Bill Ross attributes art as to having saved his life. After having co-founded V & V in 2003, Bill is still actively involved in the organization today, often volunteering his time and efforts to work with the artists first-hand, and curating the exhibits. “Working with people with disabilities has only amplified how important art can be for people who wish to document what they feel, think and understand about themselves and or the world,” Bill said.

Bill has been a Service Facilitator for the Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities since 1999. He’s worked with people with disabilities since 1989. Bill hopes to serve as a full-time V & V volunteer when he retires.

Bill is also an artist and his paintings have been showcased all over Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Bill enjoys V & V because it is a merge of art and advocacy. He loves the community within the studios, and strives to ensure the artists of V & V are viewed as artists above all else.