Amanda Ross-Ho is an interdisciplinary artist and a professor of sculpture at the University of California, Irvine. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art institute of Chicago and an MFA from the University of Southern California.
She has exhibited, lectured, and taught widely, nationally and internationally, including the 2008 Whitney Biennial, The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, The Walker Art Center, the Bonner Kunstverein and the Vleshaal Contemporary Art Center. Recently she was included in Crack Up Crack Down, the 33rd Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts curated by Slavs and Tatars, and a solo exhibition at Kunsthall Stavanger, Norway. She has presented commissioned public works at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, City Hall Park, New York City, the Parcours Sector of Art Basel Switzerland, and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Ross-Ho's work has been featured in Artforum, The New York Times, ArtReview, Modern Painters, Art in America, Flash Art, Art + Auction, and Frieze among others. Ross-Ho lives in Los Angeles.
Born in Chicago, IL in 1975
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2006 |
MFA, University of Southern California Roski School of Art, Los Angeles, CA |
1998 |
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1997 | Exchange Program: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA |
Solo Exhibitions
2019 |
Kunsthall Stavanger, ‘HURTS WORST’, Stavanger, Norway |
2018 |
Mary Mary, ‘HURTS WORST’, Glasgow, Scotland |
2017 |
Lamar Dodd Gallery, ‘THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY’, University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, ‘CONTENTS AND INDEX’, Louisville, Kentucky | |
Tramway, ‘UNTITLED PERIOD PIECE’, Glasgow, Scotland | |
Mitchell-Innes and Nash, ‘MY PEN IS HUGE’, New York, NY | |
INDEPENDENT BRUSSELS 2017, ‘Solo Presentation’, Praz-Delavallade | |
Bonner Kunstverein, ‘UNTITLED PERIOD PIECE’, Bonn, Germany | |
2016 | Michael Jon & Alan, ‘STOP BATH’, Miami, Florida |
Vleeshal Center for Contemporary Art, ‘UNTITLED PERIOD PIECE’, Middleburg, Netherlands | |
The Pit II, ‘ETERNAL FLAME’, Glendale, CA |
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2015 | Praz-Delavallade, ‘HOW TO REMOVE DARK SPOTS’, Paris, FR |
2014 | The Approach, ‘WHO BURIES WHO’, London, UK |
The Suburban at The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, ‘Untitled Smock (ACCIDENT)’, part of Michelle Grabner, I Work from Home, Cleveland, OH | |
2013 | Museum of Contemporary Art Plaza ‘THE CHARACTER AND SHAPE OF ILLUMINATED THINGS’, Chicago, IL |
Shane Campbell Gallery, ‘CRADLE OF FILTH’, Chicago, IL | |
Mitchell-Innes and Nash, ‘GONE TOMORROW’, New York, NY | |
2012 | Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘AMANDA ROSS-HO: TEENY TINY WOMAN’, Los Angeles, CA |
2011 | The Approach, ‘TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE’, London, UK |
Visual Arts Center, University of Texas, ‘UNTITLED NOTHING FACTORY’, Austin, TX | |
2010 | Cherry and Martin, ‘A STACK OF BLACK PANTS’, Los Angeles, CA |
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, ‘SOMEBODY STOP ME’, New York, NY | |
Pomona College Museum of Art, ‘Project Series 40: Amanda Ross-Ho: The Cheshire Cat Principle’, Claremont, CA |
Group Exhibitions
2022 |
Galerie Marguo, ‘The Hearing Trumpet Part II’, curated by Danielle Shang, Paris, France |
Angela Mewes ‘Hank Williams hasn’t answered yet.’, Berlin, DE |
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Museum of Modern Art, ‘Our Selves: Photographs by Women Artists from Helen Kornblum’, New York, NY | |
Henry Art Gallery, ‘Double Dare Ya: Burns, Kurland, and Ross-Ho, ViewPoints Serie’, Seattle, WA | |
Sheldon Museum of Art, ‘The Scene Changes: Sculpture from the Collection’, Lincoln, NE | |
2021 |
Carrie Secrist Gallery, ‘Was/Is/Ought’, Chicago, IL |
Zabludowicz Collection ‘No Thing is Waiting ’, London, UK | |
Anonymous Gallery, ‘100 Sculptures’, New York, NY | |
Various Small Fires, ‘PSYCHOSOMATIC’, curated by Isabel Yellin, Los Angeles, CA | |
EPOCH Gallery, ‘FREEPORT’, virtual 3D exhibition curated by Peter Wu |
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Private Residence, ‘Your Presence is Encouraged’, Los Angeles, CA |
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Arts of Life.org, ‘Coloured Fire’, virtual exhibition and benefit curated by Pari Ehsan, Chicago, IL | |
Carrie Secrist Gallery, ‘Usual Objects’, Chicago, IL | |
HANDBALL COURT, (virtual online exhibition), curated by Evan Trine |
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O-Town House, ‘PATHOLOGICALLY SOCIA’, organized by Scott Cameron Weaver and Mark Verabioff, Chicago, IL |
Awards
2017 |
California Community Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship |
2013 |
Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors grant |
Public Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Orange County Museum, Newport Beach, CA
Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK
Saatchi Collection, London, UK
Kadist Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Aïshti Foundation, Lebanon
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington
SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Amanda Ross-HoUntitled Timepiece (ORAL ARGUMENTS/OVERLAPPING JURISTICTIONS), 2019-2020Gesso, silkscreen, acrylic, ink, ball point pen, graphite, oil pastel, coffee, tea, paper, artist’s tape, painter’s tape, laser prints, stretch sequin fabric on canvas covered panel132.1 × 132.1 cm
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Amanda Ross-HoUntitled Crisis Actor, (HURTS WORST 2), 2019Canvas, Exquisite Micro Sequin, Burlap, amber vinyl, white vinyl , batting, thread, safety pins147.3 × 147.3 cm
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Amanda Ross-HoUntitled Crisis Actor, (Hurts worst 3), 2019Heavy Duty Canvas, Specialty Fleece Knit, fleece, Discount Satin, basket weave cotton, nylon net, batting, thread, safety pins143.5 × 138.4 cm
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Amanda Ross-HoBLACK GLOVE LEFT #3, 2016Stretch sateen, acrylic paint, cotton piping, armature wire178 × 107 cm
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Amanda Ross-HoUntitled Reverse Movement, 2016Acrylic on Canvas160 x 167.6 cm
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Amanda Ross-HoRag Quilt #2, 2015Studio rags, acrylic and latex paint, thread. Sewn by Gina Ross.185.4 × 134.6 cm
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Amanda Ross-HoUntitled Sculpture (ONCE YOU GO BLACK), 2015High density foam with urethane coating; latex paint193 x 121.9 x 95.3 cm
76 x 48 x 37 1/2 in -
Amanda Ross-HoLEAVE ME ALONE (INVERTED WITH TIMESTAMP), 2014Dyed cotton jersey and rib, thread, acrylic paint190.5 x 129.5 cm
75 x 51 in -
Amanda Ross-HoLESS IS NOT MORE, 2013-2022Cotton jersey and rib, thread, acrylic paint190.5 x 129.5 cm
75 x 51 in -
Amanda Ross-HoCRADLE OF FILTH' , 2013Inkjet print on nylon, foam, fusible interfacing, YKK zippers198.1 x 147.3 x 50.8 cm
78 x 58 x 20 in -
Amanda Ross-HoGONE TOMORROW, 2013Aluminum and steel plated in gold and brass132.1 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm
52 x 48 x 12 in -
Amanda Ross-HoWhite Goddess #1 Wall, 2007Acrylic on cut canvas, incised sheetrock, wood, screws, gaffers tape, wrapping paper224 x 94.2 cm