Rose Adams received her BA from Acadia University in 1979, her MA in Canadian Literature from Carleton University in 1981, her BFA in 1982 and MFA in 1986 from the Nova-Scotia College of Art and Design, and her Masters in Adult Education from Dalhousie University in 1994. Rose has done numerous exhibitions in Canada, Poland, New Zealand, and the United States. She has an extensive teaching career, teaching at Acadia University, Mount Saint Vincent University, the Tatamagouche Centre, and she is currently teaching at the Nova-Scotia College of Art and Design.