Selina Román (American, 1978). XS12, 2021. Dye sublimation on aluminum. Courtesy of the artist.
Image of a person in a leotard with a semi circle for their head
Selina Román (American, 1978). Blockhead 1, 2025.
Dye sublimation on aluminum, 40 x 50 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Image of a person in a leotard with a ball for their head
Selina Román (American, 1978). Ballhead, 2021.
Dye sublimation on aluminum, 30 x 24 in. Courtesy of the artist.
4 images over eachother with body parts in leotards
Selina Román (American, 1978). Landscape, 2025.
Dye sublimation on aluminum, 40 x 114 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Three images overlaying eachother with body parts in leotards
Selina Román (American, 1978). Radial Triptych, 2025.
Dye sublimation on aluminum, 40 x 55 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence

August 31–March 29, 2026

New works by Selina Román blend photography, abstraction, and self-portraiture to explore themes of beauty and the politics of size in Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence. Roman’s photographs feature tightly cropped images of the artist’s own body, boldly occupying the full composition and extending past the boundaries of each frame. Pastel bodysuits and tights transform the artist’s flesh into new, gently rolling landscapes as amorphous shapes converge to create modernist-inspired compositions. At this scale, Roman’s tightly cropped portrayals of stomachs, thighs, and hips become formal studies of line, shape and color, asking viewers to consider the human form from a point of true abstraction. The softly hued palette created by the artist’s bodysuits lends itself to narratives around the aesthetics of femininity. Displayed as a colorful never-before-seen installation, Roman’s photographs transform the gallery into a space of quiet resistance, subverting traditional ideas of feminine beauty.

 

Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence is organized by Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design and curated by Rangsook Yoon, senior curator at Sarasota Art Museum.

This exhibition is made possible, in part, with generous support from:


Platinum Sponsors
Judy and Fred Fiala


Silver Sponsors
Ellen Chapman and Michael Moss


Bronze Sponsors

Gobioff Foundation

Essay

Happenings

Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) Loopy Doopy, Blue/Red, 2000 Oil-based woodcut 20 5/8 × 28 5/8 in. (52.3 × 72.6 cm) New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of Sol LeWitt © Estate of Sol LeWitt 2025

Sarasota Art Museum to Present Major Survey of Prints by Conceptual Art Pioneer Sol LeWitt

Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design (SAM) is pleased to present “Beautiful Ideas: The Prints of Sol LeWitt,” on view from May 17 through October 25, 2026. This exhibition explores the extensive printmaking career of Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), a leader of the American Minimalism and Conceptual art movements who famously declared that “the idea becomes a machine that makes the art.”

Woman at a pool club posing with two men playing pool in the background

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