Ronald Hall
Bio
Ronald Hall seamlessly blends fiction and nonfiction in his narrative paintings, crafting otherworldly spaces where figures contemplate and navigate the complexities of the past, present, and future. Hall's creative process heavily relies on digital tools, particularly the computer, which he uses for experimenting with color, composition, and scale. His work draws from a rich tapestry of influences, including his personal experiences growing up in the challenging environments of Pittsburgh, PA. Hall's distinctive style transforms domestic interiors, plantations, and various environmental structures into surreal dreamscapes that evoke historical and contemporary issues related to race and social constructionism.
Hall often incorporates media references such as video game imagery, Civil Rights protest photographs, and racial stereotypes, exposing the intricate biases woven into the fabric of everyday life. His work is also deeply influenced by the Surrealist art movement of the early 20th century, echoing its historical practices while exploring modern-day themes.
A Pittsburgh native, Hall honed his artistic skills at the High School for Creative and Performing Arts, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. In 1999, he relocated to Seattle, becoming an artist-member of a Seattle based gallery called Gallery 110 and showcasing his work at prominent Northwestern institutions like The Tacoma Museum, The Seattle Art Museum, and The Wing Luke Asian Museum. Hall has been honored with numerous prestigious awards and grants, including the Gottlieb Foundation Grant, the Pollock-Krasner Grant, Headlands Center For The Arts Residency, a 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Painting, The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, The Bronx Museum of the Arts AIM Program, the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant, and the 2013 Artist Fellowship Award in Seattle.
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Selected Group Exhibitions:
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Freight + Volume
“Ship of Fools”
Brooklyn, NY - June 21st - August 31st 2024
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Center for Performance Research
“When The Eye Speaks”
Brooklyn, NY - July 25th 2024
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Art Cake Exhibition Space
“Residents Exhibition”
Brooklyn, NY - July 14th - October 13th 2023
Art Cake Exhibition Space
“Anniversary Resident Showcase”
Brooklyn, NY - July 14th - March 11th 2023
Hesse Flatow
“Augurhythms”
New York, NY - July 14th - August 26th 2022
VillageOne Art
“Revealing The Beauty Within”
New York, NY - May 24th - June 25th 2022
Aout Gallery
“Young Dreams”
Gemmayzeh, Beirut - February 24th - April 1st 2021
Wa Na Wari Arts Space
Seattle, WA. - January 2nd 2020 - March 8th 2020
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
"The 2018 Grant Recipients"
Provincetown, MA September 27th - Nov 10th, 2019
Center On Contemporary Art
"Painters Who Know How To Paint"
Seattle, WA June 7th - July 14th, 2018
Horton Gallery
4912 Main Street
Houston. Texas September 9th - October 22, 2016
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
AIM Program group exhibition
The Bronx, NY – July 9th – September 20th 2015
Smack Mellon
“Respond”
Brooklyn, NY – January – February 22nd 2015
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts
Bridgehampton, NY – February 2015
Governors Island Art Fair
“7th Annual Governors Island Art Fair”
New York, NY - September 2014
Ground Floor Gallery
“Through and Through”
Brooklyn, NY - February 12th - March 23rd, 2014
Wing Luke Asian Museum
“Under My Skin: Artists Explore Race
Seattle, WA - May 10th – November 17th, 2011
Center on Contemporary Art
“CoCA Collision: Past, Present, & Future Members Show”
Seattle, WA - July 29th - September 13th 2013
BOSI Contemporary
“Head”
New York, NY - June 9th – August 11th, 2013
Gallery 110
“The Other Gun Show”
Seattle, WA – May 2nd – June 1st, 2013
Seattle Art Museum Gallery
"Body Image"
Seattle, WA - November 8th to December 8th, 2007
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Wing Luke Asian Museum
"Beyond Talk: Redrawing Race"
Seattle, WA - April 30 thru December 12, 2004
Northwest Biennial: Building Wise
Tacoma Art Museum
Curated by renowned installation artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov
Tacoma, WA - April 16 thru August 29 2004
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Solo Exhibitions:
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Duane Thomas Gallery - “New Paintings” - 2020
Ground Floor Gallery - "Undisclosed: Visual Conversations" - 2019
Basile Gallery of Indiana University's Heron School of Art & Design - 2018
Gallery 4 Culture – “The N Word”, Seattle, WA - 2014
Gallery 110 – “Structure and Restructure”, Seattle, WA - 2012
Custom House Studios and Gallery - Westport, Ireland - 2007
International Gallery of Contemporary Art - Anchorage, Alaska - 2006
Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA - 2006
The Susquehanna Art Museum - "A Soulful Journey", Harrisburg, Pa - 2005
Gallery 110 - Seattle, WA - 2003
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​Art Fairs:
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Seattle Art Fair - 2024
Expo Chicago - 2024
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair - New York, NY - May, 2023
West Bund Art Fair - Shanghai, China - Nov, 2021
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair - New York, NY - May, 2021
Portal Art Fair - New York, NY - May, 2016
Spring/Break Art Fair - New York, NY - March, 2016
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Selected Reviews and or Publications:
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Artnet: Editors Picks - 2020
Smack Mellon Hot Picks - 2017 Top Artists List
Smack Mellon Hot Picks program, 2015 Top Artists List
Art Voices Magazine: - 2013 - 25 Artists to Watch & Collect
The Stranger, “Slog” - 2013
The Stranger, “Slog” - 2012
Art In America - 2007
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Residencies, Grants & Awards:
​Headlands Center For The Arts Residency, Sausalito, CA - 2024
Triangle Arts Residency, Brooklyn, NY - 2024
Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program - Brooklyn, NY - 2021 - 2022
Elizabeth Foundation For the Arts Studio Program - New York, NY - 2018 - 2019
Skowhegan School of Painting And Sculpture, Skowhegan, MN - 2016
The Bronx Museum of the Arts (AIM program) - Bronx, NY - April 2015 to June 2015
NARS; Studio Residency Fellowship - Brooklyn, NY - Jan 2014 to June 2014
2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Painting,
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Grant Recipient - 2023
Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant - 2018
Pollock-Krasner Grant - 2016
2013 Artist Fellowship Award - The Artist Trust organization of Washington State.
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Selected Institutional & Private Collections:
​Tacoma Museum, Tacoma, Wa
Green River College, Auburn, Wa
Michael Xufu Huang
Beth Rudin DeWoody
Kehinde Wiley
Aunjanue Ellis​
Janine Nabers
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Education:
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Skowhegan School of Painting And Sculpture, Skowhegan, MN - 2016
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
High school for the Creative and Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, Pa
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Based in Brooklyn, NY