Jim Rose (artist)

Jim Rose (March 29, 1966 - February 6, 2023) was an American sculptor who constructed steel furniture, decorative objects, and sculpture with steel reclaimed from scrapyards.

Rose was born in Beech Grove, Indiana.

He earned a BFA in sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1988, and established a studio in Forestville, Wisconsin in 1990.

Over three decades, he created a body of work inspired by Shaker furniture, the quilts of Gee's Bend, and early Chinese furniture.

[3] His work has been featured in American Craft Magazine,[4] Architectural Digest[5] and Door County Living.