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Rosalie Christensen was an artist, teacher, explorer, photographer, mother and gardener who spent much of her life battling cancer and lupus. She lived in America, Australia and Papua New Guinea raising two children alone over 3 continents.
In the 1970's she conducted studies in Papua New Guinea taking over 3,000 black and white photographs. She completed hundreds of illustrations of artifacts, plants and traditional stories some of which were used in educational publications for primary schools. She wrote the art syllabus for primary schools and was a dedicated advocate of the use and preservation of traditional arts and crafts.
Other work includes ceramics and sculptures, collage, fabric design, printing and painting, abstracts - varied media and illustrative projects that span over 45 years.
Despite chronic illness Rosalie's creative will never diminished.
She was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1998 and died that year leaving behind a lifetime of artistic, cultural and educational work.
On this site you will find illustrations and photographs from her Papua New Guinea archives along with examples of her art work and pictures from gardening projects. Dr. Tom Cummings who diagnosed Rosalie with lupus in the early 1980's and was her physician until her death has been kind enough to contribute.
It is hoped that interest in Rosalie's work, her illustrations, photographs, artwork and fabric designs will enable future publications to help in the preservation and display of her work.
If you are interested in future publications, purchase availability or site updates concerning Rosalie Christensen's work please take a few moments to see the survey and/or send an email.
Thank you for visiting.
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