PhotoGriot
P. O. Box 110155
Atlanta, GA 30311-0055
Photo Galleries
African-Americans For The Arts- Member Profile
StudioNoize Podcast: Atlanta Griot - Susan Ross
"Sue Ross Discusses Her Legacy", Rolling Out Magazine, March 26, 2019
2019 PNC Bank Black History Month Honorees
ArtsXchange to Honor Michael H Ross and Susan J Ross Sept 28, 2019
'Lit Without Sherman' Celebrates the West End 12/11/19
Art In Embassies, US Department of State
Review: With "RSVP," Atlanta's Artists Reserve a Space in the Spiritual Realm
Arts ATL
Recent Activities
On October 1, 2019, The Atlanta Business League honored Susan J "Sue" Ross by inducting her as the 2019 Women's Hall of Fame Inductee.
On September 28, 2019, Sue Ross received the Ebon Dooley Art & Justice Bridge Builder Award from the ArtsXchange
On March 26, 2019, Rolling Out Magazine presented Susan J. 'Sue' Ross with the Social Justice Award at the Sisters With Superpowers event.
On February 26, 2019, PNC Bank and WCLK FM honored Sue Ross as one of the Black History Month Awardees.
On February 20, 2013, Representative Roger Bruce and the Georgia House of Representatives honored 5 photographers for their lifelong documentation of African-American life and culture in Georgia.
The 5 photographers are Clyde Bradley, Horace Henry, Jim Alexander, Arthur 'Bud' Smith and Susan J. 'Sue' Ross, pictured here (l-r) with the Honorable Rep. Roger Bruce.
Sue Ross was selected to address the GA Legislature on behalf of the group.* * * * *
Rolling Out 2012 Top 25 Women of Atlanta(photo credit: Robin Walker Marshall, 10-26-12)
Ayoka Chenzira presents Digital Moving Image Salon Achievement Awards to Sue Ross & Jessie Maple Patton
(photo credit: Tim Richardson, 4-26-12)
Trumpet Awards 2012: High Tea & High Heels at the Hyatt(photo credit: Denise K. Gray)*****
(still Under Construction...)Previous Exhibitions
Below are some of the previous group and individual exhibitions of my work...
Sankofa: Looking Back to Move Forward (NBAF 1988-2010)
Photography by Sue Ross
Exhibition: July 15 - August 26, 2011
Opening Reception and Artist Talk:
July 15, 2011, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Rialto Center for the Artsat Georgia State University80 Forsyth Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Link to WSB-TV People 2 People interview
In the African tradition, a Griot is the oral historian portraying the cultural essence of a community through the Word. PhotoGriot Susan J. "Sue" Ross, tells the stories of the African American community through her eye and the lens of her camera. The daughter of a cultural anthropologist and a social worker, Sue uses the medium of photography to document the social, political and cultural experiences of the community. This exhibition explores 22 years of the National Black Arts Festival through images of the artists, producers, visionaries, professional staff and audiences who have contributed to making this organization a cultural legacy.
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Civil Rights and Civil Justice
Nov 14, 2010 - Jan 27, 2011National Center for Civil Rights and African-American CultureAlabama State University1345 Carter Hill Road
Montgomery, AL
Exhibiting Artists:Ansel Butler, Lynn Marshall Linnemeier, Charnelle Morgan, Charly Palmer, Charles Parham, Susan J. Ross & Samuel O. Williamshttp://bit.ly/dIp8wa**********
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Exhibits at
BLOOMINGDALE'S
Level 2, The New View at Lenox
Level 1, off of Cosmetics, at Perimeter
February 10 - March 15, 2010
Selected Images from "Photogriots" exhibit at Hammonds House
and "Sistren" exhibit at Douglass Theatre
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Hammonds House Exhibit:
"Photo-Griots"
Doris A. Derby and Susan J. RossHammonds House Museum503 Peeples St, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310Dates: July 19 - Sept 13, 2009Reception: July 19, 2009, 3-6 pmArtists Talk: 4 pmClosing Panel Discussion:Saturday September 12, 2009, 2-5 pm
"Preserving & Transforming Culture through the Art of Photography"
Doris A. Derby, Susan J "Sue" Ross, Lynn Marshall Linnemeier & Kevin Sipp
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"Reflections on the Rainbow"July 15 - August 9, 2009
Opening reception: July 15, 6:30 pm
Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater & Gallery915 New Hope Rd, SWAtlanta Ga 30331
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2009 Atlanta Jazz Festival Poster
The 2009 AJF poster is based on my photograph of Atlanta's legendary vocalist/pianist Freddy Cole.
The City of Atlanta and Vibe Magazine hosted such performers as
Sean Combs, Ludacris,T.I, Big Boi, and Lauryn Hill at the Georgia Dome.
Photos © Susan J. Ross; collage by Tkeban Jahannes
Creative Loafing, 05.09.07
The Atlanta Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with a series of events throughout May, including the exhibit A 30 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE: THE ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL IN PHOTOGRAPHS on view Mon., MAY 14, and through June 8. The festival has boasted A-list lineups since 1978 with performances from Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Ray Charles, Nina Simone and more. The show's memorabilia and photographs, such as Sue Ross' "Miles Runs the VooDoo Down" (pictured) from his historic (and gridlock-inducing) Grant Park concert in 1989, capture jazz's improvisational beauty and Atlanta's love for it. Free. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. City Gallery East, City Hall East, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. 404-853-4234. www.atlantafestivals.com.
Past Sistagraphy Exhibits...
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Oct 23 - Nov 27, 2010
Opening Reception for
Autonomy: A Conversation with Self
Saturday, October 23, 2010
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Southwest Arts Center
915 New Hope Rd, SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
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My Snowlanta iPhone series was in this show:
My Hawaiiian Eye-Phone Series was in this exhibit:
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For Atlanta Celebrates Photography 2009, we exhibited as part of "The Colored Museum" at the Porter Sanford Center and in Serenbe, and debuted our new website designed by member Sandra Oei
We exhibited in Madison, GA for NBAF 2009!
"Reclamation of Memory:
an exhibition curated by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier"
Madison Morgan Cultural Center & The African-American Musuem of Madison
Dates: July 10 - August 29, 2009
Opening reception: July 10, 2009 6-8 pm
Atlanta Caravan: July 19, 2009
"Dear World"Central Library
Atlanta, GA 30303
PhotoGriot
P. O. Box 110155
Atlanta, GA 30311-0055