Ron Snapp, 810 W. 47th St., Norfolk, VA 23508, 757/489-1256(h), 683.5458(f), 683-5464(w)

Selected Exhibitions

2000
International Festival of Art and Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art/Cero Blanco, Santiago, Chile, January 15, 2000
One Person Show, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, January 2000 (scheduled)

1999
Collaborative Appropriations, Two Person Show, Centre d'exposition l'Imagier, Aylmer, Quebec, December

1998
Irene Leache Memorial Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, juror:
Art for Earth's Sake: The Millennium Project", Kingston, Ontatio. September 98-September 99, juried

1997
Western Landscapes, One Person Show, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, September 22-October 2, invitational
Norfolk Botanical Gardens Sculpture Exhibition, Norfolk, VA, April- September, invitational
Formations, Collaborative work, Wallack Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario,

1996
Issues, Group Show, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA, July 26-August 11

1995
Larry Bell, Tim Merrick, Rodney Ripps, Ron Snapp, Jill Snapp, Heather Thomas, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA, July 28- August 6, curator: Eric Rudd
Collaborative Ikons, First National Church of the Exquisite Panic, Inc., New York, NY, March 10-31, curator: Robert Delford Brown
Nometa IV, One Person Show, Wonder Gallery, Norfolk, VA, December 15- February 18

1994
Commonwealth, Group Show, Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, November 20-December 31, invitational
Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, September 25-November 13, Juror: Bernice Steinbaum
Light Works, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA, July 8-24, 4 site installations

1993
Installation Art, Contemporary Artist's Center, North Adams, MA, June 26-July 24
Solid; New Work by Mature Artists, Praha Gallery, Norfolk, VA, March 13- April 18
Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, September 26-November 14, Juror: Suzi Gablik, *award
New Waves '93, Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, Virginia Beach, VA, April 18-June 27, Juror: Nohra Haime, *award

1992
Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, Juror: Neal Benezra, Chief Curator, Hirshorn Museum, *award
Dream House, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, Deborah McCloud, curator

1991
David Bates, Michael Byron, Karen Gunderson, Ron Snapp, Joe Zucker, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD Nov. 15-Dec. 15, David Brown, curator

1990
Snapp, Snapp, Ryan, & Henry, Virginia Beach Center For The Arts, Virginia Beach, VA, Sidney O. Jenkins, curator

1988
Collage/Assemblage, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA, Jim Jones, curator

1987
Collage, Constructions, Wall Reliefs, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, William Barnes, curator
Fictitious and True, Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA, Sidney O. Jenkins, curator

1986
Artists Political Statements, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, Richard Craven, curator
We Be 3-D, S.P.L.A.T. Gallery, Norfolk, VA

1985
Ten Artists in One Room, Greenville County Museum, Greenville, SC, Tom Styron, curator

1983
50 Years, Alumni Exhibition, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO
One Person Show, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1982
Suburbanism, Ghent Gallery, Norfolk, VA

1981
Neville Chuzelwitz/Ron Snapp, Portsmouth Community Art Center, Portsmouth, VA

1980
Southern Realism, Traveling exhibition organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art and curated by John Henry III: University Museums, University, MS, Roanoke Fine Art Center, Roanoke, VA, Montgomery Museum of Art, Pensacola Museum of Art Pensacola, FL, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS

1979
Yes, Virginia..., Recent Acquisitions, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
20 Virginia Artists, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

1978
35 Artists in the Southeast , Traveling Exhibition organized through the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, curated by Ted Potter and Gudmund Vigtel: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL(1977), Greenville County Museum, Greenville, SC (1977), Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN(1977), High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA(1976)
Lin Fife/Ron Snapp, Sangre de Christo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

1977
Group Show, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
One Person Show, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
Lin Fife/Ron Snapp, University of Denver, Denver, CO

1976
Juror's Choice, Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA, Lawrence Alloway, curator, *award
One Person Show, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA
One Person Show, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

1975
One Person Show, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston- Salem, NC

1974
39th Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, *award

1973
Group Show, Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
Irene Leache Juried Exhibition, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA

1972
Donald Sultan/Ron Snapp, Chapel Hill Art Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
37th Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Piedmont Graphics Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC

1971
Group Show, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Piedmont Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
34th North Carolina Artists' Annual, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
1970 One Person Show, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

1969
One Person Show, Southern Colorado State College, Pueblo, CO
National Print and Drawing Show, Oklahoma Fine Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Presentations

Slide Lecture, "Site-Specific Work and Painting,"Gallery 101, Ottawa, Ontario, March 1998
Panel Discussion, "Artists Residencies: Artists Connecting With Artists," Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond, Va., October 1997
Slide Lecture, "Painting and the Site-Specific Installation," University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, September 1997
Slide Lecture, "New Approaches to Contemporary Painting," Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario, March 1997
Slide Lecture, "The Painting in Installation," Southeastern College Art Conference, Charlston, SC, October 1996
Slide lecture, "Recent Work," Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, Mass., August 1996

Awards

Arts and Letters Research Grant, $1000., 1997
ODU Research Foundation Grant, $1000., 1995
PFAC Juried Exhibition, Juror's Choice, $750., 1993
VBCA Juried Exhibition, 1st place, $2000., 1993
PFAC Juried Exhibition, $750., 1992
Virginia Museum, Juror's Choice
SECCA Juried Exhibition, 1st place,

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MFA, 1972
University of Southern Colorado, BA art, 1966

Work Experience

Old Dominion University, Associate Professor, painting, drawing, assemblage, sculpture, 1973-present; Graduate Program Director, Visual Studies Program, 94-present
University of North Carolina, Instructor, painting and drawing, 1973
Duke University, Instructor, printmaking, 1972
University of North Carolina, Extension Program, Instructor, painting, 1971
University of North Carolina, Teaching Assistant, drawing, 1970-72
Public School District #60, Pueblo, CO., grades 7-9, art and English, 1966-70

Related Work Experience

Founder/Director, Wonder Gallery. A 10,000 sq ft artist's co-op in downtown Norfolk to allow artist/members a place to create and exhibit their art.
Associate Artist, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA, 1994-96
Old Dominion University Gallery; Assistant Director/Curator, 1975-78; Co- Director, 1978-85; Director, 1985-87
Western Home Designers, Pueblo, CO, General building and remodeling, 1963-70

Public and Private Collections

Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Lawrence Janezich, Washington, DC
North Carolina National Bank, Chapel Hill, NC
First Union National Bank, Charlotte, NC
First Merchants Bank, Richmond, VA
Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA
Governor Luther Hodges, Chapel Hill, NC

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