Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Rosie emigrated to San Francisco in 1980. She is now an American citizen living in Santa Barbara, California.

Originally self-taught as a sculptor she carved her first horse in clay at aged 18. Drawn to the sensual curves of the horse and the human form, her favorite subjects became the horse and human figure. Formal art studies have included acrylic & oil painting, life drawing and watercolor, and raku ceramic sculpture at Academy of Art, San Francisco; the College of Marin, Ross, California, and Auckland University of Technology NZ. She has also attended master classes with notable painters, and sculptors in NZ, UK and California.

Her work has been exhibited in San Francisco, Marin, Santa Barbara, and New York City, where her bronze Connemara Mare was selected for the National Sculpture Society’s "Stallions Ponies & Unicorns" 2004 exhibit at the Park Avenue Atrium. In addition, Shadowfax (alabaster) was selected for the National Sculpture Society's 2006 73rd Annual Awards Exhibition in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Commissions have included a wide array of both horse and human portraits - including a bust of award-winning violinist Berl Senofsky and a bust in bronze of legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne - both on display at the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California.

New Additions
The gallery has been recently updated with images for Jackie, Sweet Spot, and Game Master.

Summer 2008
Dip was awarded the "Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize" at the National Sculpture Society's 2008 75th Annual Awards Exhibition which was exhibited at the Park Avenue Atrium in New York City.

View the NSS 2008 Annual Awards for more details.

Also, "Dio Today" recently published an article about Rosie and her story. Be sure to take a look!

Winter 2007
Recently completed a commissioned bust (bronze) of legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Pending presentation, this piece will be on display Summer 2008 at the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California.

My sculpting process and drive comes, in part, from my experiences as a rock climber. In both sculpting and climbing one must devise a plan, negotiate challenges and disasters en route, all in pursuit of the final exhilaration of achievement - even if the accomplishment is simply what I learned throughout the journey.