bold abstract language
that carries a sculptural essence. Vibrant color decisions are unlocking spiritual dimensions,
fostering intimacy with the unseen. Transforming, transmuting from reality to an euphoric dream
world. His visual rhythm and ritualistic approach to painting hint to a much broader activity
comprising Western and non-Western traditions alike. Today Santana has gained the likes of
several galleries and collectors and has participated in showcases in spaces such as Johalla
Projects, Mana Contemporary, Chicago Artist Coalition, NADA, AMFM, Belong Gallery,
Comercio Popular, Ortega y Gasset Projects (Brooklyn, NYC), Baby Blue Gallery, Heaven Gallery, Chuquimarca Projects and more.


May 10, 2022 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Drawing Room, North Fireplace

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