ROSALYN MYLES
WEBSITE: rosalynmylesart.com
IG: @rozmyles
EMAIL: rosalynmyles777@gmail.com
BIO
Rosalyn Myles is a native of Los Angeles. Born and raised in an area of the city called Athens which is bordered by Gardena and Watts. She grew up swimming with her brothers, riding the bus to art classes at Barnsdall Art Park and eating Japanese food from Tokyo Central. She attended Narbonne High School in Torrance California and won a scholarship to Mills College in Oakland. When Ronald Reagan became president, he changed the existing policies on college grants and scholarships. Many schools to raised their tuitions and adjusted their assistance programs. Higher fees made it harder for students on scholarships to complete their educations. Myles returned home and completed her BA at Cal State Dominguez Hills, graduating with honors.
Her focus became the visual arts and she decided to return to school and study fine art. She did her graduate studies at the California College of Arts in Oakland and San Francisco. While living in San Francisco, she worked at SFMOMA, the Yuerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Daniel Weinberg Gallery and various other art institutions.
Upon returning home to LA, Myles continued to grow as an artist, becoming an active member of Gallery 825 for 5 years. She has shown her work at the California African American Museum, The Armory in Pasadena, Craft Contemporary, Watts Towers and various other venues. She has participated and curated shows at Grant Stills Gallery and St. Elmo’s Village. Rosalyn has worked with other collaborating artist and institutions on major projects and installations at MOCA , CAFAM LAMAG and LACMA. Most recently she had a solo exhibition in the window at Craft Contemporary Museum on Wilshire.
Rosalyn is currently working on installations that will debut in other cities in the US.