JURIED EXHIBITIONS:

• 40th Anniversary Exhibit, Kansas Artist Craftsman Association, juried by Paul J. Smith, Director Emeritus of the American Craft Museum (juror’s merit award), 2006.
• 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, 2007,2005 (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 EXHIBITIONS:

• “Some Like It Hot” Group Show, The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas.  2009
• “Metalsmithing in the Sister Cities: Lawrence and Eutin,” Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas.  2008
• Kansas Masters Invitational Art Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Ks. 2007
  
• The Kansas Inaugural Art Exhibition, Topeka, Kansas, 2007         
  
• “Close To Home,” Group show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS.  2005
  
• Ron Hinton: Kansas Artist, Mulvane Museum of Art, Topeka, KS.  2003
  
• 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, NY, 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; 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