"MAINE & ME"

RON WEAVER MEMORIAL SHOW

June 20th - July 20th, 2014

"Long Cove Clouds"(center)           By Ron Weaver            Collection of the Family

Ron Weaver received a BS from Manchester College in 1961. He then went on to Graduate School in Painting at Indiana University in 1962. After receiving Academic Scholarships from Yale University School of Art & Architecture in 1964, 1965 and 1966,  he earned his BFA in 1964 and his MA in 1966. Ron has also done Independent Study in London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Sienna, Madrid and Toledo from 1959 to 2003.

"Winter" L                                                 "Swimming Hole l" R

Weaver studied with Master Teachers Lester Johnson, Leland Bell, Jack Tworkov, Bernard Chat, James McGarrell, Al Held, William Bailey, Harry Engel, Nick Carone, Sewell Sillman, Rudy Pozatti, Irving Driesburg, and Gabor Peterdi. He also took painting seminars with Frank Stella, Jim Dine, James Rosenquist and Richard Lindner.

"Self Portrait in Studio" & "Walpole Meeting House" L                "Pink Paddock & Appaloosa" R

Starting in 1966, in the "Master of Fine ART Exhibition" at Yale, Weaver's paintings have been show throughout the US and Canada.

In 1989, Weaver had a One Person Exhibition at Galerie Etienne de Causans in Paris, France.

"Swallows"       Collection of the family

"Self Portrait in Gray Shirt" L               "Rainbow Park" & "Little Beach, Pemaquid" R

Portrait of Barbara Major-Weaver                            "Barbara Interrupted"

In the early 60's Weaver began teaching ART in Public Schools in  South Bend, Indiana and Orange, Connecticut.

He became Assistant Instructor of ART at Yale, (1965-66), and then Assistant Professor of ART at Wright State Univ.,

Montclair State College and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In 1974 he became an Associate Professor of ART at

the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he taught till he retired Emeritus Professor Of ART in 2004.

Barbara Major-Weaver, Ron's wife, was a student of Ron's and has become an accomplished artist in her own right.

"Rue  Furstenburg", Paris L                                                        "Barbara Interrupted" R

"Pemaquid Beach" L                                          "Norcross Corral" R

"Swimming Hole 2", Collection of the Family L             "Elizabeth Chadwick"  Top R

                                                                                                   "Summer Solstice" Bottom R

On December 5th, 2013, Ron lost his battle with cancer. He was a talented artist and wonderful human being. Besides is loving wife Barbara, he leaves behind his beautiful daughter Jennifer and two lovely granddaughters as well as family and friends. He touched the lives of many students over his 40 years of teaching and leaves us all with the legacy of his incredible ART.....