1998
Rebirth of Native Spirituality
Helping Spirit Lodge, Vancouver. 6′×40′ mural, donated.
The long way round
Hello, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Rosalie. I'm ready to embellish an opportunity to a new spectrum of audience and create contemporary urban First Nations art to an international stage performance to have my abilities to take part and to honour the native dignity of Canada.
Hear Rosalie
The artist, in her own voice.
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Born at the Bralorne Mines Hospital in 1960, a gold miner's daughter.
Rosalie was separated from her family at three, when her mother Evelyn Peters passed away, and raised in Vancouver in foster care with the Woods family. When she came of age she went looking for her place of origin and reacquainted herself with her family and background.
She lived in the Downtown Eastside, where she met a broad spectrum of people and built a compassion for all walks of life. In that process she became aware of her native spirituality, which in turn led to her natural ability as an artist. She has been a band member of Squamish Nation for fifteen years, through her marriage to her husband, John Williams.
She feels success can be seen through drawing the connection to shed light with others in a positive way.
A 6′×40′ mural of salmon making their challenge upriver, as life's challenges are faced. Then a 20′×20′ oil-base corridor mural, a huge tree in sunlight, eagles perched and flying free, painted to enlighten new beginnings. Then three walls of the healing room, depicting home and lifestyles across Canada.
“Good Business Ethics is a must as well a good sense of humour.”
Every corporate installation to date completed on time and on budget, with full client approval of the finished work. She works well with others.
