Amanda Ross-Ho

Amanda Ross-Ho is a Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine. She holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from the Roski School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California. Her interdisciplinary practice spans sculpture, installation, photography, and public art, exploring themes of labor, time, social contracts, and the interplay between personal and universal phenomena. Ross-Ho’s work has been exhibited globally, including solo shows at institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Bonner Kunstverein, Germany. She has received notable recognition, including the 2023 Anonymous Was A Woman Grant.

• Education: BFA (School of the Art Institute of Chicago), MFA (Roski School of Fine Arts, USC)
• Affiliations: UCI, Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Her research investigates material ecologies and recursive systems, blending forensic and theatrical aesthetics. Key projects include large-scale public installations like THE CHARACTER AND SHAPE OF ILLUMINATED THINGS (2013) and commissioned works for the Public Art Fund. Ross-Ho’s work interrogates how photography and materiality shape perception, often reconfiguring everyday objects into speculative archives.

Awards: Anonymous Was A Woman Grant (2023), among others.