RONALD L. HINTON

1548 Alvamar Drive

Lawrence, Kansas  66047

Telephone: (785) 842-5892

e-mail: ron@ronhinton.com

 

 

Corporate            

Commissions:     Protein Design Labs, Inc.  Brooklyn Park, Minn.  Sculptural wall form with photoetched

                                               images showing construction of the facility. Bronze, Stainless Steel, & Copper (6Ówx4Óh) 2004

                        Alain Marriage Memorial, Sculptural wall form with photoetched images, photos & text honoring

                                                Mr. Marriage. (36Ówx34ÓH) Dakota Cty Tech. College, Rosemount, Minn.  2004

                                Our Lady of Lourdes Church,  Pittsburg, Ks.  Processional Cross  (2Ów x 8Óh)  Memorial 

                                                for Isabelle Smith.  Bronze, Stainless Steel with Walnut and Brass. 2003

                                Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,  Bronze sculptural form  (11Ów x 15Ód x52Óh) with photo-etched

                                               computer imagery. 2003

                                Excellence in Commerce Awards, Sculptural Awards  fabricated in Bronze, Stainless, and Copper. 6ÓW x 12ÓH.

                                               Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Lawrence,Ks.  2003, 2004            

                                One International Place,  Complex Expansion,  Dallas, Tx.   Bronze wall sculpture for each of   

                                                two new office towers.  Each piece (6Ó x 4Ó)  with photoetched abstract imagery,  Also,

                                                one Bronze sculptural form  (16Ó w x 20Ó d x 42Ó h) photoetched with artist?s computer

                                                generated imagery.  2001 - 02        

                                Data Systems International, Overland Park, Ks.  Two bronze, copper, and stainless steel

                                                wall sculptures (66"x36" and 52"x30") with photo-etched images of the earth covered

                                               in electronic circuitry, 2000.

                                Hiratsuka City Hall, Japan. Bronze and galvanized steel wall sculpture (37"x30"), photo-

                                                etched with an image of the Kansas flint hills.  Purchased by the Friends of Hiratsuka,

                                                2000.

                                Birch Telecom, Kansas City, Mo.  Bronze and stainless steel wall sculpture (29"x38") with

                                                photo-etched aerial image, 2000.

                                One International Place, Dallas, Tx.  Bronze wall sculpture (6' x 4') with photo-etched

                                                abstract imagery, and bronze sculpture (15" w x 16"d x 42"h) with photo-etched aerial

                                                Image. 1999.

                                Waterford Park, Minneapolis, Mn.  Two sculptural light sconces (3' x 5') formed and

                                                fabricated bronze with perforated brass. 1999.

                                One Meridian Crossing, Minneapolis, Mn.  Wall sculpture (20' x 3') formed and fabricated

                                                stainless steel and woven copper mesh. 1999.

                                Nebraska Health System, Omaha, Ne.  14 sculptural plaques (14" x 18") depicting the

                                                Hospital's Board of Directors.  1999.

                                Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas.  Bronze plaque (14" x 20") commemora-

                                                ting Carlyle S. Smith.  1999.

                                Interchange Tower, Minneapolis, Mn.  Bronze wall sculpture (6' x 4') with perforated

                                                stainless steel and copper, and photo-etched imagery, 1998.

                                Diversified Pharmaceuticals.  Bloomington, Mn.  Triptych wall sculpture (with outside

                                                dimensions covering 8' x 5') in bronze, with photo-etching, 1998.

                                Professional Software Consultants, Overland Park, Ks.  Bronze wall sculpture with

                                                stainless steel and nickel (4' x 2.5'), photo-etched with the company's logo and a

                                                photograph of its headquarters, 1997.

                                Utilicorp, United World Headquarters, Kansas City, Mo.  Bronze wall sculpture (3' x 3')

                                                photo-etched with a computer-generated drawing, 1997.

                                AmVestors, Topeka, Ks.  Bronze sculptural container form, 1997.

                                Lawrence Arts Commission, Phoenix Awards.  Eight framed wall pieces commemo-

                                                rating individuals' awards for artistic achievement, 1996.

                                Drury Place Apartments, Inc., Lawrence, Ks., Triptych bronze wall sculptures (2'x3', 3'x4',

                                                3'x5'), 1995.

                                PDA, Inc., Overland Park, Ks.  Two wall sculptures.  One 3' x 2'  in etched bronze, with

                                                nickel; the other 2.5' x 2'  in etched bronze, 1995.

                                Clarkson Hospital, Omaha, Ne., 3.5' x 4'  sectional wall sculpture commemorating James

                                                Canedy, Chief Executive Officer from 1968-87.  Photographs and text--photo-etched in

                                                bronze--highlight his 36 years in health care management, 1995.

                                Lawrence, Ks., City Hall, commemorative plaque honoring the City Manager, 1994.

                                Clarkson Hospital, Omaha, Ne., 17 photo-etched portraits of the Hospital's Board of

                                                Directors, in bronze. Patinaed metal forms also designed in conjunction with the Board

                                                of Directors "wall."  Installed dimensions 10' x 6', 1994.

                                Amarillo, Tx., Museum of Art, bronze medal, 1994.

                                Clarkson Hospital, Omaha, Ne., 4 multi-paneled, bronze wall sculptures designed for

                                                the Hospital's new entry way,1992-3:

                               

 

                                "The Original Clarkson"  (6' x 5')  Photo-etched with photographs of the original Clarkson

                                                Hospital and other documents from that era (1870-1900).

                                "College of Nursing"  (5.5' x 5.5')  Photo-etched with archival photographs that depict the

                                                heritage and history of the Hospital's College of Nursing.

 

 

                                "Architecture"  (5.5' x 5.5')  Photo-etched with historical and current photographs of Clarkson

                                                Hospital that depict its physical transition and growth over the years.

                                "Technology and Caring"  (9.5' x 3.5')  Photo-etched with photographs and documents

                                                depicting the technological advances in treating patients throughout the Hospital's

                                    history.

 

                                Ann Arbor Public Library, Ann Arbor, Mi.  3'x5' sectional wall sculpture, 1992.

                                Omaha Housing Authority, Omaha, Ne.  3' x 4'  sectional wall sculpture commemorating

                                                the people and places of the Omaha Housing Authority, 1992.

                                Ampersand, Ltd., Ann Arbor, Mi.  Memorial plaque, 1992.

                                Security Mutual Life, Lincoln, Ne.  Three etched bronze wall panels showcasing the three

                                                corporation headquarters, past and present, 1991.

                                Lincoln Benefit Life, Lincoln, Ne.  2.5' x 4'  sectional wall sculpture commemorating

                                                the company's 50th anniversary, 1988.

                                Argus Health Systems, Overland Pk, Ks.  3.5' x 2'  framed wall sculpture, 1988.

                                Argus Health Systems, Overland Park, Ks.  2.5' x 2'  framed wall sculpture, 1987.

                                Bear Automotive Service Equipment Company, Waukesha, Wisconsin.  2.5' x 3' framed

                                                wall sculpture, in etched bronze 1987.

                                Lawrence, Ks., Chamber of Commerce, Business art award, 1986.

 

JURIED

EXHIBITIONS:       Great Plains National Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery, Hays, Ks., 2000,2004

                                Contemporary Metalsmith 1998, Young and Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vt.

                                                Nationally juried exhibition showing current trends in contemporary metal art, 1998.

                                Kansas Visions, Lawrence, Ks., Riverfront Gallery, 1998.

                                11th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Lawrence, Ks., 1998.

                                Wichita National 1997, Wichita, Ks.,  Center for the Arts, 1997 (judges' cash award)

                                Imagery & Form, 6-state juried exhibition, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Center, 1996, 1994.

                                                (1994; 1st place cash award for 3-dimensional work)

                                Topeka Crafts Competitions, Topeka, Ks., Public Library, 2004 (purchase award),1998 (cash  award),1997-96,

                                               1992-90, 1988 (purchase award), 1984,1982 (cash award), 1981, 1979-78 (cash award), 1977.

                                Kansas Artist-Craftsman Association Exhibitions, Beach Museum of Art, Lawrence,Ks 2003          

                                                Manhattan,Ks.,2004, 2000, 1998, The Columbian Gallery, Wamego, Ks., 1998;

                                                Beach Museum of Art, 1997; Wichita Art Assn., 1980.

                                Put a Lid On It,  national juried exhibit of boxes, receptacles, and containers,  Society

                                                of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Ma., 1995.

                                Copper 3, Old Pueblo Museum, Tuscon, Arizona, 1991.

                                Constructs, Indoor Sculpture Show, Kansas City, Mo., Artists Coalition, 1990.

                                The Wichita National '89, Wichita, Kansas, Art Association (award),1989.

                                Seventh Annual Juried Competition, Kansas City Artist Coalition, 1989.

                                The Craft of Containment: Vessels in All Media, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Mass., 1988.

                                The Container Show, Juried by Lois Moran, editor of American Craft, South Dallas,

                                                Texas, Cultural Center  (cash award), 1988.

                                Dimensions '88, Three-dimensional art show, Lenexa, Ks., 1988.

                                Contemporary Metals U.S.A., Downey, Ca., Museum of Art, 1987, 1986.

                                Lawrence Art Guild, Lawrence, Kansas (cash award), 1987.

                                "Earth Views," Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Looking at Earth Gallery,

                                                Washington, D.C., May 1986-April 1987.

                                Photocrafts Exhibition, Brookfield, Ct., Craft Center, 1986.

                                Kansas Artists Exhibition, Mulvane Art Center, Topeka, Ks., 1985, 1984.

                                Midstates 6 Designer-Craftsman Exhibition, Lawrence,Ks., 1983.

                                Kansas Artist-Craftsman Association 3-Plus Exhibit, Wichita Art Assn, 1983.

                                17th Joslyn Biennial, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Ne.,1982.

                                Kansas Designer-Craftsman Exhibitions, Lawrence, Ks., 1981, 1978.

                                Metalsmith '81, SNAG Conference exhibition, University of Kansas, 1981.

                                Copper 2, Museum of Art, University of Arizona at Tucson, 1980.

                                Volumes, Forms, & Images, Mulvane Art Center, Topeka, Ks., 1980.

                                Sterling Silver Design Competition, Lever House, New  York City, N. Y., 1979.

                                Mid-American Metalcrafts Exhibit, Kansas City, Mo., 1977-1976.

 

 

 

INVITATIONAL      Ron Hinton: Kansas Artist,  Mulvane Museum of Art,  Topeka, Kansas.  2003      

EXHIBITIONS:       Sculpture Exhibition, Ron Hinton;  Mingenback Art Center Gallery

                                               Bethany College,  Lindsborg, KS.   2002

                                Metals: The Colorado Connection at Denver International Airport.  2002

                                 A Built Enviroment, an exhibit exploring the relationship between art and architecture,

                                              Swogger Gallery, Wamego, Kansas, 2001

                                Land Exhibition, Hays, Ks., Arts Council, 2000           

                                Hand Crafted Functional Objects, touring exhibition by Exhibits USA, 2000-2004        

                                Ron Hinton: Contemporary Sculptural Forms, and Mary Cantania Murphy: Recent

                                             Paintings, Source Fine Arts, Kansas City, Mo., 1999.

                                Lanterns, Lamps, and Luminaria, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Center, 1998.

                                Markings, two-person show at the Columbia Gallery, Wamego, Ks., focusing on etched

                                                images in art, 1998.

                                Selections from the Wichita National, Salina, Ks., Arts Center, 1998.

                                Home on the Range-Migrating Cultures, Fort Hays, Ks., Center for the Arts, 1997.

                                Metal, Jewelry, Sculpture, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Center exhibition, metalwork curated by

                                                Carlyle Smith, Prof. Emeritus at the University of Kansas, 1995.

                                Baker Arts Center, Liberal, Ks., exhibition for the Ks.  Artist-Craftsman Assoc., 1995.

                                Pompeii Gallery, St. Louis, Mo., featured artist for Gallery's grand opening, 1994.

                                Kansas Metalsmithing:  History and Influence, curated exhibition showcasing the work

                                                of Kansas artists, 1994.

                                Pizza Hut Corp., Wichita, Ks., exhibit developed by Leopold International  for

                                                Pizza Hut's corporate headquarters, 1993.

                                Kansas Chooses Kansas II, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Ks., 1993.

                                                (An exhibit of 10 Kansas artists chosen Statewide to celebrate the Year of the Craft)

                                Vessels, Lane Community College, Eugene, Or., metals exhibition,1993.

                                Hinton and Hermreck, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Center, 2-person show, 1993.

                                Metalwork, Iowa City, Ia., Artisans Gallery, 1993.

                                Hand, Mind, and Spirit:  An Art Experience of the Senses, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Center,

                                1993 (an exhibition specifically developed to allow disabled people to interact with art)

                                Boxed in 2, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Mass., 1989.

                                Wit and Whimsey in Craft Media, The Craftsman's Gallery, Scarsdale, N.Y. , 1989.

                                Metal Exhibit, Tomlinson Craft Collection, Baltimore, Md., 1988.

                                Hinton, Ott, and Puffer, Eppink Art Gallery, Emporia , Ks., State University, 1987.

                                Spencer Art Museum, Lawrence, Ks., artists' studio tour, 1987.

                                Containers Show, Images Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho, 1986.

                                New Works:  Ron Hinton, Silver Works and More Gallery, Lawrence, Ks., 1986.

                                Art Jewelry and Jewelry Sculpture, Private Stock Gallery, Kansas City, Mo., 1985.

                                Orvedal, Bass, and Hinton, Fine Arts Gallery, Topeka, Ks., Public Library, 1985.

                                Holiday Invitational '85, Gallery Riggione, Richboro, Pa., 1985.

                                At the Center: A Group Metals Exhibition, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Ctr., 1984.

                                Human Arts Gallery, Feature exhibit, Dallas, Texas, 1984.

                                Scissors/Paper/Stone Gallery, Lawrence, Ks., 1983.

                                Lawrence Crafts 3, Lawrence, Kansas, Arts Center, 1983

                                Mayfest Invitational Exhibition, Arts Signature Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1983

                                Silver Works Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, 1982

                                Ron Hinton/Tom Niemeyer: A Two-Man Show, Wichita, Ks., Art Assn., 1982

                                Fiber and Metal, Thornhill Art Gallery, Avila College, 1981

                                Edmund Stanley Library Gallery, Friends University, Wichita, Ks., 1981

                                Artist-Craftsman Exhibition, Kansas Governor's Mansion, 1981

                                Studio Arts Gallery, Topeka, Kansas, 1980

                                Arts Center Crafts Show, Lawrence, Ks., Arts Center, 1978

                                Department of Design Faculty Shows, University of Kansas, 1976, 1977, 1978

                                Metals Invitational 1975 (traveling exhibit):

                                                State University College, New Paltz, N. Y.      Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind.

                                                Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.     Melbourne, Australia

                                Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri, 1975

 

 

 

 

JURIED

SHOWS:                The Philadelphia Craft Show, Sponsored by the Phil. Art Museum,1992, 1988

                                American Craft Council Fair at Baltimore, 1991-89, 1986, 1984

                                American Craft Council Fair at Minneapolis/St. Paul, 1991, 1988-87

                                Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Mi. , 1992 (purchase award)-1984

                                Washington Craft Show, Sponsored by the Women's Committee of the Smithsonian

                                Associates, Washington, D.C., 1989-88

                                Boston Mills Art Festival, near Cleveland, Ohio, 1988

                                Plaza Art Fair,  Country Club Plaza,  Kansas City, Missouri, 1987-84 (cash award),

                                                1983-82 (cash award), 1981-80

                                Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum, 1987

                                57th Street Art Fair, Chicago, Ill., 1987

                                The Art of Crafts,  Denver, Colorado, Art Museum, 1986

                                American Craft Council Fair at San Francisco, 1986, 1985, 1983

                                American Craft Exposition II,   Evanston, Ill., 1986, 1985

                                Festival 17, Scottsdale, Arizona, Center for the Arts (creativity award), 1986

                                American Craft Council Fair at Springfield, 1985, 1984

                                American Craft Council Fair at Dallas, 1985, 1984, 1983

                                Rhinebeck Arts and Crafts Fair, Rhinebeck, N.Y., 1984

                                Craft Market at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, 1984

                                American Craft Council Fair at Newport, Newport, R.I., 1983

 

OTHER

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:       Member, Board of Directors

                                Kansas Artist Craftsman Association

                                                1999-2003 (President 2000)

                                Lawrence Arts Center

                                                Lawrence, Kansas,  1992-1996  (President 1994-5)

                                Spencer Museum of Art, Friends of the Art Museum

                                                Lawrence, Kansas,  1989-93  (President 1991-92)

 

                                Art Evaluator

                                Juror

                                                Smoky Hill River Arts Festival, 2000, 1998

                                                Artist in Action Installation Proposal, Smoky Hill River Festival, 2003, 1999

                                                Brookside Art Annual Festival, 1999

                                                Washburn University Outdoor Sculpture Competition, 1998

                                Member-Selection Committee

                                                Kansas Reciprocal Art Touring Exhibit Service (KRATES)

                                                Salina Arts Center, for the Kansas Arts Commission, 1994

                                Grant Evaluator

                                                Horizons Grant Program, Salina, Ks., Art & Humanities Commission, 1993

 

                                Director, Associate Director

                                                Midwestern Art and Design Camp, University of Kansas, 1982, 1981, 1978

                                Assistant Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lecturer

                                                Department of Design, University of Kansas

                                                Intro. to Jewelry and Silversmithing, Summer 2002 ,Spring 2001,Spring 2000, Fall 1998, 

                                                Fall 1976-Fall 1978

                                                Introduction to Design I and II (Studio lab classes), Fall 1977 and 1978

 

               

 

Lectures/Workshops:

                                Carllyle H. Smith:  The Man and the Legacy,  Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Ks.  Lecture-2004

                                Photo-etching and metal work

                                                Numerous organizations and locations, 1977-1996

                                Marketing crafts

                                                Business Art Forum, Washburn University, 2001

                                                "Succeeding with a Home-Based Business," sponsored by the University of

                                                     Kansas University Small Business Development Center, 1997.

                                                "The Emerging Artist Symposium," Washburn University Dept. of Art, 1995

                                                Kansas Artist-Craftsman Association, 1990

                                                Topeka/Lawrence Art Guilds, 1988, 1985, 1983

 

EDUCATION:         1980       MFA, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

                                1976       BFA, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

 

SELECTED            Rogers-Tropea, New York, N.Y.

GALLERIES           Options Gallery, Nashua, N.H.

WHERE WORK     Fume, Chicago, Ill.

HAS BEEN             Jean Sampel Gallery, Des Moines, Ia.

REPRESENTED    Gallery Riggione, Richboro, Pa

                                Interior Reflections, Mercer Island, Wa.

                                Goldsmiths 3, Concord, Ma.

                                Creative Metalsmiths, Chapel Hill, N.C.

                                Silver Works and More Gallery, Lawrence, Ks.

                                Artisan's Gallery, Petoskey, Mi.

                                Running Ridge Galleries, Sante Fe, N.M. and Ojai, Ca.

                                National Building Museum Gallery, Washington, D.C.

                                Bloomingdale's, Bethesda, Md.

                                Roche-Bobois, Philadelphia, Pa.

                                Opus II, New York, N.Y.

                                Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio

                                ZYZYX!, Baltimore, Md.

                                Apropos Gallery, St. Louis, Mo.

                                Pompeii Gallery, Webster Groves, Mo. (suburb of St. Louis)

                                The Source: Fine Arts, Kansas City, Mo.

                                Interior Resources, Minneapolis, Mn. and Dallas, Tx.

 

SELECTED            "Ron Hinton:  A Profile in Bronze," a film produced for the Spencer Museum of Art,

PUBLICATIONS/                   University of Kansas,1995.

FEATURE               "Conceptual Complexity," American Craft, April/May 1992.

ARTICLES             "Exhibitions," American Craft, December 87/January 88.

                                "Etching His Way to the Smithsonian," Lawrence, Ks., Journal World, May 1987.

                                "Craft Enterprise America," Goldsmith's Gazette:  The Worshipful Company of

                                Goldsmiths, London, England, April 1986.

                                "At the Center," Ornament Magazine,Winter 1984.

                                "Lawrence Artist Produces Interdimensional Sculpture," Topeka  Daily Capital, 1987.

                                "Style Watch," Dallas Times Herald