Andrew Scott Ross

Andrew Scott Ross is an artist and researcher who explores the language of museums—how objects are presented, how narratives are constructed, and the psychological and cultural implications embedded in those presentations. Through installations, drawings, and other forms of creative research, Ross challenges traditional modes of exhibition-making and interrogates the socio-political forces that shape our understanding of art, history, and culture.

Ross’s work has been shown at prominent institutions both nationally and internationally, including the Museum of Arts and Design (New York), the Guggenheim Museum's Peter Lewis Theater, The Building for Contemporary Art in Geneva, Switzerland, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Weatherspoon Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, and OUT OF SIGHT in Antwerp, Belgium. His work has also been featured in publications such as Artforum, Art in America, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Sculpture Magazine, and Artsy. Notable projects include his sculpture Dry Erase at the Atlanta Biennial in 2016, and the work Century Zoo 10, commissioned for the exhibition Southern Voices / Global Visions (organized by South Arts and ArtFields). In 2024, Ross’s wax drawings will be included in the Delta Triennial at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.

A recipient of several prestigious awards, Ross’s honors include the Joan Mitchell Fellowship for MFA, the Tennessee Fellowship from the Center for Excellence in the Creative Arts, and the South Arts Fellowship for Tennessee. Most recently, he was awarded the 2022 Current Art Fund grant through Tri-Star Arts.