Cosima Ross (b. 2001) is a painter from Suffolk UK. Working primarily with the figure, she explores themes of change and transition. Through her confessional practice, Cosima produces scenes of sensuality and conflict to convey a tumultuous emotional landscape reflective of her worries, desires and lust for connection.
Having graduated from the University of Brighton in 2024 with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting Cosima has gone on to complete a number of residencies both international and UK based. This year she has completed a fellowship at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and embarked on a two month residency at Lacquer Mountain in Chongqing China. Recent exhibitions include 52 Days Of Play exhibited at Organhaus, Chongqing and Backwards Zoetrope at Filet Art Space, which included a screening of her film by the same title.
Exhibitions:
2026
DOG-END - group show with Dylan White and Archie Nash - The Romantic of Margate - Margate
52 Days of Play - pt 1, Lacquer Mountain Artist Residency - Daba Mountains, China
52 days of play - pt 2, Organhaus, Chongqing, China
2025
Backwards Zoetrope - FILET Art Space, London
Mates Magazine 001 Issue Launch - group show - Yorkton Workshops Gallery, London
Summer School Group Show -Turps Banana, London
Asylum Group Show - open studios exhibition, Asylum Studios, Suffolk
2024
心急吃不了熟豆腐 ‘You Can’t Eat Hot Tofu in a Hurry’ - Duo show with Archie Nash - Organhaus, Chongqing, China
Brighton University Degree Show, Painting
Embellished Truth - group show - Organ Projects, Brighton
In The Corner of My Eye - group show - Fresh Salad Collective, London
Heads or Tails - Duo show with Archie Nash -Phoenix Art Space, Brighton
2023
CRAWL SPACE - group show - Fresh Salad Collective, London
Hysteria - group show -Gillian Jason Gallery, London
The Directory X Koop Projects - group show - Koop Projects, Brighton
ABACUS – Fresh Salad Collective, Online exhibition
Hanging Garden - group show - 19a Gallery, Brighton - organised by Fresh Salad Collective
Shapes and Things - Virtual exhibition
2022
From Oil Painting to Code, Lily Montague, and Cosima Ross Debut Show - Open house Hackney
2019
Camberwell UAL foundation year, online exhibition
Residencies and Fellowships:
2026 Lacquer Mountain Artist Residency - March - April
2026 Peggy Guggenheim Fellowship - Museum Studies, Venice, Italy - January, February
2025 Turps Banana Summer School, London, UK, July - September
2025 Artist in residence at Asylum Studios, Suffolk, UK, May - June
2024 Artist in residence at Organhaus Chongqing, China, August, October
Self Directed projects:
2025 - ‘Backwards Zoetrope’ - Screening and Exhibition - Filet Art Space
2024 - Heads or Tails – Phoenix Art Space
2023 - The Directory X Koop Projects - Koop Projects
2022 - From Oil Painting to Code, Lily Montague and Cosima Ross Debut Show - Open house Hackney
Self published works:
2023 - My Diary – book of drawings
2023 - The Directory Catalogue (vol 2)
2022 -The Directory (vol 1)
Featured in:
2024
Kitty Gahir Review - ‘Heads or Tails’ Exhibition
Odes Zine
Mates Magazine
2022
Offtrack - Contact Creatives Documentary
The Directory by Lily Montague and Cosima Ross: a tribute to art on paper - Contact Backstage (interview)
Who The Fuck is Cosima Ross? - Groupie Magazine (interview)
Education:
2024 BA - Fine Art Painting, University of Brighton
2019 Art Foundation - UAL Camberwell