The Places We Go II by Ross Junior Owusu

December 4–January 29 • Regitz Gallery

Opening Reception: Friday, December 4, 2026 • 5–8 p.m.

The Places We Go II is a solo exhibition by Ghanaian mixed-media artist Ross Junior Owusu exploring migration as an interior and ongoing process of becoming. Through ceramics, assemblage, and mixed-media artwork, Owusu examines how memory, resilience, cultural identity, and belonging are carried, reshaped, and rebuilt across shifting landscapes.

Using fragmented materials such as clay and reclaimed objects, Owusu presents migration not as a fixed journey of loss or arrival, but as a layered negotiation of selfhood. His sculptural works reflect the physical and emotional imprints of movement, exploring what is carried forward, what is left behind, and what endures.

Clay serves as a central material and metaphor in Owusu’s practice, reflecting cycles of becoming, un-becoming, and re-becoming. His sculptural forms draw from West African visual languages, including textured surfaces and modular interpretations of Krobo bead structures, while referencing architecture, the human body, and emotional landscapes. Reclaimed bicycle parts and earthy surface treatments further evoke movement, resilience, transformation, and connection to place.

Through repetition, assemblage, texture, and vibrant surface treatments, The Places We Go II invites viewers to consider how identity is continually shaped and reshaped by movement, memory, place, and relationships. The exhibition features approximately 10 works exploring the complex connections between cultural heritage and evolving environments.

About the Artist

Ross Junior Owusu is a Ghanaian mixed-media artist and educator working across ceramics, performance, and assemblage. He holds an MFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics from Wayne State University and a BA in Industrial Art with a concentration in Ceramics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Art at Talladega College.

Owusu’s artistic practice explores identity, migration, and cultural memory, examining how identities are carried, negotiated, and reassembled across changing geographies. His work combines contemporary mixed-media practices with West African visual languages, creating sculptural forms that connect inherited traditions with personal experience and contemporary environments.