Multi-modal artist Ross Passmoor (b. 1984) was raised in Pietermaritzburg where he studied Printmaking and ceramics, eventually achieving a Masters Degree in Fine Art. He is currently completing his PH.D at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Ross uses suburban found materials as the root for much of his work. He works with these materials in large scale installations as well as in smaller more delicate sculptures. He makes Collages that draw on the imagery of his practice and he make prints from the materials he works with. These prints and collages further inform his sculptural practice which reworks the material of suburbia and challenges our preconceptions of the suburban space.

Ross has a permanent studio at the Bag Factory and has been making work from there for a year. Previously he has had residencies at Assembages NewARC studios and is a previous winner of the David Koloane Award. He has exhibited work with Gallery 2, No-End Contemporary, Kalashnikovv, The Washington Print Gallery, Lizamore and associates; and has had work on numerous art fairs, including the Turbine Art Fair and as a featured artist the Johannesburg Art Fair (2013). Recent Solo Shows include, Afterlife (2018), at the Wits ART Museum, and Submerge (2019), which is housed in the Ellis house Art Building made possible by the Labyrinth Project