Born in 1946, Ron Jones served in the United States Marine Corps in Viet Nam where he was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart Award and the Cross of Gallantry. He graduated from the New York Institute of Photography in 1969.  In 1976 he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography and painting from Florida State University in Tallahassee under the direction of Robert Fichter and Jack Mims.  He was the Supervisor of Photography at the Florida State Archives for many years, and in 1982 he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from FSU under the direction of Trevor Bell.  His background includes direction from Steve Pressler, Ray Burggraf, Arthur Deshaies, Janice Hartwell, and Bill Walmsley.  These artists provided Ron  with the technological skill and sense of scale that have enabled him to think and create at the level he has achieved.  He went on to receive a Juris Doctor degree from FSU in 1986 and practiced criminal defense law for several years.  Ron, now retired, is teaching and painting full time at his studio in Tallahassee.

1964   Painting and Drawing Competition,  University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

 Library Painting Competition, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Purchase Award.

1965   Summer Art Exhibition, Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, Ga.

1966   Post Art Competition, Marine Corps Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.

1967   Admiral’s Choice Drawing Presentation, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.

1968   Combat Art Exhibition-Viet Nam Conflict, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va.

1969   Springtime Tallahassee Art Show, Tallahassee, Fl.

1970   Fine Arts Competition, Florida State University  Fine Arts Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.

           Painting and Drawing Competition, New York University, New York City, N.Y.  Purchase Award.

1971   Annual Art Exhibition, Free University, New York City, N.Y.  Best In Show Award.

1973   Clearwater Arts Festival, Clearwater, Fl.

1976   New Roots, Florida State University Fine Arts Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.

           Annual Juried Competition, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl.

           B.F.A. Exhibition, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl.

1977   Fine Arts Competition, LeMoyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, Fl.

1979   Two-Man Show, R.A. Gray Building, Tallahassee, Fl.

1981   On Their Own Time – Florida Department of State Employees’ Exhibition, Florida State Capitol Building, Tallahassee,  Fl.

1982   10 x 2 Painting Exhibition, The Four Arts Gallery at Governors Square, Tallahassee, Fa.

           Perspectives, (no space) Art Foundation, Florida State Capitol Building, Tallahassee, Fl.

           M.F.A. Exhibition, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl.

           Continuing Exhibition, Barbara Gilman Gallery, Miami Beach, Fl.

1985   Returning Artists Exhibition, Florida State University Fine Arts Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.

1986   Art In Public Places, Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Fl., Purchase Award.

1989   Tour of Artists Studios and Exhibition, Tallahassee Senior Center, Tallahassee, Fl.

2008   An Art Challenge: Go Green!  Summer Annual Exhibition, Artists’ League, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Fl.

Summer Highlight, Winner-Artists’ League Competition, One Man Show, Hoover Gallery, LeMoyne Center for the Arts, Tallahassee, Fl.

          Out of Pocket II, A Small Art Invitational, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Fl.

“Human Rights, Politics of War, and War” – The Seventh Annual Synergy Salon Exhibition, Claude Pepper Library and                 Museum, Tallahassee, Fl.

          20th Annual Art in Gadsden juried exhibition, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Fl.

          Art of Giving, Lemoyne Center for the Arts, Tallahassee, Fl.

2009  Artists Guild Spring Show, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Fl.

          Pinnacle National Juried Art Exhibition, Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Fl.

          Fourth All-media National Juried Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.

“Five Rings of Passion: Love, Anguish, Awe, Triumph, Joy”, Tallahassee Artists’ League Summer Annual Exhibition, Florida       State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Fl.

          Big Bend Senior Artist Showcase Juried Exhibition, Tallahassee Senior Center Old Armory Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.

          Gadsden County Commission Offices; Art In Public Places; Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Fl.

          Artists Guild Fall Show, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Fl.

          "We Are Artists", Renditions Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl.