British Artist - Ross McCormick

British Artist - Ross McCormick

A Coventry born and based artist with Anglo-Irish lineage.

A principal theme in Ross’s work is ‘the representation and effect of labour’ linking production to the everyday.

Influenced by his Industrial class roots. Ross embraces a deconstructivist language that investigates tensions and struggles surrounding a labor economy after postmodernism in an effort to stimulate new ideas around Arts & Engineering. 

Through a social realist lens he often re-surfaces past workers' lived experience or constructs social sculptural interventions to identify new narratives that engage in a dialogue around process and production. Themes are based around 'Rights to Protest’, ‘Normative Masculinity’, ‘Immaterial Labour’ and Imperialism. Taking a holistic approach towards the re-use of salvaged automotive readymade objects he explores the metaphysical relationship between Industrial production and spiritual consciousness.

With an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts (2018) and BA in Furniture & Product Design at Nottingham Trent University (2006) . Previous employers include - Belstaff, The Conran Shop, Vispring, SofaWorkshop, Timothy Oulton, Channels Design, Vispring, Francis Sultana & Campbell & Rey.

Art Technician Work:

  • Installation - Collecting Coventry - Saturday 11 May 2024 - Sunday 27 April 2025

  • Installation/Deinstall - Hayward Gallery After The End Of History: British Working Class Photography 1989 – 2024

  • Installation/Deinstall of Wildlife Photographer of the Year - The Herbert Art Gallery

  • Installation of Coventry Biennial 2023 - The Herbert Art Gallery

  • Divided Selves - The Herbert Art Gallery

  • Work on Walls - The Herbert Art Gallery

  • Mike Nelson - The Hayward Art Gallery

Recent Art Exhibitions include:

  • Artist in Residence - Coventry University 2024