Making has always been more than simply an action. It is the connection between my psyche and moments of existence, the means of grounding myself within the ever-oscillating space between order and chaos through material tactility. My process is a balance of intentionality and accident: a handoff of control from myself to the materials, and back again. Skin becomes stained with charcoal. Pools of water and pigment flow in slow streams across the floor. The beauty in my drawings stems from the visual intersections of material autonomy and my conscious hand. They are constellations between time, medium, and the internal; they are what it means to me to be imperfectly human.
Madison Rocap is an emerging abstract artist based in New Jersey, USA. She received her BFA in Studio Art from Pennsylvania Western Clarion University in 2024 and her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the State University of New York at New Paltz in May 2026. Her work is often comprised of mixed media on stretched fabrics and paper, but some of her favorite media are charcoal, ink, and water-soluble crayon. Through mark-making, movement, and layering, Madison creates tumultuous and atmospheric works that encapsulate the dichotomy of the human experience. She welcomes viewers to resonate with both the chaos and order within her contemporary abstract compositions.
Although only twenty-four years old, Rocap's work has been shown in a number of exhibitions, including Draw Ridge at KAJE Gallery, and On a Wire by Aedra Fine Arts, and The Internal Space at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. She was selected as one of six "Best in Show" international artists by Aedra for their exhibition and has a critical review written about her art, which can be found on their website. Madison was most recently selected to exhibit five of her works in a mini solo exhibition in the Alcove Gallery at Drawing Rooms in Jersey City, New Jersey; where her work received praise in an exhibition review by Eye Level. She is represented by J. Nunez Gallery in Millburn, New Jersey; as their youngest current represented artist.
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