Diego de la Rosa

Thank you to everyone who came last night to celebrate the opening of The Wanderers at the The University Club of Toronto . I am still blown away from such a beautiful reception🥂🌴

It still feels a little surreal to think that the show is finally here. The Wanderers is a very new body of work for me, and in many ways it marks a new direction in my practice: to explore my own identity as a migrant through the visual language I’ve been developing over the years.

After spending so much time alone with these paintings in the studio, seeing so many friends, family, familiar faces, and new audiences come together to experience them meant more to me than I can really put into words (but I will still try!).

A few special shoutouts:

To my family and friends, thank you for always being there for me, for believing in what I do, and for supporting me through every stage of this journey.

To Katlin Rogers (Rogers Art Advisory ), for inviting me to be part of this, for helping me bring the exhibition together, and most importantly, for trusting my vision and giving this body of work a space to exist.

And finally, to my wife, Antonieta. So much of what I do would simply not be possible without you. This moment also belongs to you.

I will carry this night with me for a long time. Thank you✨🌙

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The Wanderers runs at the @ until November 2, 2026.
Visits are by appointment only. DM if interested.

🌿 Tomorrow, join me for the opening reception of The Wanderers at the University Club of Toronto ✨

Inspired by my experience as part of the Venezuelan exodus, The Wanderers explores the psychological effects of migration and how displacement can lead to new identities and forms of belonging.

🥂 Opening Reception
September 16, 2026
6–8 pm

📍 University Club of Toronto
380 University Avenue
Toronto, ON

🗓️ On view September 16 – November 2, 2026
Visits after the opening reception are by appointment only. DM for inquiries.

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Pacheco in Toronto, 2026
Oil and acrylic on canvas
30 × 40 inches

When the weather turns cold in Venezuela, people say, “Pacheco has arrived.” The expression recalls the story of a man who descends from the mountains carrying flowers, bringing the cold with him.

In Pacheco in Toronto, this story enters the world of The Wanderers. A giant Pacheco descends upon the landscape as night falls, drawing its warmth into himself. Beneath him, Toronto and Caracas merge: snow-covered pines stand beside tropical palms, while the CN Tower rises beyond mountainous terrain recalling Caracas.

Two Venezuelan llaneros travel through this strange landscape on horseback, carrying fruit for delivery. Like Pacheco, they bring the customs and memories of their place of origin into a climate where they seemingly do not belong.

The painting transforms the arrival of the Canadian winter into a Venezuelan myth, imagining how stories, traditions, and memories travel with us and become part of the new landscapes we learn to inhabit.

One more week until the opening of my upcoming exhibition “The Wanderers” at the The University Club of Toronto ✨

Join us on September 16th, 6-8 pm, for a special reception, which will include a special performance by lapanteracurandera 🐆

Curated by Rogers Art Advisory

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📷 image|foundry

What is behind a hug? A mere emotion? A story? A journey? A moment of reconnecting?

This is one of the ideas I will explore in my upcoming show “The Wanderers”, opening on September 16th at the The University Club of Toronto
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🍊🐊 2 more weeks until my upcoming show “The Wanderers” at The University Club of Toronto
Opening on September 16th, 6-8 pm

My temple ✨
Gearing yo for my upcoming show in September at The University Club of Toronto
Lets go

A little glimpse of something new in progress.
Still a lot to figure out, but I’m enjoying getting lost in the blue 🦋
This painting, along with the rest of the new body of work, will be exhibited this fall at my upcoming exhibition at the The University Club of Toronto
Swipe for the bigger picture ✨

Detail shot 🦝🌴
Little friend: what are you reaching for?

🍁 Maple Mangoes 🥭
Oil and acrylic on panel
6 × 7 inches
2026
Proud to announce that Maple Mangoes has been selected for this year’s ARTATTACK!, the annual art auction and fundraiser for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
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Maple Mangoes reflects on the convergence of cultures and worlds that takes place within the migrant experience. Here, the mangoes of Venezuela merge with the maple of Canada, becoming something that belongs fully to neither, but carries something of both. The painting asks what happens when two worlds take root within us—what is preserved, what is transformed, and what new identities might emerge in between.

UPCOMING SHOW
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I am pleased to announce my upcoming solo exhibition: “The Wanderers” - a multi sized collection of paintings that will be presented at the main hall of The University Club of Toronto (The University Club of Toronto ) from September 15th till November 2nd.
Through surreal, symbolic paintings inspired by the Venezuelan diaspora, “The Wanderers” reflects on the emotional journey of migration—where memory, identity, and belonging are continuously reshaped. Through a series of symbolic narratives, the paintings depict Venezuelan migrants inhabiting a surreal world where the architecture, fauna, and ecosystems of Venezuela and Canada merge to create confusion and wonder.
Please join us for an opening reception on Wednesday, September 16th. The event will feature a special performance by La Pantera Curandera (lapanteracurandera )
Curated by Katlin Rogers of Rogers Art Advisory