Monique M Rojas

Born Sydney, Australia 1994

Artist statement

I am a visual artist, predominately work with collage but also dabble in photography, painting and photoshop. My artworks contain strong, evoking images and intense feelings. I like to describe my works as spontaneous, sculptural and abstract .

Sometimes I utilise photography and digital tools to manipulate the images for collage. I work with print media, paint, oil pastels and spray paint.

My techniques and skills show that I’m inspired by the use of vivid and tonal colour schemes and I use them throughout my artworks to represent different ideas. I use both vivid, dark and textural colours repeatedly in my collages to create an increased emotional impact on my viewers.

My main purpose in my art practice is to stop the stigma with people who are Neurodivergent and people who are diagnosed with mental health . I hope by expressing my own experience of mental illness and being neuro divergent through my works will help dispel myths and encourage others to do the same.

Tertiary Education

2018 - ​Diploma of Visual Arts​, Nepean Arts and Design Centre, TAFE, Western Sydney Institute, NSW

Solo Exhibition

2016 - ​Craze Series, ​Dennis Johnson Library, Stanhope, NSW
2017 – ​Layers of the Unknown, ​Dennis Johnson Library, Stanhope, NSW

Selected Group Exhibitions

2015 - ​Life in the Unordinary World, ​Future Sound and Best Before Art/Music Event, Ching- a- lings Bar, Oxford St, Sydney
2016 – ​Craze Series, ​St. O’ Donnell’s Select Gallery One, Paddington Uniting Church, Sydney
2017 – ​Concept Store, ​St. O’ Donnell’s Event, Tap Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney

2018 – ​Entity, Trapiezium Art Gallery, Kingswood, NSW

2022 - Incognito Art Show, Fundraiser for Studio A, Sydney

2023 - Incognito Art Show, Fundraiser for Studio A, Sydney

Publications

2013 – ​J.Rojas, “HOOL-E-UN”, ​February 14, Album art.
2014 – ​J.Rojas, “You Know How It Seems”, ​November 16, Album art.
2014 – ​J.Rojas, “Monopoly Diaries”, ​July 27, Album art.
2015 - ​Telefonica, “You, Me and the Missionary” , ​August 3r​d​, Album –“Tales of Lost in the Stereo field”. Zine
2016 –​Black Rainbow, ​January, Tennis Issue​, ​Co-founder/ Editors-in-chief: Greg Hervieux & Jay Smith, ​Art Director: Julien Gosset, ​Editor: Gino Delmas
2016 – ​Rouse Hill Times, ​October 10, Vanessa Bradbury, Journalist.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/rouse-hill-times/art-works-set-to-take-you-on-a-journey-thr ough-the-highs-and-lows-of-life/news-story/

2021 - Bares “Hercules”, June 30, Single art.