Installation views
As a native New Yorker, Coney Island has a special place in my heart. I enjoy the vibe Jean Ross has captured. She has taken on this historical seaside by depicting lounging sun worshippers and eager swimmers. I feel a restful and lazy atmosphere shining through the crisp details surrounding her silver heroes. The heat burns into the sand and I am left contemplating the waves and sky.
-Text by Christine Callahan
Artist Bio
Jean Ross is a California-born photographer currently based in Brooklyn. Since moving to New York in 2012, she has found inspiration and adventure at the last stop on the Q train, Coney Island. Jean has studied at the International Center of Photography and her work has been featured in solo shows at Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento, California and Gallery 1855 in Davis, California and in group shows at the International Center of Photography; Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca, Mexico; Art on the Ave, New York, New York; Noyes Arts Garage at Stockton University in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, New York.
www.jeanmross.com