Inanga Rose Dip. Fine Arts 1988
Note: To verify Inanga Rose’s credentials please refer to her birth name Olinka Heath
Born 1967, Canberra, Australia. Raised in Mangaroa Valley, Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
Rose's works are held in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and the U.K. Her work has been purchased by N.Z. artist Ralph Hotere, art dealer Marshall Seifert, and Hong Kong artist, Polly Snaith.
Rose is a professional artist practicing from her Otaki Forks studio.
The last 7 years has seen Rose move into the complex development of Multimedia work incorporating melted polystyrene, animals, vegetable matter, and all other forms of media. To render permanent the disparate parts of what she considers her highest expression has been her quest.
WORK HISTORY
1991 - 2002 Tutor Whitireia Polytechnic, Porirua
(Life Drawing, Drawing, Portraiture, Painting).
1995 - 2004 Tutor for Workers Education Association
(Drawing, Portraiture, Life Drawing, Painting).
1987 – 2012 Private Painting/ Multi Media Exploration.
EXHIBITIONS
1985 Woman’s Exhibition, Dunedin (First Place)
1986 Artist Collective Exhibition, Dunedin
1987 Academy Artists, Dunedin
1988 School of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition, Dunedin
1992 “The Giving” Solo Exhibition, Pukerua Bay
Plimmerton Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Plimmerton
B.N.Z Art Awards, National Gallery, Wellington
1993 Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukerau
1994 Ohau Art and Craft Gallery, Ohau
1995 Telecom Art Awards, Wellington
1998 Christmas Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Life Drawing Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
1999 Woman’s Exhibition, Shed 11, Wellington
Whitireia Polytech Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Life Drawing Exhibition, Coastlands, Paraparaumu
2000 Life Drawing Exhibition, Hong Kong
Lush Art Gallery, Raumati
Second Life Drawing Exhibition, Hong Kong
Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Hong Kong
Solo Exhibition, Lush Art Gallery, Raumati
2001 Salt Water Artists Collective, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Salt Water Artists Collective, St. James Theatre, Wellington
Group Exhibition, Lush Gallery, Raumati
Life Drawing Exhibition, Whitireia Polytechnic, Pataka, Porirua
Salt Water Artists Collective, Pataka Community Gallery, Porirua
Salt Water Artists, Beachside Brassiere, Raumati
Solo Exhibition, Waterfront Gallery, Raumati
Group Show, One Eye Gallery, Paekakariki
Solo Show, Café La Villa, Plimmerton
Shared Show, Café La Villa, Plimmerton
Arts Trail, Open Studio, Raumati
Paekakariki Artists Exhibition, One Eye Gallery, Paekakariki
2002 Shared Exhibition, Lush Gallery, Raumati
Erotic Art Exhibition, One Eye Gallery, Paekakariki
Solo Exhibition, Waterfront Brassiere, Raumati
Life Drawing Exhibition, Whitireia Polytechnic, Waterfront Galley,
Raumati
Solo Exhibition, Crank Café and Gallery, Wellington
Group Exhibition, Lush Gallery, Raumati
Community Art Exhibition, Raumati South School, Raumati
2003 Kapiti Community Artists, House of Art, Wanganui
Colourist Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Solo Exhibition, Framework Gallery, Raumati
Arts Trail, Te Ra School, Raumati
Kapiti Community Artists, Paraparaumu Public Library, Paraparaumu
2004 Affordable Art Exhibition, Wellington
Kapiti Community Artists, Paraparaumu Public Library
Kapiti Arts Trail, Te Ra School, Raumati
Kapiti College Art Auction Exhibition, Raumati
2005 Affordable Art Exhibition, Wellington
Rotary Art Exhibition, Waikanae
2006 Mahara Public Gallery (God Works), Waikanae
Rotary Art Exhibition, Waikanae (Merit)
Kapiti Arts Trail, Paekakariki
Inominata Gallery, Paekakariki
Fisher Fine Arts, Wellington
2007 Inominata Gallery, Paekakariki
Tuhaha Gallery, Lindale, Paraparaumu
2009 Pataka Public Art Gallery, Porirua
Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Rotary Art Exhibition, Waikanae
2010 Mahara Gallery, ‘Selected’ Waikanae
Academy of Fine Arts, Political Exhibition, Wellington
Mental Health Awareness Week, Paraparaumu
Academy of Fine Arts, Art Deco Exhibition, Wellington
2011 Artel Gallery. Lindale
2012 Mahara Gallery, Mahara Arts Review, Waikanae
Artel Gallery Lindale
Rotary, Paraparaumu
Artrium, Tinakori Road, Wellington
2013 Kapiti Artists, Lower Hutt
Artel, Waikanae
Artrium, Tinakori Road, Wellington
Rotary, Paraparaumu
Arts Trail, Taniwha House, Otaki
2014 Artel, Waikanae
Artrium, Tinakori Road, Wellington
Parliamentary Gallery, Bowen House, Wellington
2015 Artel, Waikanae
2016 'Selected', Paekakariki
Kapiti Arts Trail. Menz Shed, Otaki
Born 1967, Canberra, Australia. Raised in Mangaroa Valley, Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
Rose's works are held in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and the U.K. Her work has been purchased by N.Z. artist Ralph Hotere, art dealer Marshall Seifert, and Hong Kong artist, Polly Snaith.
Rose is a professional artist practicing from her Otaki Forks studio.
The last 7 years has seen Rose move into the complex development of Multimedia work incorporating melted polystyrene, animals, vegetable matter, and all other forms of media. To render permanent the disparate parts of what she considers her highest expression has been her quest.
WORK HISTORY
1991 - 2002 Tutor Whitireia Polytechnic, Porirua
(Life Drawing, Drawing, Portraiture, Painting).
1995 - 2004 Tutor for Workers Education Association
(Drawing, Portraiture, Life Drawing, Painting).
1987 – 2012 Private Painting/ Multi Media Exploration.
EXHIBITIONS
1985 Woman’s Exhibition, Dunedin (First Place)
1986 Artist Collective Exhibition, Dunedin
1987 Academy Artists, Dunedin
1988 School of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition, Dunedin
1992 “The Giving” Solo Exhibition, Pukerua Bay
Plimmerton Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Plimmerton
B.N.Z Art Awards, National Gallery, Wellington
1993 Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukerau
1994 Ohau Art and Craft Gallery, Ohau
1995 Telecom Art Awards, Wellington
1998 Christmas Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Life Drawing Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
1999 Woman’s Exhibition, Shed 11, Wellington
Whitireia Polytech Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Life Drawing Exhibition, Coastlands, Paraparaumu
2000 Life Drawing Exhibition, Hong Kong
Lush Art Gallery, Raumati
Second Life Drawing Exhibition, Hong Kong
Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Hong Kong
Solo Exhibition, Lush Art Gallery, Raumati
2001 Salt Water Artists Collective, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Salt Water Artists Collective, St. James Theatre, Wellington
Group Exhibition, Lush Gallery, Raumati
Life Drawing Exhibition, Whitireia Polytechnic, Pataka, Porirua
Salt Water Artists Collective, Pataka Community Gallery, Porirua
Salt Water Artists, Beachside Brassiere, Raumati
Solo Exhibition, Waterfront Gallery, Raumati
Group Show, One Eye Gallery, Paekakariki
Solo Show, Café La Villa, Plimmerton
Shared Show, Café La Villa, Plimmerton
Arts Trail, Open Studio, Raumati
Paekakariki Artists Exhibition, One Eye Gallery, Paekakariki
2002 Shared Exhibition, Lush Gallery, Raumati
Erotic Art Exhibition, One Eye Gallery, Paekakariki
Solo Exhibition, Waterfront Brassiere, Raumati
Life Drawing Exhibition, Whitireia Polytechnic, Waterfront Galley,
Raumati
Solo Exhibition, Crank Café and Gallery, Wellington
Group Exhibition, Lush Gallery, Raumati
Community Art Exhibition, Raumati South School, Raumati
2003 Kapiti Community Artists, House of Art, Wanganui
Colourist Exhibition, Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Solo Exhibition, Framework Gallery, Raumati
Arts Trail, Te Ra School, Raumati
Kapiti Community Artists, Paraparaumu Public Library, Paraparaumu
2004 Affordable Art Exhibition, Wellington
Kapiti Community Artists, Paraparaumu Public Library
Kapiti Arts Trail, Te Ra School, Raumati
Kapiti College Art Auction Exhibition, Raumati
2005 Affordable Art Exhibition, Wellington
Rotary Art Exhibition, Waikanae
2006 Mahara Public Gallery (God Works), Waikanae
Rotary Art Exhibition, Waikanae (Merit)
Kapiti Arts Trail, Paekakariki
Inominata Gallery, Paekakariki
Fisher Fine Arts, Wellington
2007 Inominata Gallery, Paekakariki
Tuhaha Gallery, Lindale, Paraparaumu
2009 Pataka Public Art Gallery, Porirua
Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Rotary Art Exhibition, Waikanae
2010 Mahara Gallery, ‘Selected’ Waikanae
Academy of Fine Arts, Political Exhibition, Wellington
Mental Health Awareness Week, Paraparaumu
Academy of Fine Arts, Art Deco Exhibition, Wellington
2011 Artel Gallery. Lindale
2012 Mahara Gallery, Mahara Arts Review, Waikanae
Artel Gallery Lindale
Rotary, Paraparaumu
Artrium, Tinakori Road, Wellington
2013 Kapiti Artists, Lower Hutt
Artel, Waikanae
Artrium, Tinakori Road, Wellington
Rotary, Paraparaumu
Arts Trail, Taniwha House, Otaki
2014 Artel, Waikanae
Artrium, Tinakori Road, Wellington
Parliamentary Gallery, Bowen House, Wellington
2015 Artel, Waikanae
2016 'Selected', Paekakariki
Kapiti Arts Trail. Menz Shed, Otaki