Ron Linn
ronlinn87@gmail.com
ronlinnportfolio.com
b. 1987, Portland, OR
EDUCATION
2017: UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR: Masters of Fine Art: (Painting and Drawing)
2012: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT: Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Arts (2-D)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022: gridding the west, FINCH LANE GALLERY, Salt Lake City, UT
2020: followed fire, BOUNTIFUL DAVIS ART CENTER, Bountiful, UT
2020: to build a ruin, PAL GALLERY, Provo, UT
2018: these two things exist: drawings, SOUTH SANTIAM HALL GALLERY, Albany,OR
2012: (W)here we Meet, THE INNOVATION NETWORK, Provo, UT
2011: Recent Works, THE WAGGENRY STUDIO, Provo, UT, 2011
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025: I Never Read Art Book Fair, KASERNE BASEL, Basel, Switzerland
2025: Maybe Pal is the Friend We Made Along the Way, PAL GALLERY, Provo, UT
2025: Salon Classon: The Portrait, SALON CLASSON, Brooklyn, NY
2024: 801.Salon Art Book Fair, UTAH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Salt Lake City, UT
2024: Strange Time, NIGHTINGALE GALLERY, La Grande, OR
2024: Utah Statewide Annual 2024, BOUNTIFUL DAVIS ART CENTER, Bountiful, UT, JUROR’S AWARD
2024: Materializing Mormonism, MESA ARTS CENTER, Mesa, AZ
2023: Between Life and Land: Identity, KIMBALL ART CENTER, Park City, UT
2022: Along these lines, WELL WELL PROJECTS, Portland, OR
2022: Utah Statewide Annual: Painting and Sculpture, OGDEN CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Ogden, UT,
HONORABLE MENTION
2021: Great Awakening, CENTER GALLERY, New York City, NY
2021: Answering Earth, RURAL MIDWEST ARTIST COLLECTIVE, Online Exhibit
2021: Observing a Year, https://www.conversation-projects.com/, Community-Based Digital Library
2021: Wildfires in Utah Art, Homes, and Lands, BOUNTIFUL DAVIS ART CENTER, Bountiful, UT
2020: From Before to Now, UTAH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Salt Lake City, UT
2020: Producing Space, OUTBACK ARTHOUSE, Los Angeles, CA
2020: Artists of Utah: 35 x 35, FINCH LANE GALLERY, Salt Lake City, UT
2019: On the Tip of My Tongue, CARNATION CONTEMPORARY, Portland, OR
2019: dis/place, PARC COLLECTIVE, Provo, UT
2019: Utah Statewide Annual: Mixed Media and Works on Paper, RIO GALLERY, Salt Lake City, UT,
JUROR’S AWARD
2019: 45th BDAC Statewide Competition, BOUNTIFUL DAVIS ART CENTER, Bountiful, UT
2018: Translation: A Halophyte Collective Exhibition, DOWNTOWN ARTIST COLLECTIVE, Salt Lake City,
UT
2018: The Spirit World,
-WRIT AND VISION: Provo, UT
-ITALIAN ACADEMY: Columbia University, Mormon Arts Festival, New York City, NY
2018: NES Alumni Exhibition, DEIGLAN GALLERY, Akureyri, Iceland
2017: Jabberjaw: Acts of Translation, TROPICAL CONTEMPORARY, Eugene, OR
2017: Dislocation, PDX CONTEMPORARY, Portland, OR
2017: Title: Artist, Year, LAVERNE KRAUSE GALLERY, Eugene, OR
2017: The Future Wild, PARAGON ART GALLERY: Portland, OR
2017: On The Wall, WATERSHED ARTS, Eugene, OR
2015: 19 Human Artists, AUTZEN GALERY, Portland, OR
2014: Wild Things, UTAH ART AND ENVIRONMENT COLLABORATIVE, Salt Lake City, UT
2014: The Family of Things, ALICE GALLERY, Salt Lake City, UT
2013: Utah Statewide Annual: Mixed Media & Works on Paper, RIO GALLERY, Salt Lake City, UT
2013: Open Market, SYMPATHETIC STUDIO, Provo, UT
2012: Things Fall Apart, COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Provo, UT
2012: Origin/Destination,
-GALLERY 303, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
-UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA, HI
2012: Shared Ground, WILLIAMSON ART GALLERY, Birkenhead, UK
2012: Selections From INDA 7, MANIFEST GALLERY, Cincinati, OH
2011: Brand 40: Fortieth Annual National Exhibition of Works on Paper, BRAND LIBRARY, Glendale,
CA
CURATORIAL:
2021: PARC Park: PARCPARK.COM, Parc Collective, UT
2020: Incubation Period: digital exhibition of art addressing the pandemic, partnered with
GRANARY ARTS, Ephraim, UT
2019: MGNT Exhibit: dis/place, PROVO STUDIOS, Provo, UT
2019: storied earth: re-wilding the wordshed, ALICE GALLERY, Salt Lake City, UT
2017: On The Wall, WATERSHED ARTS, Eugene, OR
2017: Title: Artist, Year, LAVERNE KRAUSE GALLERY, Eugene, OR
COLLECTIONS:
2019: State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection: lith i (drawing)
2012: Origin/Destination exchange with the University of Hawaii Manoa
PUBLICATIONS:
2023: NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS - Issue 168: The West
2020: INCUBATION PERIOD – Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT
2019: MGNT EXHIBIT: DIS/PLACE — Parc Collective, Provo, UT
2016: SIGNAL FIRE: Leaf Litter 6
2012: MANIFEST GALLERY: 7th International Drawing Annual (INDA)
RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2023: Utah Visual Arts Fellow
2020: Granary Arts Fellow – in collaboration with PARC Collective – Granary Arts, Ephraim, UT
2019: Artist in Residence, SIGNAL FIRE
2018: Artist in Residence, Instructor: Books in Nature: Monoprint/Bookbinding Workshop, NES
LISTAMIÐSTÖÐ: Skagaströnd, Iceland
2016: Artist in Residence, NES LISTAMIÐSTÖÐ: Skagaströnd, Iceland
2015-17: Graduate Teaching Fellow, Instructor of Record, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR
2015: Artist in Residence, SIGNAL FIRE
EXPERIENCE/LECTURES/TEACHING
University Level Teaching Experience: Drawing Fundamentals, Painting Fundamentals, Watercolor, Printmaking Fundamentals, Mixed-Media, 2D Design, 3D Design, Figure Drawing, Adv. Drawing, Adv. Painting, Adv. Figure Drawing, Publishing and Book Arts, Contemporary Art Issues/Practices, Writing for Artists, Professional Practice
2025: Visiting Lecturer: UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Orem, UT
2024: Visiting Artist Lecture: EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY, La Grande, OR
2022-25: Adjunct Faculty, UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Orem, UT
2022: Gallery Director, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT
2021-22: CORE Committee, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT
2019-22: Founding Member, Curator: PARC Collective
2017-25: Adjunct Faculty, Studio Arts, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT
2018: Visiting Artist Lecture: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, UT
2018: Exhibiting Artist Talk: LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Albany, OR