Our Concord Art Teachers
Ron Krouk
Ron Krouk is an artist and teacher working in 2-Dimensional mediums. He received his B.A. in Psychology and Art from Brandeis University and his M.F.A. from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts. He was a resident at the Skowhegan School for Painting and Drawing. Ron has been teaching at Concord Art for many years and is known for his generous, knowledgeable teaching. Ron is an excellent instructor for all levels, particularly for beginners looking to build their tool kit and eye for painting and drawing. Ron’s philosophy of learning how to “see” for painting and drawing encourages students to learn their own unique method of translating images from eye to paper.
Ron’s own statement says, “I have been fascinated by looking at drawings and paintings from my teenage years. Since I started drawing myself I have been intrigued by the mystery of representing the three-dimensional world in two dimensions. And since I started painting I have been seduced by the wonder of the process of seeing itself. ”
Teaching at Concord Art in Summer 2023:
Approaches to the Figure
Artist Website:
Shows
Selected Exhibitions
2019 20th Annual Roddy Open Competition | Concord Art, Concord, MA |Juror: Josephine Halvorson, Professor of Art, and the Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting at Boston University
2019: Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture| Concord Art Association, Concord, MA | Juror:
2018 19th Annual Roddy Open Competition | Concord Art, Concord, MA | Juror: Julie Bernson (for Sarah Montross), deCordova
2018: Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture| Concord Art Association, Concord, MA | Juror:
2017: 18th Annual Roddy Open Competition | Concord Art, Concord, MA Juror: Ali Ringenburg, director of Sloan Merrill Gallery. Honorable Mention Prize for Hans’ Back, “A common scene, not commonly han-dled. Beautiful paint application, great depth and excellent color choices. An honest sincere painting.”
2017: Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture| Concord Art Association, Concord, MA | Juror: Joanna Fink, Alpha Gallery, Boston
2016: 17th Annual Roddy Open Competition | Concord Art, Concord, MA | Juror: Katherine French, Gallery Director for Catamount Arts. Honorable Mention Prize for George “Ron Krouk…built upon the painterly tradition of Fairfield Porter and others who worked during the “figurative fifties”
2016: Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture | Concord Art Association, Concord, MA | Jurors: Ellen Wineberg and Kathleen Daley co-owners of Room 83 Spring
2016: Finding Color: 4 person Group Show | Concord Art Association, Concord, MA