MACGREGOR ROSS

Macgregor Ross:
Artist, Sculptor, Performer, Festival Director

Macgregor Ross was born in 1963 in Sydney and moved as a child to the Blue Mountains
where he attended Blackheath Primary school before graduating from Katoomba High in 1981.

In 1982 he went to Mexico as a Rotary Exchange Student where he discovered Diego Rivera's murals, and metal art.

In 1987, after graduating from the University of NSW with a degree in linguistics, Mac (as he likes to be called)
began to make metal art, starting with a sculpture of Ned Kelly.

In 1992, while living in Newtown, he started making utilitarian sculpture from found objects and
began exhibiting at inner city markets and independent galleries.

Around the same time he became involved in performance art and video,
collaborating with inner-city performance groups, including, Icarus, TCT and the Post-Arrivalists.

In 1992, Mac began his career in event management when he started up,
and managed the Newtown Art Market until 1995.

Mac has had his work exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW, the Museum of Contemporary Art,
as well as at numerous independent galleries where he has had three solo shows.

In 1997 he moved, with his partner Alison Lynes, to Lithgow.

In 1998, he began work on founding the annual Lithgow District Ironfest,
which celebrated the centenary anniversary of the birth of steel in Australia, in Lithgow on April 24, 2000.

Mac now spends most of his time on Ironfest (now into its' 9th year)
as well as being Mr. Mum, to his two daughters, Rosa & Maya.

Mac's work has been sold all over the world, including Japan, New Zealand, and the USA.

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Macgregor Ross: Artist, Sculptor, Performer, Festival Director Macgregor Ross was born in 1963 in Sydney and moved as a child to the Blue Mountains where he attended Blackheath Primary school before graduating from Katoomba High in 1981. In 1982 he went to Mexico as a Rotary Exchange Student where he discovered Diego Rivera's murals, and metal art. In 1987, after graduating from the University of NSW with a degree in linguistics, Mac (as he likes to be called) began to make metal art, starting with a sculpture of Ned Kelly. In 1992, while living in Newtown, he started making utilitarian sculpture from found objects and began exhibiting at inner city markets and independent galleries. Around the same time he became involved in performance art and video, collaborating with inner-city performance groups, including, Icarus, TCT and the Post-Arrivalists. In 1992, Mac began his career in event management when he started up, and managed the Newtown Art Market until 1995. Mac has had his work exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW, the Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as at numerous independent galleries where he has had three solo shows. In 1997 he moved, with his partner Alison Lynes, to Lithgow. In 1998, he began work on founding the annual Lithgow District Ironfest, which celebrated the centenary anniversary of the birth of steel in Australia, in Lithgow on April 24, 2000. Mac now spends most of his time on Ironfest (now into its' 9th year) as well as being Mr. Mum, to his two daughters, Rosa & Maya. Mac's work has been sold all over the world, including Japan, New Zealand, and the USA.