Staff Profiles

Education

Dip. Art Education , Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education, Sydney , 1974 .

Areas of Expertise

Ancient and contemporary earthworks, Sculpture, Installation, Body works, Non-ferrous metal technology, Text based works, Contemporary political and social issues, Archaeological ethics.

Teaching Areas

Sculpture, Installation, Jewellery/bodyworks, Interdisciplinary postgraduate supervision.

Current Research Activity

Sylvia Ross's currently teaching in the areas of sculpture and installation. Her areas of expertise are ancient and contemporary earthworks, sculpture/ installation, body works, non-ferrous metal technology, and text-based works.

Sylvia's work is often text-based, referencing the silence brought about by social and political oppression. As a strong supporter of reconciliation and human rights, her main interests are in the areas of indigenous 'visibility', collective social responsibility and issues within notions of nationalism and the cultural hierarchy that it generates. Sylvia's recent work satirically references collisions of culture in a globalised consumer society.

In 2005 Sylvia was involved in a number of international activities, some of these include:

Documenting Christo's Gates project in New York.

Teaching art and english in the Chaing Rai provence, Thailand.

A delegate at the SAEMO - SPAFA International Conference on Culture and Development: Celebrating Diversity, Achieving Equity, Bangkok

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

2005, Small Wonders. Delmar Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

2005, Pearl. The Tsunami Aid Art Shows, Sheffer Gallery, Darlington, NSW.

2004, Roses and Thorns. Amnesty International Exhibition and Auction, COFA Exhibition/Performance Space, Sydney, NSW.

2003, Placemark. COFA Exhibition/Performance Space, Sydney, NSW.

2003, Love Letters to China: Drawings by 35 Australian Artists. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW and also toured China in 2003.

2003, Axis. Shaperio Auctioneers, Melbourne, VIC.

2002, A Silver Lining and a New Beginning. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

2001, Context. Wattspace Gallery, Newcastle, NSW.

2001, Context. Kudos Gallery, Sydney, NSW.

2001, Histories. Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW.