“Painting and photography are my tools for exploring the dualities of existence—how contradictions like futility and anger, sensuality and anxiety, love and invisibility, visibility and materiality, or meaning and meaninglessness coexist. Through the process of creating images, I can navigate these tensions.”

Grace Roselli is a multidisciplinary artist with over four decades of experience in exploring gender, identity, and cultural transformation. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (B.F.A., Painting with Honors), Roselli also completed residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the Empire State Studio Residency Program. Her work combines technical expertise with a commitment to fostering community through art and cultural documentation.

As the founder of Pandora’s BoxX Project, Roselli has created a visual archive documenting over 300 womxn cultural contributors, including artists, curators, writers, and critics, active since the 1960s. Through collaborative photography, she captures the stories and legacies of these individuals, providing a platform for marginalized voices and challenging conventional narratives about gender and identity. The project has received significant recognition, with support from grants including the 2024 Brooklyn Arts Council Local Arts Support Grant, the 2023 New York State Council on the Arts Award, and the 2022 Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant. Pandora’s BoxX Project is also fiscally sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Roselli has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including Naked Bike (MotorGrrl Garage, Brooklyn, 2017), Eminent Domain (Robert Miller Gallery, NY, 2018), and Italianita (Regis College, Weston, 2025). These exhibitions reflect her diverse artistic practice and her ongoing engagement with contemporary cultural issues.

In addition to her artistic work, Roselli plays an active role in public dialogue about gender equity and cultural resilience. She has moderated and participated in panel discussions, including Pandora’s BoxX Project: A Panel Discussion on Age, Womxn, and Art (2024, Artists Talk On Art) and presentations at the Brooklyn Public Library and West Chelsea Festival of Art. She has also been featured in publications like ArtCritical and The New York Times, and interviewed on platforms such as Vasari 21 and Art Frankly.

Roselli’s career demonstrates a strong ability to combine artistic skill with advocacy, positioning her as a key figure in promoting inclusivity, cultural preservation, and community engagement through the arts. Her work continues to impact the cultural landscape, both in the visual arts and in broader conversations around gender and identity.