As All Existence, an exhibition of work by Katherine Steichen Rosing, will be on display at Arts + Literature Laboratory from Tuesday, November 15 to Thursday, December 22. The opening reception will be Friday, November 18 at 6:00pm.
Katherine Steichen Rosing explores invisible forces in forests and watersheds related to climate and other environmental issues through vividly-hued paintings, intricate mixed media works, and immersive installations.
Rosing's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad, including Chicago, New York, Washington D.C., Tokyo, and Beijing. Her work is included in public and private collections internationally, including the State of Wisconsin Collection.
She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the Forward Art Prize 2022. Furthering her environmental research, she was awarded artist residencies at the UW-Madison Department of Limnology’s Trout Lake Research Station and the St. Croix Watershed Research Station, sponsored by the Science Museum of Minnesota.
A long-time art educator, Rosing taught at colleges and universities in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin, where she lives and maintains her studio. She served as curator and board member of ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation and the Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art. Rosing earned an MFA in painting and drawing from Northern Illinois University, a BFA from the University of Colorado-Denver, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Groveland Gallery in Minneapolis represents her work.
All As Existence
Rosing’s vividly colored paintings celebrate the vigor and persistence of life in forests and watersheds. With an intense awareness of the threats facing these ecosystems, these paintings envision hidden energies and intricate relationships between even the most minuscule creatures.
Her paintings are developed in many layers, with drawings, words, and marks inscribed in wet paint, sometimes revealing the underpainting but often buried in subsequent layers of color. These implanted inscriptions encrust the surface referencing invisible processes and microscopic forms and connections between forests, lakes, and the hydrologic cycle.
Recent artist residencies at environmental research stations in Minnesota and Wisconsin profoundly influenced the work in this exhibition. Rosing is also known for her somber immersive installations with suspended sculptural trees exploring climate and other connections to forests.