Janey Roanna

Janey Roanna (Caribbean-Dutch) is a graphic designer, photographer, and interdisciplinary visual artist based in Rotterdam. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Willem de Kooning Academy and worked on various projects during her internship at Burobraak in Amsterdam, including the visual identity for BIJ1 and the design of educational materials for Atria.

Alongside her design work, Janey’s independent artistic practice explores themes of the Caribbean diaspora, identity and community through photography and mixed media. In 2025, she exhibited her work in Brooklyn, New York. She currently works as a museum educator at Wereldmuseum Rotterdam. On Sundays, you can also find her at Mensa Mensa, where she helps prepare meals with the neighbourhood.

As a CLiP Fellow at Kunstinstituut Melly, Janey supports Fernanda Olivares in developing and delivering the CLiP#8 programme, which creates space for collective learning, critical inquiry and reflection on the role of the art institution.