Ron Edson

Exploring Ron Edson’s Unique Art: Techniques and Inspirations

Ron has been a resident of Eastham since 2006 and a member of the Eastham Painters Guild since 2015.

A New York native, he studied at the Art Students League, the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture and worked as a studio assistant to sculptor Seymour Lipton in NYC and painter/sculptor Fritz Bultman in NYC and Provincetown.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Ron painted in oils as well as large-scale, multiple panel works in pigmented plaster as well as on-site installations of art works at various venues throughout NYC.

From 1979-1981 Ron was one of a number of artists in New York City to receive a government grant through the Comprehensive Education and Training Act (CETA). The grant enabled him to continue his work and to co-chair the International Artists Program with Director and Founder of the PS1 Art Space, Alanna Heiss, as well as co-directing, along with artist Hank Lewis, the Urban Salvage Exchange Material for the Arts Program in conjunction with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

Ron taught Art and English in the NYC public schools as well as at the Parsons School of Design, and served as Artist in Residence at Wagner College on Staten Island. Ron showed his work at various venues during the 1980s, including the World Trade Center, 25 Federal Plaza, Wards Island, Fashion Moda Gallery, PS1, and Snug Harbor on Staten Island. On Cape Cod Ron has been represented by the Orleans Modern Art Gallery.

Ron Edson’s recent Black Cat Series reimagines classical nudes in a fanciful context referencing works by Rubens Manet, Delacroix, and others.

Ron’s portfolio

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You can see more of Ron’s paintings on his Facebook page, or reach him via email or by phone at 508-255-7610.