Michael Rose is a painter, musician, and curator who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Rose holds an MFA in Fine Arts from The New School: Parsons (2020) and a BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (2013). He was a resident artist in the RISD European Honors Program in Rome (2012). Rose has exhibited with 28 Varick Ave (2023), Field Projects (2022),  Kellen Gallery (2021),  25 East Gallery (2019), Trestle Gallery (2014) and Circolo degli Artisti (2012). Rose has co-curated group exhibitions at 28 Varick Ave (2023) and New House (2013). Rose wrote and produced an album for synthetic piano, which was released by ArpaViva Recordings (2016). Rose is currently working on a second album, as well as the musical composition for a video art work being produced by Case (both set to release in 2023). Selected musical performances include Purgatory, Brooklyn (2023), Firehouse, Worcester (2023), Never Ending Books, New Haven (2023), News Cafe, Providence (2023), Lily Pad, Cambridge (2023), Rubulad, Brooklyn (2022), and Pete’s Candy Store (2021).