Rosalie Johnson
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Rosalie was born and educated in South Africa,
where she observed and loved wildlife in all its forms. After a
career in social work there and later in England, and having raised
her family, she turned her full attention to sculpture.
In addition, to displaying her works in
many of the most established commercial galleries in the UK, Rosalie
has had significant success and accolade in many prestigious exhibitions
throughout her career including the Society of Wildlife Artist’s
Annual Exhibition and the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.
1n 1991 and 1994, Rosalie’s sculptures of a Grebe and a Young
Deer respectively, were chosen for a distinguished award by the
Crown Commissioners which culminated in an award ceremony and dinner
held in her honour.
As well as her work gaining increasing popularity,
Rosalie has earned the respect of many of her fellow artists. In
1990, Rosalie was elected a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists
(affiliated to the Federation of British Artists) and in 1991, was
invited to become a member of the Society of Women Artists. Rosalie
retains an active role in both of these reputable societies and
is currently serving on the Council of the Society of Wildlife Artists.
Always seeking to innovate and perfect
her art, Rosalie maintains her flexibility by creating pieces of
differing sizes, from a life-size hippo named ‘Huberta’,
to field mice, and being equally adept in working with many different
forms of material. Rosalie carefully selects the most appropriate
material for each new piece to provide the required texture, appearance
and ‘feel’ using such varied substances as clay, composite
marble, bronze, silver, pewter and even rust-finished iron. Despite
attempting to continually enhance and develop her work, Rosalie
spends much of her time in perfecting the form and character of
each animal.
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