Ross Grounds b. 19 February 1949

Also known as Ross Lewis Grounds
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
Ross Grounds was one of the pioneers of environmentally aware art, using a playful understanding of the rhythms of nature, which he incorporated with a whimsical humour. His second career as a farmer, worked in harmony with his creative life.
Tags: Environmentalist, Ecology, Landscape into art
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Name
Ross Grounds
Also known as Ross Lewis Grounds
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
Other Occupation
  • Farmer (ANZSIC code: 01) - 1998 Wangaratta, Vic.
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 802) 1972 - Diamond Creek Community School, Diamond Creek, VIC, Australia
Tags:
Environmentalist
Ecology
Landscape into art
Birth date
19 February 1949
Birth place
Montmorency, VIC, Australia
Death date
1998
Death place
Wangaratta, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1970 - c.1990
Residence
  • - 1998 Wangaratta, Vic
  • 1949 - Montmorency, VIC, Australia
Training
  • sculpture, c.1969 - c.1971 National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.

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References [<ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel & McCarthy, Frances (1973), 'Recent Australian Art'.>] [<ExternalResource: Thomas, Daniel & McCarthy, Frances (1973), 'Recent Australian Art'.>, <ExternalResource: Ross Grounds (obituary) Sydney Morning Herald 30/10/1998>]