Bill Rose

I was born in 1952 in Newfoundland, Canada. I was raised near a U.S. military base. I am a visual artist and musician.

My grid-based work is an amalgam of Pop Art, Photorealism, humour and social commentary. I am particularly interested in the work of Warhol, Freud, Morley and Chuck Close. I have been known to paint on different materials...coins, pop cans, books and pain tablets (see Gentleman Junkie in my gallery).

Studied Art and Art Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland, The University of Ottawa and the Ottawa School of Art, Ontario, Canada. Have had 15 solo shows in Canada and numerous group shows in Canada, the U.S. and most recently Germany. I have work in private and public collections in Canada, the U.S., Australia, Switzerland, Holland and Poland.,