ROWAN ROSIE. (b. 1994)
Rowan Rosie was born in Glasgow, Scotland and currently lives and works in London. She works with oil & acrylic paint to create vibrant abstract paintings with a unique use of colour and material. Her work depicts issues such as the natural world, travel and human, emotional experiences.
While predominantly abstract in style, her paintings are interjected with gestural brushstrokes and forms that suggest more tangible elements from the physical world around us. Layers of paint and colour fields create a strong sense of depth and light energy from within the painting. Her intuitive approach to painting creates a sense of freedom and possibility that is intrinsic to her artwork and the themes explored within. Her work demands us to question how we typically experience the world and opens our imagination to expand the realms of what we believe is possible beyond physical realities and how we show up in ourselves and collectively.
Rosie studied at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee (2012-2016) where she received a BA in Fine Art and was awarded a number of prizes for her final Degree Show exhibition. Included was a solo show at the Wall Projects II, Scotland (2017), the John Guthrie Prize for Painting and the acquisition of her work into the Art in Healthcare collection. Upon graduating she spent the following years traveling and living abroad, an experience that left great influence upon her work and artistic outlook. Since returning to Glasgow in 2019, she has shown regularly at galleries including The Lemond Gallery and The Royal Scottish Academy and has worked with institutions such as the National Galleries of Scotland to help deliver outreach programmes. She is passionate about engaging the wider community through art to make positive connections and learnings.
SOLO & DUO SHOWS
Hanna Kaciniel & Rowan Rosie, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow January 2023
Hanna Kaciniel & Rowan Rosie, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow January 2022
Memories & Visions, a Duo show, The Rafiki Gallery July 2021
Hanna Kaciniel and Rowan Rosie: ‘Our Life is Still Out There’ The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow January 2021
Rowan Rosie : New Works, Wall Projects Gallery, Montrose August 2017
SELECT GROUP SHOWS
Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2024
Christmas Show 2022, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2023
Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2023
Christmas Show 2022, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2022
Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2022
Back to the Mould, Matteo Volpi, CO.AS.IT Museo Italiano, Carlton, Melbourne, 2022
Christmas Show 2021, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2021
Abstract Zeitgeist - The Rafiki Gallery, The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh, 2021
Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery, 2021
The Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh, 2021
Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery, 26th April - 2nd May 2021
Kristmas Art Fair, The Complex Gallery, Glasgow, December 2020
Winter Show, The Lemond Gallery, Glasgow, 2020
Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery, 2020
Reflections For Change, Online project, 2020
Imago Mundi Project, Imago Mundi, Venice, 2017
DJCAD Degree Show, University of Dundee, 2016
Art in Healthcare Collection, permanent collection, 2016
Generator Member’s Show, Generator Projects, Dundee, 2016
Rise & Grindy Pop-Up Show, Roseangle Arts, Dundee, 2015
Tramway Visual Arts Studio Portfolio Show, 2012
RESIDENCIES
Artist-in-residence, Descover Artists, Hydra, Greece, 2022
AWARDS
Wall Projects New Graduate Prize Winner, 2016
Art in Healthcare Purchase Award, 2016
James Guthrie Orchar Memorial Prize for Painting, DJCAD, University go Dundee, 2016
EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, September, 2012-2016
Tramway Visual Arts Studio, Glasgow, 2011-2012
Portrait photography on this website taken by Tabitha Cholet & Kenneth Archbold