Hilda Katherine Ross

Hilda Katherine Lilith Ross (November 26, 1902 – September 8, 1989) was a Canadian potter, painter, and educator working primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia.

She studied ceramics under Rex Mason, Carleton Ball, Konrad Sadawski, and Kyllikki Salamenhakra at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

[2] Ross was the recipient of several awards in ceramics including the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 2nd best group of entries in 1953; the UBC Art Gallery Purchase Award in 1954; Prize for bowl from the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in 1955; the Independent Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) at the British Columbia Potters 8th Annual Exhibition of 1956; and Gold at the Prague International Exhibition in 1962.

In 1948, Ross, Carter, and Zoltan Kiss took over teaching ceramics classes at UBC's Extension Department in what was the Fine Arts Gallery in the library basement.

In 1958, Ross, Olea Davis, Reg Dixon, and Stan Clarke used a grant from the Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation to prepare a report on British Columbia clays for the UBC Extension Department.