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Short biography

Rodney Zelenka (b. 1953, Panama) is a Panamanian painter whose work addresses power, migration and human dignity. He trained in Panama with Alfredo Sinclair and Guillermo Trujillo, studied economics at Cornell University and has worked full time as an artist since 1980. He has exhibited in the United States, Japan, Europe and Latin America, including the Bienal de São Paulo (1996). Since 2022 his work has toured museums across Mexico, and he has presented solo exhibitions in New York at the Tenri Cultural Institute (2022) and Lichtundfire (2023, 2024, 2026). He lives and works in Panama.

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CV

The complete CV, with solo and group exhibitions since 1980, biennials, awards and bibliography, as a web page and as a PDF.

Images

The images on this website are reduced for screen viewing and are not suitable for print. High-resolution files are sent on request for exhibitions, loans and editorial use. Each request should name the work by its inventory number, which appears on every work page. Files are supplied as uncompressed TIFF or maximum-quality JPEG, at least 3000 pixels on the long side, photographed square-on and cropped to the edge of the work.

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Caption format

Rodney Zelenka, Title, year. Medium. Height × width cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Example

Rodney Zelenka, Three Sunsets, 2025. Acrylic and aluminum paper on canvas. 160 × 190 cm (63 × 74 3/4 in.). Courtesy of the artist.

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