 Portfolio of
David Rose
Beaconsfield, Quebec
Canada
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Oils & Acrylics
Mixed Media
Drawing
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Dog in Angell Woods, 2004
Artist Statement
David Rose is a low-vision artist working and living in Beaconsfield, Quebec. He paints primarily with acrylics on canvas or masonite board, as well as working with mixed media and drawing on paper.
“To compensate for impaired eyesight, I utilize visual aids such as digital photography, various magnifiers, and a closed circuit television viewer when creating my artworks. Using my own photographs as source material, I compose paintings by cropping and collaging various elements, forms and details from enlarged images. The compositions are then unified by light, colour, technique and ideas”.
“What interests me at present are subjects within my immediate vicinity and experience, such as local landmarks, activities and daily life. I make pictures that record specific places and narratives, yet try and extend the content to transcend mere representation, so to convey moods, feelings and concepts.”
Biography
David Rose was born in Toronto, Canada. He studied commercial art at the Ontario College of Art, and drawing, painting and printmaking at The New School of Art with painter / teachers Dennis Burton, Robert Markle, and John MacGregor. After receiving a diploma in Fine Arts from St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, David moved to Montreal, Quebec, to study art history at Concordia University. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Art History in 1986, and a Master’s in Canadian Art History in 1993.
From 1989 – 2005, David worked as an archivist and architectural historian at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, and wrote on architecture, art and cultural exhibitions for the Montreal Gazette. Although he began experiencing visual problems in the mid-1980s, and is now legally blind, he began painting again in 2003.
David Rose is a member of the Beaconsfield Artist’s Association. He has exhibited and sold paintings in many solo and group exhibitions in and around Montreal.
Resumè
Solo Exhibitions
Montreal Association for the Blind
January – May, 2007
Montreal, Quebec
Animals of the St. Lawrence Valley
4 June – 2 July 2006
Ecomusée de Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue
Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Calories Restaurant
November – December, 2005
Westmount, Quebec
Beaconsfield Public Library (juried)
3rd – 30th, January 2005
Beaconsfield, Quebec
Les Trois Soeurs Restaurant
December 2004-February 2005
Beaconsfield, Quebec
Kirkland Public Library
1st – 30th June 2004
Kirkland, Quebec
Group Exhibitions
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association Outdoor Exhibition
24 June, 2007
Memorial Park, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association Art Expo 2007 Members Exhibition
May 4th – 6th, 2007
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Winter Scenes at Centennial Hall
December 2006 – January 2007
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association Fall Exhibition
November, 2006
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Art + Vision Exhibition
24 – 26 October, 2006
4120 St. Catherine St. W., Westmount, Quebec
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association Outdoor Exhibition
24 June, 2006
Memorial Park, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association Art Expo 2006 Members Exhibition
April 28th – 30th, 2006
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association Fall Exhibition
November 18-20, 2005
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
Le Chant des Oyseaulx (juried)
18 August – 17 September, 2005
Centre culturel Georges-Vanier, Montreal
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association “Art Expo 2005” Members Show
April 29-May 1, 2005
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
White Cane Week Exhibition, Montreal Association for the Blind
February, 2005
Montreal, Quebec
Beaconsfield Artist’s Association “Art Expo 2004” Members Show
April 30-May 2, 2004
Centennial Hall, Beaconsfield, Quebec
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