NICHOLAS L. ROSE
Artist/ Educator/ Designer/ Director of NRoseArtStudio®
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Bachelors in Art Education (B.A.E) – Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (2011-2013)
Diploma in Visual Arts – Mico University College – (2005-2008)
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2018 – VISIONS – THE GARDEN OF LIQUID IDENTITIES
THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space
Calle Larga San Marco, Venice, Italy
2017 – Blowing a Gail Exhibition – Old Town House
Warrington, UK
2017 – Jamaica Biennial 2017 – National Gallery of Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012- Jamaica Cultural Development Competition (JCDC)
Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston
2016 – “Going Green” Exhibition – Grosvenor Gallery
Kingston, Jamaica
2015 – Shift/ Convert–21st Century Alchemy – Gallery 550, Dallas, Texas
2014 – National Biennial 2014 – National Gallery of Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
2013 – Art Fresh Jamaica – Exhibition (16 Artists)
Mutual Life Gallery, Kingston
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2018 – NRoseArtStudio “Project…119 “
Olympia Art Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
2016 – Nicholas L. Rose “Retrospec”
Manchester High Auditorium, Manchester, Jamaica
AWARDS:
2018 – Governor General Achievement Award
Outstanding Achievements in Visual Arts and leadership
Cornwall County
2017- Best TVET Teacher of the year – 2nd Runner up
National TVET Quality Awards for Secondary Schools 2017 Competition – Ministry of Education, Youth & Information
2017- Most Outstanding Art Teacher
Airport Authority of Jamaica Art Project
2017- Most Outstanding Art Teacher
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Heritage Poster Competition
2017 – Top Visual Art Teacher
Jamaica Cultural Development Competition (JCDC)
2017 – 2 Gold, 1Silver and 2Merit Award
“Mother and Child,” “Silver Platter” (Among 5 Works on Paper) Jamaica Cultural Development Competition (JCDC)
2016 –Gold Medal Award
“Jamaica 50 – Political Landscaping” (Mixed Media on Paper)
Jamaica Cultural Development Competition (JCDC)
2012 – 2015 –Four (7) Certificate of Merit Awards
Jamaica Cultural Development Competition (JCDC)
2008 – Gold Medal Winner
World Skills Jamaica 2008 Visual Arts Competition
Title of work: Reggae Explosion
(Mural Design)
Publications
Palmer, Adisa, O. (2019). Caribbean feminity + Masculinity = Gender Justice, pt.2. Interviewing the Caribbean Magazine, 4(2), 9,150-155.
McLaughlin, Rosanna. (2017) Frieze.com: Article: Postcard from Jamaica – Jamaica Biennial 2017 Review, City Report – 20 Apr 2017
Palmer, Adisa, O. (2017). [Interview with Artist: Nicholas L. Rose]. Interviewing the Caribbean Magazine, 2(2), 10,62-65.
Globe Runner.com (2015): 9 International artists: Shift/ Convert–21st Century Alchemy Exhibition. (Gallery 550)
National Gallery of Jamaica Blog – National Biennial 2014, Featured artist: Nicholas Rose – artwork Solidarity. NGJ
Gleaner of Jamaica (2013): “Sweet Fifteen”- Emerging artist. Mutual Life Gallery
Gleaner of Jamaica (2009): Jazz Art Exhibition. Golf view hotel, Mandeville, Jamaica
Other Exposure:
Brooklyn Museum (2017): Caribbeing House Residency/ Show
International Artist Talk: Nicholas Rose (Jamaica) and Nyugen Smith (New York): moderated by Tamara Best formerly of the NY Times. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/calendar/event/caribbean_artists_caribbeing_house august_2017
President of the Central Art Teachers Association CATA – Mandeville Chapter (2017-present)
ARTIST STATEMENT
A `Rose from the Concrete`, able to rise and flourish without dwindling determination and enthusiasm despite the struggles or challenges faced. An aspiring artist that sees life itself as an endless wealth of knowledge that can shape, reinvent and give birth to untapped greatness, wisdom and potential. I yearn for a part of that knowledge, a yearning that fuels the required focus to achieve.
Being open-minded is an inevitable requirement of being a successful artist, who is able to explore and implement variance in ones, pieces. This open-mindedness has infiltrated my entire being, acting as a driver often steering my mind through a kaleidoscope of thoughts for the achievement of impressionable pieces.
My oeuvre is consistent of mainly drawings and paintings, which is representational of my identity and aspects of social commentary. The works I create allows for a unique exploration into disciplines and concepts that can influence effective psychological reaction and dynamic change in society. “The drawing techniques and use of media adds to the temporal quality of the moment captured” (National Gallery of Jamaica.) Each piece is a vehicle for communing emotions felt and expressed in regards to my heritage and its aftermaths in today’s Jamaica – unearthing a new/ contemporary art form with a unique personality created through the eyes of the artist; his experiences and the context in which he lives.