Multiple dates, Summer 2025 (in person)

Milwaukente Community Quilt Dye Days @ Spectrum School of Art (Racine, WI)

As part of a future community project, rosy will be facilitating Milwaukente Community Quilt Dye Days on the lawn of Spectrum School of Art. Dye work will be happening from noon to 3, and is open to anyone 13 and up! The events are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Community Quilt Dye Days will happen June 7, July 5th, August 2nd, and one additional date tba. Registration for workshops coming soon.

May 17th-Nov 15th, 2025 (in person)

Carousel Collective @ Fondy Farmers Market (Milwaukee, WI)

Join a revolving cast of local artists at the Fondy Farmer’s Market 2025 season. rosy will alternate with Tayla Hart and Adjua Nsoroma on Saturdays, and may invite additional creatives to the market on Thursdays and Sundays through the regular season. Stop in to the market to support local farmers, artists, and producers now through November.

February 27th-June 27th, 2025 (in person)

Quilting in Contemporary Art: Stitching Our Stories, Gallery 507 @ Bronzeville Center for the Arts (Milwaukee, WI)

Visioned by mentors Della Wells and Mutope Johnson, Gallery 507 is holding its inaugural group show. From athletic legends and fraternal traditions to abstract quilted expressions, this exhibition underscores the power of textiles to piece together past, present, and future stories, continues the historic practice of preserving vital histories while inspiring new dialogues of resistance and celebration through artmaking. Curated by Phoenix Brown. Soft opening February 27th from 5:30 to 7:30, artist panel April 11th, 5:30 to 7:30. For more information on the exhibit, or BCA, please check out their website.

September 5- October 3, 2025 (in person)

WOW! Women of Wisconsin Director’s Invitational @ Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI)

more information coming soon.

September 18-21st, 2025 (in person)

Visiting Artist Series Talk and Workshops @ Denver Art Students League (Denver, CO)

As a part of ASLD’s Visiting Artist Series, rosy will share more about her story, process, and inspirations during this lecture on September 18 followed by a two day mixed media workshop on September 20th and 21st. For more information or to register, please visit the Denver Art Student League Website.

Fall 2025 (in person)

Guiding Ethos, Guest Curated by Jenie Gao

Guiding Ethos is a group exhibition featuring artists whose practices engage storytelling as a powerful act of record-making and utilize art as a tool for cultural stewardship, community care, and direct action. Curated by Jenie Gao, this exhibition is born from the curator’s exploration of a profound and persistent question: Can ethical and honest work be created within the context of colonial systems, a nation built on the foundation of enslavement, exploitation, and stolen land? More information coming soon.

September 2024-August 2025 (virtual)

Digital Humanities Fellow, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts (Cedarburg, WI)

December 14th, 2023 : television

Stories of Joy and Hope in 2023, Black Nouveau on Milwaukee PBS

Black Nouveau brings you a special show: 'Stories of Joy and Hope in 2023.' Let's celebrate the season of giving by revisiting the inspiring stories that touched our souls. To see the episode, check out the episode page.

Ongoing In-person support opportunities

Artist Representation through Calabar Gallery (Brooklyn,NYC)

Rosy has joined the artist roster of Calabar Gallery in New York. For fine art purchase inquires, please reach out to the gallery directly.

Kujichagulia Producers Cooperative: Sherman Phoenix (Milwaukee, WI)

Prints, postcards, and small originals are available inside the Kujichagulia Producers Cooperative at the Sherman Phoenix (in the vault) at 3536 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53216.

Spectrum School and Gallery (Racine, WI)

Originals and studies are available to purchase through community-centered Spectrum Gallery at 2000 Wisconsin Ave, Racine, WI 53403

PAST EVENTS

February 28th, 2025 (in person)

Class of 2025 Black Excellence Award Honoree, Gala at the Baird Center (Milwaukee, WI)

February 21st- March 27th, 2025 (in person)

Why Flowers Bloom: Ghislaine Sabot, Sika Foyer, and Rosy Petri, Calabar Gallery at City Lore (New York, NY)

September 19- December 15, 2024 (in-person)

Here to Hear, solo show at MOWA on the Lake (Milwaukee, WI)

September 20- November 9, 2024 (in-person)

SEAMS II: Criss Cross, Portrait Society Gallery (Milwaukee, WI)

September 9-26, 2024 (in-person)

Fiber Connections: From the Global to the Local, Crossman Gallery at UW Whitewater (Whitewater, WI)

August 28-September 2, 2024 (in-person)

Artist cultural exchange, Community Builders Holistic Development Corp (Havana, Cuba)

August 29-September 1, 2024 (in-person)

Butter Fine Art Fair with Mahogany Gallery (Indianapolis, IN)

June 14-16, 2024 (in-person)

Lakefront Festival of Art poster artist, Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, WI)

August 4, 2024 (in-person)

Starving Artist Fair, Spectrum Gallery (Racine, WI)

July 11th, 2024 (in-person)

Artist’s Day, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum (Milwaukee, WI)

June 6-9, 2024 (in person)

bell hooks Symposium workshop, Berea College (Berea, KY)

June 1, 2024 (in-person)

Venice Williams’ 35th Vocational workshop, The Table (Milwaukee, WI)

May 4- June 2, 2024 (in-person)

Black and White Invitational, Spectrum Gallery (Racine, WI)

April 12-June 1, 2024 (in-person)

Soft Structures, Tooth + Nail Gallery (Milwaukee, WI)

January 16-May 20th, 2024 (in person)

Contemporary African Spirituality in Art, Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)