Ron Himler

Ron’s current work confronts the viewer with surreal forms that border on the familiar while remaining elusive. Never quite natural, yet corresponding to no explicit artificiality, the forms invade the eye even as they saunter leisurely through the canvases. His dynamic pastiche of geometric shapes, fabrics, architectural elements, consumer products, even human figures creates an enigma that blurs the line between the imaginary and the real. Each painting invites us to interpret, yet dances away from our every effort to do so. Instead, we find we must focus on the textures and luminosities of his interlocking, often quixotic forms, and on the play of sharply contrasted intensities of color, opening ourselves to a deep and poignant truth that finds its expression only in silent and reflective viewing.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1937, Ron attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he majored in painting and illustration. After graduation, he attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. After working for a number of years at professionally related jobs in the arts, he traveled extensively in Europe, conducting independent research at the major museums, including the Louvre in Paris, the Uffizi gallery in Florence, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. His work has been purchased by and displayed at the Bennington Museum in Vermont and at the Booth Western Art Museum in Georgia.

• Sanders Gallery Tucson Az. 1990 to present
• Toscana Gallery Tucson,AZ. 2014
• Agora Gallery N.Y. N.Y. 2010
• Vail Village Arts Gallery Vail, Co. 2002 to 2004
• Heritage Gallery Scottsdale Az. 1992 to 2004
• Dakota Galleries Sioux Falls, S.D. 1992 to 1994
• Wolfe Gallery Tucson Az. 1985 to 1989
• Houshangs Gallery Charlotte N.C. & Dallas Tx. 1984 to 1985
• Savage Galleries Santa Fe N.M. & Scottsdale Az 1982 to 1988