Ronald L. Nigro B.S. M.A

RONALD L. NIGRO B.S. M.A.

202 Edgewood Avenue Trafford, PA 15085 412-372-8310 [email protected]

Birth Date: September 12, 1951 Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

EMPLOYMENT

October 1974 - Teacher, High School, Art Department Present Penn-Trafford School District Harrison City, PA

June 1991 - Developmental Specialist, Art Instructor August 1996 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

June 1973 - Layout Artist, Art Department, Printing Division September 1974 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Trafford, PA

June 1973 - Independent Free Lance Artist Present Illustrations, signage, promotional materials, and sculptures.

EDUCATION

M.A. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA June 1975 Master of Education, Art Education Master’s Thesis: Painting

B.S. Edinboro State College, Edinboro, PA September 1969 - Bachelor of Science, Art Education May 1973

EXHIBITS - SHOWS AWARDS AND HONORS

2008 Art Teacher Appreciation Show Art Institute of Pittsburgh Radial Dream, Award, Third Place

Nigro, Ryan, Kappa, Depew – Sculpture and Painting - 2008 River Gallery, Rocky River, Ohio Group Exhibition, January – March 2008

Articles of Fabrication – 2007 Bella Arte Gallery, Shadyside, PA Solo Exhibit, November 2 -17, 2007 Funky Junk – 2007 The Art of Recycling San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA

Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors 2007 - Elements of Glass Panza Gallery, Millvale, PA 2006 - Inside + Out / Big & Small Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors 2005 Annual Exhibition Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA Seton Hill University, Harlan Gallery, Greensburg, PA Mark Panza Gallery, Millvale, PA

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Butler Institute of American Art, Salem, Ohio – 2005 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA – RED 2006 Gallery 707, Pittsburgh, PA – Reflections 2007 Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA – Selected Salon 2007

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 95th Annual Exhibition Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA *Tillie S. Speyer Memorial Award for Sculpture, 2005 *Purchase Award – Friends of the Arts, Pittsburgh Public Schools, 2005

Southmoreland Patrons of the Arts Southmoreland High School, PA 2006 Southmoreland Art Gala

Art Conservation Trust Greater Latrobe School District, Latrobe, PA 2005 Art Gala, A New Landscape 2007 Art Gala, Treasures for the Eye

Altered Reclaimed Technology, 2006 Westmoreland County Community College, Art Gallery, Youngwood, PA Solo Exhibit, October 23 – November 17, 2006

ART – Ronald Nigro DV8 Gallery, Greensburg, PA Solo Exhibit, July 25 – September 16, 2006

Southwestern PA Art Educators Exhibition, 2006 Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA * Award, Best of Show

A Wine & Chocolate Experience, 2006 Southside Works, Pittsburgh, PA Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America

Reliquaries of Technology Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA Solo Exhibition, November 2005 – January 2006

Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Inc. 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier Valley, PA * Award, First Best of Show, 2004 * Award of Merit, 2006

2008 Hoyt Regional Juried Art Exhibition Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts Blue Ju-Ju, Merit Award

Hoyt Artist Association Exhibition, 2005, 2006 and 2007 2005 - Hoyt Institute, New Castle, PA 2006 - Butler County Community College, Butler, PA 2007 - Butler Institute, Salem, Ohio

Annual Hoyt Regional Art Show, 2005 and 2006 Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA 32nd Annual, 2005 33rd Annual, 2006

Hoyt Mid Atlantic Juried Art Exhibition: 2005 Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA

Images 2004, 2005 and 2006 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Robeson Gallery, State College, PA * Three Dimensional Award, 2004 * Peoples Choice Award, 2005

Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Twin Lakes Park, Latrobe, PA

Westmoreland Art Nationals 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Westmoreland County Community College, Founders Hall, Youngwood, PA * Westmoreland Award - 2002 * Three Dimensional Award - 2004

Ron Nigro: Recent Works, 2004 Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA Solo Exhibit, February 13 - March 26, 2004

Annual Educator’s Art Exhibit, 2002 and 2003 Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Oakdale, PA * First Place, Peoples Choice Award, 2002 * First Place, Peoples Choice Award, 2003

Art of the State, Pennsylvania 2003 State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

Option Program Number Two, 2003 PTHS - Art Exhibit Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA

Three Rivers Arts Festival, 2002 and 2003 Pittsburgh, PA *Honorable Mention, Three Dimensional Category

14th Annual Juried Art Show, 2002 Monroeville Arts Council, Monroeville, PA *First Place Award, Three Dimensional Category

Westmoreland County Artist/Educators Show, 2001 Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA

Sixth Annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Art Exhibition Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA * Award of Merit, 2001 * Peoples Choice Award, 2001

UPCOMING EXHIBITS – SHOWS

2008 – Society for Contemporary Crafts One Mellon Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts New Castle, PA

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Bella Arte, Shadyside, PA Planet Art, Mt. Lebanon, PA Wizard of Oddities, Lawrenceville, PA LaFond Gallery, SouthSide, Pittsburgh, PA

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND PUBLICATIONS

Photo”Untitled No. 1", Pittsburgh City Paper, Art Seen Design for Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta, Shirt, Newspaper and Billboards Promotional Design and Foundation Graphics, Lupus Foundation of PA Pen and Ink Drawing, Published, Easy Rider Magazine Graphic Design, Logo and Identity, Sentinel Savings and Loan

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors Hoyt Artist Association Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania Penn- Trafford Hockey Club St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Aid Association for Lutherans National Education Association Pennsylvania State Education Association Penn-Trafford Education Association