RON VAN DONGEN
BORN: Dutch, Born in Venezuela, 1961
Lives in Oregon
EDUCATION:
Academy Of Art College, San Francisco, CA
Nederlandse Leraren Opleiding, Delft, The Netherlands
TC College, Palos Heights, IL
Nederlandse Leraren Opleiding, Delft, The Netherlands
Selected Exhibitions:
2008 Ron van Donen: New Work; Peter Fetterman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Calvus & Arisaemas, Froelick Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2006 Effusus, Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York, New York
2006 Flowers, Galerie Negulesco, Munich, Germany
2006 Under the Influence: The Photographic Homage, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005 Ron Van Dongen: Effusus; Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR
Ron Van Dongen: Effusus; White Wall Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Ron Van Dongen: Effusus; Gallery One, Toronto, Canada
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
2003 Nudare, Tokyo Photographic Culture Centre, Tokyo, Japan
Nudare, SK Josefsberg, Portland, OR
Madison Avenue: Where Fashion Meets Art, Ralph Lauren, NYC
2002 Nudare, P. Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Spring, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Nudare, Colette, Paris, France
Botanical Studies, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Introduction, The Image Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2001 Vulgaris, Wessel + O’Connor Gallery. New York, NY
Vulgaris, SK Josefsberg, Portland, OR
2000 Vulgaris, Michael Shapiro, San Francisco, CA
Vulgaris, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
Cool, Wessel + O’ Connor, New York, NY
Vulgaris, Turner Martin, Palo Alto, CA
1999 Alba Nero, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
Alba Nero, P. Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Alba Nero, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
Alba Nero, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Alba Nero, Shapiro Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 Flora, The Photographers' Gallery, London, England
Northern California Photographers, Shasta College, Redding, CA
From the Garden, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 Cornucopia, Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, NY
Blooming, Karen McReady Fine Art, New York, NY
Flora, Gallerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Visionary, Turner Martin, Palo Alto, CA
1997 Hortus Botanicus, Shapiro Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Hortus Botanicus, Gensler and Associates, San Francisco, CA
Inaugural Exhibit, Todd Kaplan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Floral Stills, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Female Nude, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Hothouse- Flora in Photography, Todd Kaplan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995 Floral Stills, Jinni Felch Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
Introductions, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Floral Stills, Turner Martin, Palo Alto, CA
1994 Artists' Images of AIDS, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
White on White, Art of Photography Gallery, Boise, ID
1993 White on White, De Vera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Publications:
2006 Ron van Dongen: Effusus at Bonni Benrubi Gallery; Exhibition Review,
The Financial Times, London, October 2006
2005 Van Dongen: Photographic Insight into Floral Secrets;
The Korea Herald; April 7, 2006
2004 Picture Perfect; Edited by Stephanie Hoppen, Jaqui Small Editions
2002 THE LONDON TIMES, The Other Chelsea Flower Show
BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY, A Frivolous Nature
DE TUIN, De Tuin In Beeld
SAVEUR, Photo Illustration
MARTHA STEWART LIVING, Polypodium, Photo Essay
MARTHA STEWART LIVING, Polygonatum, Photo Essay
2001 VIEW CAMERA, Monotone Imagery
SAVEUR, Photo Illustration
2000 SOUTHERN ACCENTS, The Art of Design, Photo Illustration
SAVEUR, Photo Illustration
MARTHA STEWART LIVING, Heuchera, Photo Essay
MARTHA STEWART LIVING , Garden Design, Photo Essay
1999 AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY, Photo Annual
1998 BLOOM, Huntington Library, Garden Essay
SCHMUCK, Portfolio review
ELLE WONEN, Portfolio review
FOTO NEDERLAND, Portfolio Review
GARDEN DESIGN, Portfolio and Garden Review
1997 GARDEN DESIGN, Tulip Mania, Photo Essay
1996 PROVOCATEUR, Portfolio Review
PROVOCATEUR, The Age of Reckoning, Photo Illustration
BOSTON PHOENIX, Exerpts from ‘The Moment’, Photo Illustration
1995 MIGHT MAGAZINE, The Moment, Photo Illustration
FOTO NEDERLAND, Portfolio Review
1994 MIGHT MAGAZINE, Good Work, Photo Illustration
10 PERCENT, Medicine Cabinet, Photo Essay
1993 VIEWCAMERA, International Trends In Photography
VIEWCAMERA, Photographing The Human Form
1992 FOTO NEDERLAND, Image Transferring
MONOGRAPHS:
2005 EFFUSUS, Nazraeli Press
BLOOM, PQ Publishing
2001 ROSA FERREUS, Nazraeli Press
NUDARE, Nazraeli Press
2000 VULGARIS, Nazraeli Press
1999 ALBA NERO, Nazraeli Press
COLLECTIONS:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Houston Museum of Fine Art
Steven Spielberg Collection
Sir Elton John Collection
Microsoft Corporation
Banana Republic
Ralph Lauren, Inc.