My professional career has been a mishmash of learning skills that has led me to create my own business and pursue an artistic career. Although I had the chance to learn various art form and techniques in my childhood, and exhibited and sold paintings in my teens, initially I did not choose an art profession.
Eventually, I went back to college taking loads of art classes and earning a Fine Arts Department Honors Scholarship which helped pay for my education in social work.
With this qualification, I worked for nonprofit organizations in HIV/AIDS and anti-human trafficking advocacy and education. I taught and developed a macro social work curriculum at Florida Atlantic University, all the while creating art projects and paintings. In 2018, my social work/social justice focus and art converged to launch Vicki Rosenthal Art, a cohesive social impact art business.
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Exhibitions
- 2023 Ethel M. Gordon Library, “Walk In My Shoes”, Feb 1-28, 2023, Oakland Park, FL
- 2023 Plunge Beach Resort, “Plunge Into The Arts-Artists Collaborations”, Ongoing, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL
- 2023 LA Lee YMCA Community Art Wall Mural, “Their Souls Live On”, Ongoing, Ft Laud, FL
- 2022 Broward Art Guild, “PRIDE: Legends, Life and Love”, June 1-24, 2022, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2022 Plunge Beach Resort, “Plunge Into The Arts Reunion Show”, Feb 19-Mar 19, 2022, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL
- 2021 ArtServe, “Stories From Within”, Sept 17-Oct 23, 2021, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2021 Art Gallery 21, “Manatees & Mermaids”, Feb 7-Mar 6, 2021, Wilton Manors, FL
- 2020 Plunge Beach Resort – “Plunge Into The Arts”, Oct 16-Dec 15, 2020, Laud-By-The-Sea, FL
- 2020 Broward College Central, “National Coming Out-Vote 2020” (Virtual), Oct 13, 2020
- 2020 Imperial Point Sidewalk Art, COVID-19 Neighborhood project, Apr 28-May 1, 2020, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2020 Broward College North Regional Library, “All Votes Matter-Vote 2020” – Community Cultural Exhibition, Feb 1–Mar 31, 2020, Coconut Creek, FL
- 2019 ArtServe, “Home-An Artistic Celebration of Community”, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2019 ArtServe, “DBA: Textured”, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2018 Broward Art Guild, “Winter Spectacular”, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2013 Art Gallery 21, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibit, Wilton Manors, FL
Projects
- 2023 Summer’s Sidewalk Messages, Illustrator for Children’s Book, Publication Date Pending
- 2022-23 LA Lee YMCA Community Art Project creating Wall Mural, “Their Souls Live On”, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 2020 Imperial Point Sidewalk Art, COVID-19 Neighborhood project, Apr 28-May 1, 2020, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Events
- 2023 “Walk In My Shoes” Artists Collaboration, Ethel M. Gordon Library, Oakland Park, FL
- 2022 Speaker, “Business Skills for the Modern Creator Institute”, Broward Cultural Division AEI Alumni, SBDC FAU, Davie, FL
- 2021 Art exhibitor and demonstrator, Lauderdale-By-The- Sea Chamber of Commerce, “After Hours Event: A Buzz About Art”, Plunge Beach Resort, Lauderdale-By-The Sea, FL
- 2020 Presenter, Meet the Artists-“Tell Your Story II”, Broward College North Regional Library, Coconut Creek, FL
- 2019 Moderator, “REFLECT: Healing Through Art Panel Discussion”, ArtServe, Ft Laud., FL
- 2019 Lecturer, “Art Advocacy and Immigration”, National Association of Social Workers, State Conference, Orlando, FL
- 2016 Lecturer, “Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.), Krome”, UN Peace Day Event, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
- 2016 Lecturer, “Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.), Krome” Talk and Reception, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Publications and Media
- Conversations with Vicki Rosenthal, VoyageMIA, Oct 2022
- “Meet Vicki Rosenthal | Visual Artist / Woman owned business”, ShoutOut Miami, July 2021
- “Vicki Rosenthal Creates One of a Kind Piece to Honor Florida Panthers’ Ironman”, by Anamaria Moreno, Living in Oakland Park, June 2021
- “Vicki Rosenthal Takes the Plunge”, by Marc Gave, Living in Oakland Park, Oct 2020
- “Vicki Rosenthal’s Canvas Crusade for Voting Rights”, Creativity is Risky, by Sally O’Dowd, Feb 2020
- “Etiko Becomes the Canvas of Advocacy Art”, Etiko Newsletter, by Nicole Lutze, Feb 2020
- “Art Advocacy and Immigration”, National Association of Social Workers-FL Newsletter, Aug-Sept 2019
- “An Artist’s Journey from Activist to Entrepreneur”, Broward ArtsCalendar, Mar 2019
- “Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) Ambassador Highlights”, Art Hive Magazine, Issue 29, p65, Feb 2019
Honors and Awards
- 2021 Awardee of Broward Cultural Division Artist Support Grant for fiscal year 2022
- 2021 NHL Florida Panthers’ Training Staff commission to paint a commemorative pair of hockey skates for (former) Panther Player #3, Keith Yandle
- 2020 BlueHook Creative Hack-a-thon Recipient, RedHook School and AAF Greater Ft Laud and the Palm Beaches
- 2019 Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) Ambassador, Broward Cultural Division
- 2005 Broward College Fine Arts Department Honors Scholarship
- 2005 Broward College Honors Institute Showcase – Fine Arts
Education
- Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI) Graduate, Broward Cultural Division, 2018
- Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, FL, Master in Social Work, 2009
- Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, FL, Bachelor in Social Work, 2007
- Minor in French, 2007, Certifications in Peace Studies, 2007 and Aging, 2009
- Broward College, Coconut Creek, FL, Associate in Arts, 2005
Community / Volunteer Experience
- Deported Asylum Seekers Assistance Project-Advisor, 2021-2023
- HEAL Trafficking, Board of Directors & Advocacy Committee Co-chair, 2013-19, Advisory Council, 2019-23
- School Board of Broward County Human Relations Committee, Chair, 2014-16
- Broward County Board of County Commissioners Human Rights Board, Member, 2014-15