A potted bonsai plant with a thick, twisted trunk and green leaves, situated in a garden center with various flowers and plants in the background.

Botanical Work

Olivia Rose is a botanical artist in New York City. Her practice works with living plants and botanical materials as primary media, producing installations, sculptural objects, and site-specific work that engages urban ecology and the built environment.

Raised in New York City, she studied fine art at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School before graduating from Cornell University with a degree in landscape architecture. Her professional background includes years of practice in New York City across architecture, landscape, and urban planning, with work on large scale public realm initiatives such as the QueensWay and the Brooklyn Strand with a focus on reconnecting fragmented parks, plazas, and green spaces across the city.

This foundation informs a systems based approach to plants as structural, cultural, and spatial material rather than decorative elements.

Cover of Rolling Stone magazine featuring a woman in moss-like green clothing, boots, and jewelry, standing against a gray background.
Hand holding a handbag made of bark or wood slices with a white background.

The botanical practice is informed by formal training in landscape architecture and developed through contemporary art, design, and material research. Plants are approached as living systems and cultural materials rather than ornamentation, serving as both subject and structure within objects, installations, and spatial interventions.

Grounded in urban ecology, horticulture, and spatial analysis, the work translates botanical knowledge into sculptural forms, site-specific projects, and public-facing collaborations. These projects examine how plant life operates within cities and consumer culture, positioning botanical materials as active agents within the built environment.