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Sinclair, Ross, RSA(elect)

b. 1966

Best known as the Instigator and lead protagonist of the Real Life is Dead project since 1994. Raised in Bearsden, Sinclair is a former guitarist and drummer in several prominent bands which enjoyed success in the 1980s and 1990s. Music continues to be a key part of his creativity and is often included in his performances or to accompany artworks and he has made several records and CDs since the 1990s. Studied Glasgow School of Art 1984-92 which included a period of exchange study at the California Institute of the Fine Arts in Los Angeles in 1992.Since c,2017 he has been Reader in Contemporary Art Practice at GSA. Widely exhibited and published internationally, Sinclair lives in Kilcreggan with his partner the film maker Christine Borland. Sinclair was elected RSA in 2018.



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