Ron Adams
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Contact Information
contact name: Ron Adams
phone: 320-235-7773
email: rsadams53@hotmail.com
location address:
900 Park Ave NW
Willmar MN 56201
open to public: yes
hours: by appointment
mailing address:
900 Park Ave NW
Willmar MN 56201
Experience
B.S degree in art from St Cloud State University in 1976.
Curator for Kandiyohi County Historical Society from 1980-1993 during which time painted an 8 x 88 foot mural for the museum.
Presently a photographer for the West Central Tribune.
Awards
Received artist grants from Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council in 1988 and 1995.
Photography Awards from Minnesota Newspaper Association in 1996 and 2003.
Exhibitions/Performance History
Several exhibitions at The Barn Theatre gallery in Willmar and Willmar Education and Arts Center gallery.
Collections
Painted 6 x 12 foot oil mural of early pioneers for City of Willmar in 1993.
Painted three dimensional buffalo form for the Buffalo, MN Round-up in 2004.
Painted arcylic painting for new addition to Willmar's Rice Hospital in 2004.
Painted 7 1/2 x 12 foot mural of parade scene for Willmar Public Library through a SMAHC Legacy Arts grant in 2012.
Publications
Two illustrations published in Minnesota Calls magazine in 1993.
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Minot, N.D.
Birth Date:
January 19, 1953
Gender:
Male
Active Place:
Willmar
Minnesota County:
Kandiyohi
Artist Information
Roles
Colored Pencil Artist