Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic's Hamptons Benefit 2024 Honoree

TONI ROSS 

Toni Ross is a multi-disciplinary artist using time-honored material and site-responsive installation to explore themes of political and social distress. Born and raised in New York City, Toni attended Wesleyan University where she studied ceramics and fine art, graduating with a BA in Film Studies. Her practice embraces fiber, installation, sculpture, and works on paper. Toni has participated in artist residencies as a two-time Patricia Highsmith-Plangman Fellow at Yaddo and at The Watermill Center. Recent exhibitions include: (Mostly) Women (Mostly) Abstract at Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton and New York, NY; Threads of Expression: Textile Art Unraveled at Shin Gallery in New York, NY; Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World at the Southampton Arts Center in Southampton, NY; Watching from Somewhere Close and at a Distance at Palo Gallery in New York, NY; Threading the Needle at The Church in Sag Harbor, NY; and Finding Beauty in a Dark Place at The Watermill Center in Watermill, NY. Prominent acquisitions of Toni’s work include Finding Beauty in a Dark Place (2020-2021), by the Brooklyn Museum in 2022. Toni lives and works in Manhattan and Wainscott, NY.

PPHP is thrilled to honor Toni with the Legacy Award. For 33 years, she has generously supported PPHP both through her philanthropy and as a member of our Hamptons benefit committees, helping to ensure we keep our doors open to provide the care and education our patients need and deserve.