Christopher Andrew Rose[1] (born 27 August 1959 in Kilembe, Uganda[2]) is a British wildlife artist.
Rose was born in Uganda where he lived until the age of six.
After an education in the Rydens County Secondary School in Hersham,[1] Surrey he studied biology at the University of Nottingham from 1979 to 1981 where he graduated to BSc.
Between 2003 and 2009 he served on the board of governors of the Federation of British Artists and was secretary of the SWLA from 2009 to 2015.
Rose has illustrated several books about birds and other wildlife, including Robins and Chats (2015 by Rose and Clement) - an identification guide covering the 175 species of this family, A Handbook to the Swallows and Martins of the World (1989 by Angela Turner), Grebes of the World (2002 by Malcolm Ogilvie), and In a Natural Light, a book of his paintings with personal commentary on his own work (2005 by Rose).