Rosa (Rose) McGowan "Water Lillies"
Rosa (Rose) McGowan "Water Lillies" 2025
Photography, Archival Pigment Print, Framed
Dimensions: 12 x 18 in, Framed 20 x 26in
Limited edition of 10
Signed on Verso, includes certificate of authenticity.
Rósa Arianna "Rose" McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress, artist, and activist. After her film debut in a brief role in the comedy Encino Man (1992), she achieved recognition for her performance in the dark comedy The Doom Generation (1995), receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance. She had her breakthrough in the horror film Scream (1996) and subsequently headlined the films Going All the Way (1997), Devil in the Flesh (1998), and Jawbreaker (1999).
During the 2000s, McGowan became known to television audiences for her role as Paige Matthews in The WB supernatural drama series Charmed (2001–2006). She played a key role in the 2001 film Monkeybone directed by Henry Selick. She went on to star in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's double-feature film Grindhouse (2007), for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress and the Scream Award for Best Scream Queen.
In 2017, Time recognized McGowan as one of the Silence Breakers, the magazine's Person of the Year, for speaking out about sexual assault and harassment, specifically in regard to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases and the MeToo movement. She has released a memoir, Brave, and starred in the four-part documentary series Citizen Rose, both in 2018.
McGowan is an activist for gay rights and campaigned against California's Proposition 8, which sought to ban same-sex marriage in the state in 2008. In late 2009, McGowan was among several celebrities who participated in the protest NOH8. In 2017, Time recognized McGowan as one of the Silence Breakers, the magazine's Person of the Year, for speaking out about sexual assault and harassment, specifically in regards to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases and the #MeToo movement. On January 31, 2018, Citizen Rose, a four-part documentary series produced by Bunim/Murray Productions following McGowan and her role in the #MeToo movement premiered. In August 2018, McGowan was announced to receive the Inspiration Award at the GQ Men of the Year Awards.
“When I was a child in Italy, my imaginary friend was an imaginary planet. I called my planet “9”. I wondered what humans would look like on my planet. Were they solarized? Did neon colored gasses inform their shape? How does their skin reflect and refract from light? Would there be birds? For years, I studied camera craft and technique as well as sound design to better understand my childhood questions. On my planet, bodies do not perform–they just are. Ad, yes, there are birds.” - Rosa (Rose) McGowan