Maryrose Crook

Maryrose Crook (née Wilkinson) is a musician and artist from New Zealand.

[1] Crook and her husband, Brian, formed the band The Renderers in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1989.

The band has released music with New Zealand company Flying Nun Records and American labels Merge, Siltbreeze and Drag City, and have toured New Zealand twice as the backing band for American alt-folk star Bonnie Prince Billy.

[1] Her work is held in public and private collections in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the United States.

[4] The 2011 Christchurch earthquake destroyed Crook's home in Diamond Harbour and she and her family moved to the United States the following year.