Rose Rigley is a conceptual artist whose practice traces feminist acts of not‑forgetting through the everyday - documents, textiles, minor gestures and community memory. Working across installation, sculptural assemblage and artist books, she uses repetitive, durational processes (stitching, pinning, indexing) to hold space for repair and to invite public participation. Currently, she is completing a Master of Fine Art (MFA) at the National Art School (NAS), Sydney. Rose’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and she has led collaborative projects and initiatives that centre access, dialogue and slow making. She sustains a non‑commercial practice through residencies, grants, and teaching, prioritising care ethics and audience engagement.
Raised north of Brisbane in a house dense with objects, Rose developed an early fascination with how the ordinary preserves experience and influences memory. After graduating with a Diploma of Visual Art (2011), she undertook mentorships in book arts and printmaking, including the Centre for Book Arts (New York), before completing a BA (Fine Art) with Curtin University (2018). Career highlights include major awards, touring exhibitions, and the co‑founding of the Knock Knock / Sixfold Project, an artist initiative focused on collaborative making and critical exchange. Rose has taught visual art since 2015 and remains committed to a community‑engaged practice. Her MFA at NAS expanded her research toward posthuman feminist methodologies and everyday repair. She maintains strong ties with Far North Queensland while operating nationally.
Raised north of Brisbane in a house dense with objects, Rose developed an early fascination with how the ordinary preserves experience and influences memory. After graduating with a Diploma of Visual Art (2011), she undertook mentorships in book arts and printmaking, including the Centre for Book Arts (New York), before completing a BA (Fine Art) with Curtin University (2018). Career highlights include major awards, touring exhibitions, and the co‑founding of the Knock Knock / Sixfold Project, an artist initiative focused on collaborative making and critical exchange. Rose has taught visual art since 2015 and remains committed to a community‑engaged practice. Her MFA at NAS expanded her research toward posthuman feminist methodologies and everyday repair. She maintains strong ties with Far North Queensland while operating nationally.
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Rose Rigley: "STILL / SILENCE", installation view Cairns Art Gallery, 2021