Canada-based textile artist Rosalie Boland has returned home to reconnect with the landscape of her childhood. Travelling through remote Australia, Rosalie has been absorbing the abundance of unique natural forms found in her day to day scenery, taking time to explore how these moments of inspiration relate to her own story and desire for connection. Combining her passion for textile crafts and her fine-arts training, Rosalie is engaged in exploring new methods of combining these mediums and how they may manifest in her story of self expression.
Rosalie studied Applied Fashion Design and Technology, combined with a Certificate in Screen Printing and Digital Design for Textile at TAFE and completed a specialised Bachelor of Dramatic Art in Costume at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia (NIDA). Since relocating to Canada in 2016, Rosalie’s career as a textile artist led her to create work with renowned international artists and productions such as Flume, Lady Gaga, the Australian Ballet, Canadian Opera Company, Banff Arts Centre, Ballet BC, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Netflix series “Maid”, “The Haunting of Bly Manor”, and “Snowpiercer”, Amazon series “The Man in the High Castle”, and the Disney Children’s and Family Creative Arts Emmy-award-winning series “The Mysterious Benedict Society”.
For Rosalie, art making and craft has always provided a sense of community, and she values its history and the inclusive space it can generate. She is deeply passionate about sharing knowledge and how intentionally creating together can provide us with the opportunity to share stories. Gatherings and workshops are an integral part of her creative practice.
Rosalie will be sharing her skills with us through a workshops and one-on-one classes. Want to learn how to use your sewing machine? or to mend? or to make your own garment? Workshops will launch soon. She will also Artist in Residence for the upcoming KickArts. Rosalie will be working out of the shop at the Cannery Arts Centre. For more information email katie@canneryarts.com.au
Photo of Rosalie Boland in the Shop at the Cannery Arts Centre photographer Sarsby Martin