Michael Rozen is an Irish-Canadian artist born in so called Vancouver, Canada, which exists on the traditional unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. He studied political science and history at McGill University in Montréal, and learned how to paint through years of apprenticeships and murals with other artists. He is now based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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He creates distinct sets of artwork based on a process of investigation, pulling from a variety of methods of research to inform the work. Michael’s travels inspire the stories and symbols in his work, documenting humanity’s psychological and material struggles. His past series have focused on humans’ worsening effects on our ecosystem, with a current focus on food and water insecurity. He has had three solo shows in Vancouver since 2019 and shown in group exhibitions in Vancouver, Montréal, New Jersey, Berlin, and Barcelona.

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