Ross Junior Owusu earned his MFA in ceramics from Wayne State University and a B.A. in Industrial Art (Ceramics) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. An artist and educator, Owusu’s practice spans ceramics, performance, and mixed media, centering on themes of identity, migration, and cultural memory. His research and creative work explore how the movement of people—whether chosen or forced—reshapes environments and
notions of cultural belonging.
Clay and reclaimed materials, including bicycle parts, are central to
his studio process, reflecting both symbolic ties to land and the resilience of cultural traditions. Drawing from West African symbolism, Owusu often creates modular forms inspired by Krobo
beads, which function as metaphors for memory, fragmentation, and transformation. His surfaces—activated through crawl glazes, lava textures, and saturated colors—serve as emotional and conceptual markers, while earthy tones draw on African mud house traditions to spark global conversations about cultural movement and identity.
He is excited to join the faculty at Talladega College, where his teaching and creative work continue to reflect resilience, cultural memory, and the ongoing negotiation of identity across shifting landscapes.
