B. Buffalo, N.Y. 1944. Attended Buffalo Art Institute (Albright Art School). Studied privately under Anthony Sisti. Involved in political activism while at the University of Buffalo. Moved to Arizona to teach grade school on Arizona-Mexican border. Arrived in Eugene in 1974 and became an arts activist as President of New Zone Art Collective and later co-founding the Salon des Refuses. Frequently traveling to Italy with his wife Angela Ross meeting WWII GIs in Livergnano near Bologna and later making a film of interviews of WWII vets at WWII Museum in New Orleans. Exhibits in Rome, Florence, Milan, Bologna, and Terni in Italy. Recently collaborating with Italian film makers in Milan on a documentary film for the 2015 Expo. Created a style called “American verismo” based on dal vero (after life or truth) andfounded the Club Macchia group of artists exhibiting in Oregon.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Nov-Dec 2010 visiting artist/scholar, American Academy in Rome
- Gold medal and an exhibit for 2006 in an art competition in Milan – Corsico, Italy.
- Year 2004 Jury Award Mayor’s Show, Eugene, Oregon
- Year 2001 Juror’s award at the 31st annual Willamette Valley Juried show in Corvallis
- Year 2000 Mayor’s Choice award for the Mayor’s Art Show of Eugene
- Purchase award: Gruppo Amici di Livergnano, Italy landscape painting competition Sept. 1996
Jerry Ross Gallery
