Michael Rozen is an artist based in so called Vancouver, Canada, which exists on the traditional unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. He studied political science and history at McGill University in Montréal, and learned how to paint through years of apprenticeships and murals with other artists.

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Michael creates distinct sets of artwork based on a process of investigation, pulling from a variety of methods of research to inform the work. Michael’s travels including visits to galleries in Beirut, Berlin, and Sarajevo taught him how art can educate, empower, and connect people to the past and compel them to change the present. These experiences inspire the stories and symbols in his work, documenting humanity’s psychological and material struggles. He has had three solo shows in Vancouver since 2019 and has shown in group exhibitions in Vancouver, Montréal, New Jersey, and Barcelona.