Occupation: Painter, Assemblage Artist Media: Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media. Born Jackson, MI, Jul 25.
Education Western Michigan Univ, BA, 71. Art Students League of New York, 2003-04. Nat Acad Fine Art, New York, 2005-2006.
Teaching Positions Guest professor, Western Michigan Univ, 2006.
Commissioned Works Solar Hieroglyphs (acrylic on canvas 10' x 6') Phyllis George, New York & Kentucky, 2005; Vector (collage, acrylics, assemblage, 48x71) & Arena V (oil & metal on canvas, 36x24), Fairfield, Connecticut; Dogs Home, Sono, California; Confetti, Luke Scott, Westport, Connecticut; Painted Violin, Fort Worth Symphony, Texas.
Public Works Muhammad Ali Center & Mus, Louisville, Kentucky; Gallery Asto, Los Angeles; 7 Degrees Gallery, Laguna Beach, California; The McKinney Ave Contemporary, Dallas; Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo.
Exhibitions Solo exhibs, STAR-t Gallery, New York, 2001, Rockefeller's Business Committee For The Arts, Forbes Gallery, New York, 2002, Grand Havana Room, New York, 2003, Think Art Gallery, New York, 2003, One Fine Art Gallery, Chicago, 2005, Peter Marcelle Contemporary Gallery, New York & Southampton, 2008, Paul Fisher Gallery, W Palm Beach, Florida, 2008, Marion Meyer Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, 2008; Group exhibs, Art Release Gallery / Trump Tower, New York, 2003 & Watermin Mus, Long Island, New York, 2008; Banking on Art, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA, 2003-2004; Watermill Mus Group Show, Watermill Mus, Watermill, New York, 2004; Paperworks Judge: Art in America Magazine, BJ Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, 2005; Muhammad Ali "Quotations", Muhammad Ali Mus, Louisville, KY, 2005; Biennale Int Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Fortezza Da Basso, Florence, Italy, 2005; Magidson Fine Art, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 2005; Int Biennale Contemporary Art, Klagenfurt, Austria, 2006; Casa Decor, Art Basel, Miami, Florida, 2006; Phillippe Guionnet Gallery, Palos Verdes, California, 2006; Hampton Road Gallery, Southampton, New York, 2007; Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California, 2007; Los Angeles County Museum of Art Biennial, California, 2007.
Bibliography John Capos (author), Who's Here, Dan's Papers, Southampton, New York, 2004; Roberta Carasso (author), Burkhardt Discovers There's Art in Taking Notes, Laguna News Post, 2005; Debbie Sklar (author), The Art of Notetaking, Orange Co Register, LNN, 2005; Burkhardt Selected for Florence Biennale, Southampton Press, New York, 2005; ARt Hamptons, interview, WVVH-TV, 7/2008; Ron Burkhardt returns to the Hamptons, Columbia Broadcasting System, The Insider, 7/2008.
Publications Author, Is Creativity a Product of its Environment?, Adweek Magazine, New York, 80; The return of the creative mind, Ad Age Mag, 80; Keeping the Pasture Green, Adweek Magazine, New York, 84; Between the Lines, One A Magazine, New York, 2004.
Honors and Awards Paperworks, B.J. Spoke Gallery, New York, Faye Hirsch, Juror, Sr Ed Art in America Mag, 2005; Medici Medal for Mixed Media at Florence Biennale Contemporary Art, 2005.
Memberships Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; One Club, New York; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California; Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Areas of Interest Traveling, writing, karate, motorcycling, tennis.
Dealers Scott Sichterman One Fine Art Gallery 209 W Huron Chicago IL 60610; Peter Marcelle Hampton Road Gallery 36 Hampton Road Southampton New York 11968; Paul Fisher Gallery 433 Flamingo Dr W Palm Beach FL 33401.
Address Post Office Box 1070 Quogue New York 11959
