ROSA CATERINA (b. 1992) holds a BA in Fine Art from the University of Barcelona (2014), including studies at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, and completed a Master's in Teacher Training at the same institution, specialising in Drawing (2015). In 2016, she trained in natural dyes and pigments with master artisan Michel Garcia (France–Belgium). She is currently a PhD candidate in Plant Biology at the University of the Balearic Islands, researching local dye plants and the development of colour charts.
Working across drawing and painting, Rosa Caterina explores colour as a physical archive of biological time. Using plant extracts and mineral elements, she brings the intimacy of living matter to the surface, developing a species-specific colour vocabulary that traces domestic imaginaries of nature. Root, bark, leaves and flowers dissolve and crystallise on textiles and paper, revealing spectral hues and visions of ghosts. Between decay and preservation, still life becomes event and sign—revisited both as refuge and ruin through scenographic aesthetics, affective analogy and vernacular symbols.
Rosa Caterina has exhibited internationally, with a major solo exhibition at ABA ART Gallery, Palma (2024). Her work has also been shown in group exhibitions and events including SURES – Festival of New Creations from the South, Cádiz (2025); Museu de Porreres, Porreres (2024); Lugar Usual Gallery, Madrid (2023); Ca'n Garau Art Centre, Sencelles (2022); Santa Maria Town Council (2017); ANCampos, Campos (2015); and the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (2012).
In 2016, she received an Honourable Mention from the Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation (Palma). Alongside her artistic practice, she lectures in museums, universities, botanical gardens, and cultural institutions such as the Juan March Foundation Museum (Palma), the University of the Balearic Islands, the Botanical Garden of Sóller, the Documentation Centre and Textile Museum of Terrassa, the Archaeological Museum of Saint-Romain-en-Gal (Vienne), Colore ton Monde and GRETA (Paris), and the Museum of Industry, Labour and Textiles (Ghent). She is currently a faculty member and studio tutor in the Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts at ADEMA University School.
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Simple Things France n°70 – Interview with Robyn Alexander [magazine, in French]. 2025.
La Gran Vida – Interview with Pilar Rubí [radio broadcast, in Catalan]. 2025.
Raft Community – Interview with Jaya Modi, photos by Sam Walton [magazine, in English]. 2025.
Els Entusiastes – Interview with Jaume Bernat [radio broadcast, in Catalan]. 2024.
WMN Magazine – Interview with Mercedes Polo [magazine, in English]. 2023.
How They Work – Feature by Accidente con Flores studio [community online platform, in English]. 2023.
La Gran Vida – Interview with Toni Jaume Martorell [radio broadcast, in Catalan]. 2023.
Langscape Magazine – Feature by Rosa Caterina [magazine/online, in English]. 2017.
Simple Things France n°70 – Interview with Robyn Alexander [magazine, in French]. 2025.
La Gran Vida – Interview with Pilar Rubí [radio broadcast, in Catalan]. 2025.
Raft Community – Interview with Jaya Modi, photos by Sam Walton [magazine, in English]. 2025.
Els Entusiastes – Interview with Jaume Bernat [radio broadcast, in Catalan]. 2024.
WMN Magazine – Interview with Mercedes Polo [magazine, in English]. 2023.
How They Work – Feature by Accidente con Flores studio [community online platform, in English]. 2023.
La Gran Vida – Interview with Toni Jaume Martorell [radio broadcast, in Catalan]. 2023.
Langscape Magazine – Feature by Rosa Caterina [magazine/online, in English]. 2017.