Born in 1980, in Wilmington Delaware, Monique Rollins received a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree from Syracuse University in New York in 2002. In 2006, Monique earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting, a Master of Science in Theory, Criticism and History of Art degree, specializing in Venetian Renaissance, and a Museum Studies Certification from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.
b. 1980, Wilmington, DE
EDUCATION
2006 M.S., History of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, New York
2005 M.F.A., Pratt Institute, New York
Certificate in Museum Studies, Pratt Institute, New York
2002 B.F.A., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Exquisite Delineations, Hercules Building, Wilmington, DE
2020
Monique Rolllins: New Work, John William Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2019
Monique Rollins: Beyond, Metroquadro Gallery, Wynwood Miami Jamaica: One Love Series, Round Hill, Montego Bay, Jamaica
2018
Meditations, Dante Alighieri Society, Venice, Italy
To be a Person, Metroquadro Gallery, Turin, Italy
Monique Rollins: Eastern Poesia, Zhu Naizheng Research Center of Art, Beijing, China Monique Rollins: Eastern Poesia, Beijing American Center, Beijing, China
2017
Monique Rollins: Eastern Poesia, The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE Monique Rollins: Eastern Poesia, Tri Mission Art Gallery, American Embassy in Rome, Italy
2016
Monique Rollins:Urban Jungle, Shevchenko National Museum, Kiev, Ukraine Monique Rollins, W.Ming Art, Art Central Hong Kong
2015
Monique Rollins: Beijing Memory, Nostalgia Paintings, Beijing American Center, Beijing
2014
Monique Rollins: Oil Paintings and Works on Paper, Andre Zarre Gallery, New York
2013
Getting into Shape, Great Neck Public Library, Long Island, NY
2012
Monique Rollins: Oil Paintings, Andre Zarre Gallery, New York Monique Rollins, Metroquadro Arte, Rivoli, Italy
Getting into Shape, Pierre S. DuPont Arts Center Gallery, Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE
2009
Boaconstrictor Landscape, Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE
2008
Jamaica Nostalgia, The Lower Gallery, Shoppes at Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica Monique Rollins, The River Tower, Wilmington, DE
2006
Monique Rollins: Oil Paintings and Works on Paper, Pierre S. DuPont Arts Center Gallery, Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
The Contemporary Famous Artists Invitational Exhibition, Sunshine Art Museum, Beijing, China
2022
Enlightening, Nepenthe Gallery, Washington, DC
Art Market Hamptons, John William Gallery, Boca Raton
Palm Beach Modern+Contemporary, John William Gallery, Boca Raton
2021
Art Miami Context, John William Gallery, Boca Raton
2019
Infinite Jest: Pratt in Venice 35th Anniversary, Dante Alighieri Society, Venice, Italy Fragments of Seas, Gallery 287, Chelsea NYC
Ukraine Our Hearts: Roots, Paths, and Future, Ukrainian Cultural Center, Paris, France Undercurrent, Walter Wickiser Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2017
Art Miami Context, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York City
Social Roles and Perspectives, IWOP, Zhu Naizheng Research Center of Art, Beijing, China
2016
WhiteBox Art Center, 798 Beijing, China
Art Miami Context, Metroquadro Gallery, Miami
2015
Art Miami Context, Metroquadro Gallery, Miami
2014
Art Miami Context, Metroquadro Gallery, Miami
2013
Art Miami Context, Metroquadro Gallery, Miami Principia Naturalia, Castello Di Susa, Italy
Emerge Art Fair, Metroquadro Gallery, Washington, DC
2012
Spring Salon, Andre Zarre Gallery, New York Winter Salon, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York
2010
New Wilmington Painting, New Wilmington Art Association, Pierre S. DuPont Arts Center Gallery, Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE
2007
Ornament: Ho Hum All Ye Faithful, BravinLee Programs, New York
2006
Holiday Invitational Exhibition, Broome Street Gallery, New York
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chen-Young, Leisha. “Art breathes.” The Style Observer, March 30, 2008, 10-11. Dongjie, Yan. “Capturing the color of spring in rapidly changing Beijing.” China Daily USA, September 11–13, 2015, 10. Milford, Maureen. “Bold, brash, and ambitious.” Signature Brandywine, February 2010, 62-65.
“Monique Rollins Art Exhibit.” Out and About, February 2008, 16.
Nardone, Mark. “Archmere alumna hits big time art scene.” Delaware Today, August 2014, 2.
Reid, Denise. “Energetic colorful.” Jamaica Gleaner, April 6, 2008, 1.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Official Residence of the Ambassador of the European Union, Kingston, Jamaica County Offices of the City of Wilmington
Historic Hercules Building, Wilmington, DE
Vice President Art Foundation, Washington DC
1201 N Market St. Lobby, Wilmington, DE
Brandywine Building, Wilmington, DE
Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc., Wilmington, DE
Conned Healthcare Management, Inc., Hanover, MD Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica Gran Bahia Principe Hotel, Runaway Bay, Jamaica Hotel Indigo, Ft Myers, Fl.
Iberostar Hotel, Montego Bay, Jamaica