April 5, 2026 – May 17, 2026
Artist Statement
In Forms of Story, Julissa explores painting as a way of understanding how energy moves through space and form. Working with an intuitive yet deliberate process, she treats the canvas as an active field where layers are built, softened, and revealed over time. Influenced by her background in architecture, her work is guided by a sensitivity to spatial relationships, allowing each painting to develop as a lived experience rather than a fixed image. Through the interplay of color, light, and shadow, forms emerge and dissolve, carrying traces of memory and emotion. Light directs attention, color creates structure and feeling, and shadow introduces depth and stillness—together unfolding quiet, open-ended narratives. Her paintings become vessels that hold these subtle shifts, inviting viewers into a space of reflection where meaning is felt as much as it is seen.
Artist Biography
Julissa Quezada Rosales is a multidisciplinary artist, and architectural designer born in a small town in Honduras and raised in New York. She began her artistic practice with a focus in realism working with graphite and charcoal before transitioning to oil painting in 2018; expanding her exploration of form, atmosphere, and emotional resonance through color. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture from Marywood University in 2019, and her background in architecture continues to inform her sensitivity to space and composition. Since 2024, she has exhibited her work throughout the Seattle area and has participated in live painting at multiple music events, extending her practice into immersive and performative environments.
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ArtsWest’s Gallery is free and open to the public Thursday – Saturday from 2:00pm – 7:00pm and Sundays 11:00am – 3:00pm.
All artwork is for sale. Those interested in purchasing artwork should contact the Box Office in-person, by phone, or email boxoffice@artswest.org