Chris Rose is a Sculptor of Soapstone, Alabaster and/or bronze of snowboarders, mountain bikers, skiers, windsurfers, curlers, ballet dancers and other birds and beasts.

He is a resident of Quadra Island as of 1998 after living with his family for over 30 years in Whistler and North Vancouver. His studio is situated on the ocean looking at Cortez Island and the Coastal Mountains of BC.

Just before returning to Vancouver in 1971 he started soapstone carving with stone from Thetford Mines in Quebec. Since his retirement as manager of Labour Relations in 1985 he operated his own small home design and renovation company primarily in Whistler and resumed his old hobby of soapstone carving in February 1996 after he won at the multi-media art competition the "Visual Edge 96" with his sculpture the "Honeycomb Shredder". He and five other artists were invited to show their artwork at the prestigious "Images and Objects XVI" Exhibition that formed part of the B.C. Festival of the Arts in Penticton, B.C. in May 1996.

Chris displayed his Ballet scupture regularly at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver in conjunction with the performances by Ballet British Columbia from 1996 - 2005. Many of his Mountain Bike sculptures are in private collections or are cherished trophies belonging to Mountain Bike Racers. The annual trophies for the Whistler Snowboard World Cups found their way to many parts of the world from 1996 - 2003. His snowboard sculptures can also be found in the homes of Ross Rebagliati, J.J. Anderson and numerous other locations in Asia , New Zealand and Europe. Chris did show in private galleries across Canada but now he only shows his sculptures at his studio on beautiful Quadra Island, BC.
Chris Roses Official Website: http://www.sculptor.bc.ca/