Ross Chowles

Every career has to start somewhere and the career of Ross Chowles started in the studio of a small agency where he was an artist. Eight years later Ross had moved up in the world and had found himself working as the Creative Director of Y&R's Direct mail division. He then went on to become the Creative Director of Y&R Cape Town, where he met Kevin Aspoas. Together, they opened The Jupiter Drawing Room office in Cape Town.

They have spent eleven years growing The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) into a significant through-the-line creative force. Ross is no longer just the Executive Creative Director of The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town) - he is now also known as Mr Chowles to his students. 2005 will be the second year that he has been running "The Ripple Effect" an educational initiative for young students. So when he is not teaching, painting portraits of new staff members, judging Cannes, One Show, Art Director's Club of New York or the Canadian Marketing Awards, Ross can be found not wanting for much.