Lily Rosen + Richard Rosen

Richard Rosen (b. 1958, Newark, NJ) self-taught artist working in pastels for over 25 years, his recent works have been in productions of original fine art multiples, original charcoal and ink on paper and canvas, taking his inspiration from the ocean and nature.

Lily Rosen (b. 1993, Princeton, New Jersey) grew up in a college town with brooks, canals, and farms. Growing up in Princeton, she spent much of her time climbing trees and collecting bouquets of daffodils and tulips. Nature and childhood is a great inspiration in her work. upon leaving New Jersey, she went on to receive her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2015), where she studied film and animation. In 2016 once returning to the East Coast she found herself gravitating towards theatre work in New York City as a puppet and props builder, which inspired a more theatrical and time-intensive look at art making—inspiring larger pieces that register as backdrops to a larger and mystical world. She focuses on fiber and textile-based art work, creating garments, embroidery, tapestries, beaded works, and soft sculptures that embrace femininity, color and whimsical narratives that takes inspiration from the Bible, childhood, folk and fairytales, nature and the nude form.