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Synopsis
For Rosie Hartmann, a Milwaukee, WI artist, it all started with photography and her father. As a young girl, she tagged along during his photo walks. In her wild teenage years, this artist made sure to fit in graphic arts classes and enjoyed being the newspaper photographer. Those were the days of the dark room and developing her own prints.
However, life sped on and her photography/art was put on hold as the years and experiences built a shell around this artist. Some people fold in on their circumstances; however this artist leaped out of her situation, got back to her passions and back to herself.
Hartmann is an accomplished photographer and her work stands on its own. This wasn't enough because simple photography does not allow her to tell her story. Hartmann began her quest to manipulate photos to bring out her own vision of singular moments. Under the mentorship artist Lawrence D'Attilio's, Hartmann found direction, focus, and was challenged to create at a higher level. Acrylic paints and watercolors were quickly added to her arsenal of tools to create her vision. In early 2015 she gained representation by Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.
In 2016 she began serving the art community with her business skills and became the WVA (Wisconsin Visual Artists) State Board treasurer. In 2017 she began a one-year position as the SE Chapter Chair of the WVA. It seems art alone is not enough for her. Being and advocate for art and artists allows her to use all of her skills in service of the art community.