in residence 2024 & 2025
Peninsula Hot Springs Residency 2025
Rosa Mar Tato Ortega completed her residency at Peninsula Hot Springs as their first-ever visual artist in residence. Following in the footsteps of previous Artists in Residence—beloved musicians such as Lior and Kutcha Edwards, this new chapter marks a significant expansion of the program into the visual arts.
Residing onsite on Bunurong Country, Rosa spent her time creating and responding to the landscape, engaging deeply with the natural surrounds of the Mornington Peninsula.
As part of this residency, Rosa presented an artist talk on Good Friday at the Bath House Amphitheatre stage. She shared insights into her creative process, recent public art outcomes, and the narratives and stories that continue to shape her work.
Rosa spent a few short weeks embracing the notion of the 'creative pause at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s Artist in Resident Program at Monmar Pt. Nepean.
'A sanctuary for reflection, exploration, and allowing past works to inform new creations at the unique environments of Police Point and Point Nepean National Parks.
Channeling the wisdom of Marina Abramović ‘Art is not made in a vacuum. Art is made by reflecting.
MPRG artist-in-residence program 2024
