Lizzy Rose

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A bathtub selfie taken by the artist Lizzy Rose for Abi Palmer's book, Sanatorium
Born1988
Died2022
Websitelizzyrose.co.uk

Lizzy Rose (1988-2022) was an artist and disability activist who lived and worked in Margate in Kent, England.

Rose's work explored community, British identity and hidden culture, chronic illness communities online and the culture surrounding them, narrative storytelling, and humour. Her practice included video, photography, ceramics, drawing, writing and curation[1].

Background

Rose lived in Kent for most of her life and was based in Margate.[2]

Born in Australia, Rose grew up in Kent.[2] She went to Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School in Canterbury, before studying Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, London. She graduated with a first class degree in 2010[2].

After university Rose worked as a gallery assistant at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.[3] From 2012 to 2015 she worked with Limbo arts in Margate as assistant curator.[4] In 2016 she toured Japan to study trends in Japanese art, and became part of the programming team at the Crate gallery, Margate. The same year she became an associate at Open School East art school in London.[5]

Crohn's and impact on artwork

Rose had Crohn's disease. Her work addressed chronic illness, and how society deals with it[3][1].

Rose spent an increasing amount of time in hospital from 2010 onwards[4]. She turned her hospital bed into a studio, documenting and reflecting on the daily reality of this environment. During this time, she began to use social media to make her work[4].

Notable artwork

Journey to film a ruin (2009)

Rose’s mystical Journey to film a ruin links Rose’s key interests: chronic illness, communities as bodies and overlooked spaces[6].

The film, shot on a Super 8,[6] explores the vanished communities of the wetlands of Kent and Sussex. It was shown at Somerset House in London in February 2023[7].

Dangerous women

Rose's essay "Exposing Trauma: the post-surgery selfie" was included in the book, Dangerous Women: fifty reflections on power, women and identity by Jo Shaw, Ben Fletcher-Watson and Abrisham Ahmadzadeh[8].

Things I have learned the hard way - retrospective (2023)

A retrospective month-long exhibition of Rose's work (31st March - 23rd April 2023) will be held across multiple venues in Margate - at Crate, Limbo, Well Projects and Turner Contemporary - alongside a live event at the ICA in London, livestreamed by Wysing Broadcasts.[1]

An online outreach programme will invite hospitalised and housebound artists to share their work and stories[9].

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lizzy Rose (1988-2022): Things I Have Learned The Hard Way". Turner Contemporary. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bailes, Kathy (2022-01-22). "Sad loss of Margate artist and disability activist Lizzy Rose". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bailes, Kathy (2022-02-11). "Funeral and Turner Contemporary service to mark life of Margate artist and disability activist Lizzy Rose". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Lizzy Rose". Disability Arts International. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  5. "Rose, Lizzy". Disability Arts Online. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Somerset House Studios 2023 Programming". Somerset House. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  7. "Film Screenings: Moving Towards Disability Inclusivity". Somerset House. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  8. Dangerous women : fifty reflections on women, power and identity. Jo Shaw, Ben Fletcher-Watson, Abrisham Ahmadzadeh. London. 2022. ISBN 978-1-80018-064-2. OCLC 1273669426.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Bailes, Kathy (2023-03-25). "Open call for artwork about chronic illness or disability for Sick Artists Club exhibition". The Isle Of Thanet News. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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