Rebecca Ross
Is a photographer, educator, and public artist. Her photographs have been exhibited nationally and abroad at venues such as the Eye Gallery, San Francisco; Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City; and the Canon Photo Gallery, Amsterdam. Ross’s photography is included in the permanent collections of Museum of Fine Arts-Houston, Mayo Clinic-Scottsdale, Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, and the Beinecke Library at Yale University, among others. Awards for her photography include a 2023-24 Research and Development Grant, two Visual Arts Fellowships, and Artist Project Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. As an art educator, she has worked with diverse groups of people of all ages including college students, K-12 students, Native Americans, and senior citizens. In addition to her photography, Ross has completed more than a dozen public art projects. Her projects have included poetry; ceramics; Morse Code; glass tile; photographs on porcelain-enameled steel, tile, and dyed aluminum; and water features. A longtime collaborator, she has worked with both visual artists and writers. Her recent work includes botanical photography combined with gold leaf and a long-term series documenting her parents and the experience of caregiving.