Ron Blumberg painted the world as he felt it— vibrant, emotional, and alive across every era of his remarkable journey.
©2020 -2025
Ron Blumberg’s artistic exploration is a remarkable testament to both mastery and evolution. With a boundless curiosity and a profound emotional depth, he explored a vast array of genres and techniques, always maintaining a consistent inner dialogue through his work. In his early years, Ron focused primarily on traditional brushwork, using pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel and oil on canvas to create deeply expressive pieces. However, during the Los Angeles Period starting in the 1950s, he made a pivotal shift in his approach, embracing the palette knife as his primary tool. His mastery of the technique is outstanding, developing a unique, textured style that would define much of his later work. From the delicate precision of pencil and the fluid expressionism of watercolor and pastel to the bold, sweeping strokes of the palette knife, Ron Blumberg’s versatility is unparalleled. Whether capturing the human soul in portraiture, the energy of cityscapes, or the abstraction of raw emotion, his technical brilliance and creative adaptability shine through every medium and form. His work is a journey through time, where each series reflects both personal growth and an unwavering commitment to the craft.
RON BLUMBERG
1908-2002
EDUCATION
1930-1931 Académie de La Grand Chaumière, Paris, France
1930-1932 Art Students League, New York City
1930 National Academy of Design, New York City
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
1969 Erma Frye Museum, Seattle, WA
1967 H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA
1955 – 1960 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
1962 San Diego Museum, San Diego, CA
1955, 1960, 1962 Tucson Museum, Tucson, AZ
1957, 1962 Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1935, 1936, 1959, 1961 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1936 Houston Museum of Art, Houston, TX
1933 Delgado Museum, New Orleans, LA
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2004-2005 Los Angeles Art Show, Trigg Ison Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
2003 Alcala Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1990 Art LA 90, Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Galleries, La Jolla, CA
Armory Show, New York, NY
1989 Art LA 89, Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
The Art Show, New York 1988-89
Armory Show, New York, NY
1988 Art LA 88, Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Armory Show, New York, NY
1955 Jean Dichter Gallery, Denver, CO
1972 Cushing Gallery, Dallas, TX
1958, 1959 Ester Robles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1951-1952 Landau Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1932-1935 Wetzel Art Gallery, Tulsa, OK
1937 Macbeth Gallery, New York, NY
1939, 1958 Art USA, New York, NY
1937 ACA Gallery, New York, NY
UNIVERSITIES & ART CENTER EXHIBITIONS
1958 Japanese Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan
1958, 1959, 1961 Butler Institute, Youngstown, OH
Collectors of American Art, Chicago, Il.
1934 – 1937, 1965 Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Who’s Who in American Art
California Confederation of the Arts, Board of Directors, 1980-81
Artists for Economic Action-Chairman 1973, President 1974-76, 1980
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Joseph Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC
Executive Mansion, State of California, Sacramento
LA County Museum, Los Angeles
Bonita Granville, Bart Lytton
Mr. & Mrs. David Mahoney, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce C. Worcester
James Aubrey, Raymond Burr, Mrs. Mel Blanc
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rogers Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Jack Rather
Selected artworks from the artist’s early periods are represented by Trigg Ison Fine Art.
