Ron Westman

Bio

Education 

Skagit Valley College Mt.Vernon, WA 

Associate of Applied Science in Multi-media and Internet Technology (MIT) program. Certificates in Adobe Suite and Multimedia Web Design.

University of Washington                                                           Seattle, WA                             

Exhibitions Guide Training Program. Conducted tours at the Henry Museum of Contemporary Art, employing “visual thinking techniques and lively discussion”. 

University of California                                                             Berkeley, CA 

Master of Fine Arts, Painting 

Central Washington University                                                 Ellensburg, WA                             

Master of Arts, Painting and Drawing 

Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA

Bachelor of Arts, Graphics Design. 

Exhibitions

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025: Fall Gala Exhibition, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, Washington                             

2025: “Field Work”, Puget Sound Book Arts, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington. Artist book collaboration, “Interstices”, with artist Carrie Larson                                                           

2021: Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, South Sound Community College, Olympia, WA 

1997 - 2021: Fall Gala Exhibitions, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, Washington 

2011: Expressions West, 2011, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon 

2010: Wetlands, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, Washington 

2008: First Annual Art Walk, Hoquiam, Washington 

2007: Alumni Show, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 

2007: Stumps and Clear Cuts, Grays Harbor College Art Gallery, Aberdeen, WA

2006: Expressions NW, Art Port Townsend 8th Annual Juried Art Show, Port Townsend, WA 

2005: MP Marshall Gallery, Aberdeen, WA 

2004: Fall Group Show, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA 

2001: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT

1999: Flying Cats Gallery, Ocean Shores, WA 

1999: ArtsWalk, Olympia, WA                             

1999: Small Works, Coach House, State Capitol Museum, Olympia, WA

1993: Sausalito Arts Festival, Sausalito, CA

1993: ProArts Open Studios, Oakland, CA

1993: ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1993: "Animals Only," Gallery Concord, Concord, CA

1992: ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1991: Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY

1990: American Broadcasting Company Building, New York, NY, curated by Allan Stone

1990: Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA, work in permanent collection

1989: "Menagerie," Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA

1988: Pacific Northwest Art Exposition, Seattle, WA

1988: "Introductions," Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY

1987: "X-The Unknown," San Francisco, CA

1986: Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA

1985: "New Art in the West," Pacific Grove Arts Center, Pacific Grove, CA

1985: Ariel Gallery, New York, NY

1984: SF Arts Commission Festival of Arts Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

1984: Western Region Print/Painting/Drawing Competition, Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, OR

1982: M.F.A. Exhibition, "29 Degrees," University Art Museum, UC Berkeley

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2006 - 2008: MP Marshall Gallery, Aberdeen, WA                             

2004: Salon Maude, Ocean Shores, WA 

1998: Willow Gallery and Books, Westport, WA

1993: Sheperd Gallery, Danville, CA

1989: Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

1987: Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

1983-1994: Pro Arts Annual Open Studios, Oakland, CA

TWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2007: Arts West Playhouse and Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995-1996: McGowan and Co., Oakland, CA

1995: Carrara's Gallery Cafe, Emeryville, CA

1993: Carrara's Gallery Cafe, Emeryville, CA

1991: "Other Realms," Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA

1990: "Animals as Metaphor," Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

1984: "Personal Landscapes," Gallery 30, San Mateo, CA

1982: "Paintings," White Room, Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

1981: Master of Arts Exhibit, "ImageEruption," Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

Awards             

"Exhibition 1988," BACA, Best of Show / Purchase Award, Berkeley, CA (1988)                                           

Berkeley Art Center Association Membership Show, Merit Award, (1988)                   

SF Arts Commission, Purchase Award Hall of Justice, San Francisco, CA (1988)

29th Annual Chautauqua Exhibition, Foster Award, Chautauqua, NY (1986) 

Residencies     Vermont Studio Center   (Fall, 2001)                                        Johnson, VT

Publications

History of Easter, features my 1989 House Rabbit Journal article, on origins of Easter

Diablo Arts, Summer, 1993 

Catalogue, Three Painters and Sculptors on View, Capital Cities ABC, Inc., Curated by Allan Stone, 1990 

Catalogue, Menagerie, Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA, 1989 

Review, The Seattle Times, Visual Arts, By Karen Mathieson, January 24, 1989 

Review, Seattle Times, Tempo, Critic’s Choice, January 6, 1989 

House Rabbit Journal, Vol. 1/Number 8, 1989. My article about Easter origins, with pen and ink illustrations. 

Review, Artweek, with photo, April 4, 1987 

Catalogue, Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY (1986) 

Reference, House Rabbit Handbook, © 1985, Marinell Harriman, Drollery Press, Alameda, CA Chapter by Harriman about me, and photograph of oil painting, Tsunami, © 1984 

Review, Emotional Abstraction, By Victoria Powers, Hillsborough Villager, Hillsborough, CA August 8,1984 

Catalogue, Western Region Print, Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Southern Oregon State University, 1984 

Corporate and Public Collections

City of San Francisco, Hall of Justice

Microsoft Corporation, Seattle, WA

Robin Bradford Associates, San Francisco, CA

PLM Corporation, San Francisco, CA

Herb Bradshaw Associates, San Francisco, CA

California Brands, San Leandro, CA

Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Seattle, WA

Ellensburg Public Schools, Ellensburg, WA

Selected Private Collections

Allan Stone, New York, N.Y.

Judy and Sheldon Green, Berkeley, CA

Susan Swig, San Francisco, CA

Anna Gardner, S.F., CA

Ronnie Goldfield, San Mateo, CA

Elayne Marquis, San Francisco, CA

Jane and Gary Dulin, San Francisco, CA and New York

Wade Dickinson, San Francisco, CA

Claire and Dan Carlevaro, Berkeley, CA

Lili Creighton, San Francisco and Texas

Michele Ellis, San Francisco, CA

Henriette and Dr. Burton Zabin, Berkeley, CA

Nina and Claude Gruen, El Cerrito, CA

Lisa Hagenbuch, San Francisco, CA

Ilaeka Bourne, San Francisco, CA

Meg and David Owen, Portola Valley, CA

Harold Skilbred, Oakland, CA

C.A. Schlemn, San Mateo, CA

Tony and Carol Henning, Oakland, CA

Julie Pincus, New York, N.Y.

Affiliations

Fall Gala Exhibition, Grays Harbor College, Aberdeen, WA 2009-2010

Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA 1985-1992

Artist Trust, Seattle, WA, 1997 to present

Arts and Crafts Collective, Incorporated (ACCI), Berkeley, CA 1982-1994

Pro Arts, Oakland, CA 1983-1993