Romelle is a contemporary artist from Detroit based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her work is a vibrant exploration of color, material, and mixed-media techniques. With a background in abstraction and muralism, she incorporates bold applications of spray paint, neon, and machine-stitched canvas. These nontraditional materials reflect a visual language informed by graffiti, as well as the physical & cultural textures of her surroundings.
Shaped by her time in Detroit and, more recently, Mexico, Romelle’s work engages themes of place, transition, and community. Through material experimentation and process-based making, she explores deeper forms of healing and renewal.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025
⋆ Machina, K Contemporary, Denver, CO
⋆ FRUTAS BRUTALES, JupiterFab, Guadalajara, Mexico
2021
⋆ Supersonic Nonplace, BRDG Project, Denver, CO
⋆ La Reforma, Casa Camino, Mexico City, Mexico
2020
⋆ In Passing, Bell Projects, Denver, CO
⋆ Underwater, Art Ovation, Sarasota, FL
2019
⋆ III, TAXI Residency Projects, Denver, CO
2016
⋆ Through Healing, Ponyride x PLAYGROUND DETROIT, Detroit, MI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
⋆ AS OF NOW, K Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
⋆ ACT III, Yellow Cube Gallery, Paris, France
⋆ Womxn’s History Month x Babe Walls, Truss House, Denver, CO
2024
⋆ Paper Planes, Art Gotham, New York, NY
⋆ Kiss My Chulo, G56 Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
⋆ I Just Wanna Have Fun (with Moe Gram), Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2023
⋆ Making Our Mark: Vandal Futurism, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
⋆ Carrying My Landscapes II, Marie Jose Gallery, London, UK
⋆ Carrying My Landscapes I, Gallery at the Station, Frome, UK
⋆ Biennial of the Americas: Taking Up Space, K Contemporary, Denver, CO
2022
⋆ People to People, Triple Rooster Gallery, Guangzhou, China
⋆ FEM FEM, Circle Lab, Mexico City, Mexico
⋆ RADAR, Pentagono @ Habitat Expo, Mexico City, Mexico
⋆ Sometimes the Sky Is Pink (with Julio Alejandro), Bell Projects, Denver, CO
2021
⋆ LOUD/FAST, Will Day Studio x Bell Projects, Boulder & Denver, CO
2020
⋆ SEND IT, Hard Gallery, Detroit, MI
⋆ Crush Showcase, Onward Gallery, Denver, CO
2019
⋆ AQUA Art Miami, Art Basel @ Aqua Hotel, Miami, FL
2018
⋆ Downtown, Lane Meyer Projects, Denver, CO
⋆ The Forge Detroit Artist Residency Showcase, The Forge Gallery, Detroit, MI
Site-Specific Installations & Public works
2025
⋆ Yellow Cube Gallery, Outdoor Mural, Paris, France
⋆ OpenBach, Indoor Mural, Paris, France
⋆ Museo de Juguetes, Outdoor Mural, Mexico City, Mexico
⋆ JupiterFab Residency, Indoor Mural, Guadalajara, Mexico
⋆ Factoría de Nada, Indoor Mural, Mexico City, Mexico
2021
⋆ The Acoma House, Indoor Mural, Denver, CO
2020
⋆ Nine Dot Arts, Indoor Mural, Denver, CO
Festivals & Collaborative public works
2024
⋆ Babe Walls Mural Festival, Creative Director + Outdoor Mural (collaboration with Angie Jerez), Atlanta, GA
2022
⋆ Wynwood Mural Fest @ Art Basel, Creative Director + Outdoor Mural (collaboration with Alexandrea Pangburn), Miami, FL
⋆ Babe Walls Mural Festival, Creative Director + Outdoor Mural (collaboration with Austin Kasto), Standing Rock at Fort Yates, ND
2021
⋆ Babe Walls Mural Festival, Creative Director + Outdoor Mural (collaboration with Emily Ding), Arvada, CO
2020
⋆ Crush Walls, Outdoor Mural (collaboration with Koko Bayer), Denver, CO
⋆ Babe Walls Mural Festival, Creative Director + Outdoor Mural (collaboration with Danielle SeeWalker), Westminster, CO
Residencies, AWARDS & Honors
2025
⋆ R.A.R.O x Yellow Cube Gallery ‘European Art Program’, Art Residency, Barcelona, Spain & Paris, France
⋆ JupiterFab, Art Residency, Guadalajara, Mexico
2022
⋆ Pratt Institute x Pratt Forward, Potential Candidate, New York, NY
2021
⋆ LOUD / FAST: Will Day x Bell Projects, Art Residency, Boulder, CO
⋆ Casa Camino, Art Residency, Mexico City, Mexico
2020
⋆ Nine Dot Arts, Selected Artist, Denver, CO
2019
⋆ TAXI Community, Art Residency, Denver, CO
2017
⋆ The Forge, Art Residency, Detroit, MI
2016
⋆ Ponyride x PLAYGROUND DETROIT, Art Residency, Detroit, MI
Lectures & Presentations
2022
⋆ Guest Lecture: Examining Bioethical Dimensions of Art, University of Colorado Anschutz, Denver, CO
⋆ Guest Artist Lecture: Thinking and Making in Visual Art, University of Denver, Denver, CO
2021
⋆ Artist Lecture, BRDG Project, Denver, CO
Selected Press
⋆ Ms. Mayhem, The ‘Invisible Women’ Behind Artist Clyfford Still’s Work
⋆ Denver Art Museum, A Look Inside Artist Romelle's Studio & Creative Process
⋆ The Spaces Magazine, Colorado’s Colour Queen: In the Studio with Artist Romelle
SELECTED Collections
⋆ Private Collection, New York, NY
⋆ Private Collection, Mexico City, Mexico
Education
⋆ University of Colorado at Boulder, 2014
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art
Bachelor of Science: Advertising
+ Minor: Technology, Arts & Media
