Owen Rose was born in 1963 to American parents living in Colchester, England. His family moved to Ontario, Canada in 1968 and then the Philadelphia area in 1976. He attended Hussian school of art in Philadelphia where he received a solid background in art and illustration. After living in Texas and California, Owen finally settled down in Tucson in 1991 and started getting serious about painting. His father, Frank Rose, lived in Tucson and taught him the ins and outs of watercolor. He was accepted into El Presidio Gallery in Tucson in 1993. He was very honored to be accepted into The Max Gallery in 2005. He currently lives west of Tucson, enjoying the country life with his wife, two horses, three dogs and two cats.

Owen paints diverse subject matter, all the way from wild flowers and saguaros to working cowboys. He is inspired by natural beauty and finds that beauty all around him. It is his desire to bring that joy of nature into peoples homes. He wants to paint work that people can look at 100 times a day for years and still enjoy.

Shows and Awards
•Mountain Oyster Club Art Show and Sale
•Empire Ranch Foundation Art Sale
•Top 200 of Arts for the Parks 1996
•Arizona -Sonora Desert Museum Art Show
•Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Show 2005 merchandise award
•Tubac Center of the Arts-jurors award
•Living American Masters Show-El Presidio Gallery

Articles
•Tucson Guide Quarterly Spring 2003
•Art Life Winter 2002-2003
•Southwest Art, “Start Your Collection” February 2004
•Southwest Art, “Painting Storms” October 2004
•American Cowboy- May/June 2005