A Weekend With Roseta Santiago

Roseta Santiago’s path to painting has been shaped by a lifetime of curiosity, creativity, and reinvention. Now painting daily from her studio in Santa Fe, Santiago brings together decades of life experience into work that reflects both personal discovery and a fascination with the cultures and objects that connect us. Her exhibition
Alchemy speaks to the idea of transformation—how experience, knowledge, and reflection can change the way we see the world.

Santiago’s path to painting has been anything but conventional. Before fully committing to fine art, she built a career across multiple creative disciplines—from design and advertising to painting monumental wildlife murals across the country. Each chapter added to the visual language she brings to the canvas today. These experiences, combined with her rich cultural heritage and lifelong fascination with mystery and symbolism, inform paintings that feel both personal and universal.