Ronald A. Short (Santa Monica, Ca. 1954 —)
Classical training at L’Accademia delle Belle Arti (The Academy of Fine Arts) established by Cosimo de’ Medici at Florence, Italy in 1563. Contemporary training and degrees in fine art, art history and the psychology of art. Record of national and international exhibitions. Art therapist experienced in inpatient and outpatient, family counseling and correctional settings. Art and editorial director with experience in publishing and public information for higher education, healthcare, government and nonprofits.
Education
L’ Accademia delle Belle Arti, Florence, Italy — California State University System, International Programs Scholarship
Master of Arts degree — Art Therapy: California State University, Sacramento
Bachelor of Arts degree — Fine Art: California State University, Sacramento
Associate of Arts degree — Art: American River College, Sacramento
Selected Exhibitions
Allegories, Tver State Museum, Tver, Russia (formerly Kalinin, USSR); (solo exhibition)
Works from the Soviet Union, LA Nicola, Los Angeles, CA (solo exhibition)
Prazdnik: Baroque Ball, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Tanglewood Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ (solo exhibition)
Arts Prescott Gallery, Prescott, AZ (solo exhibition)
Allegories, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA (solo exhibition)
Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM (first prize printmaking)
Teaching & Art Therapy
Art instructor with experience teaching primary and secondary (K-12) and college levels. Art therapist with experience counseling and teaching in educational, psychiatric and correctional settings. Expertise in a variety of fine art techniques and mediums including drawing, painting, printmaking, graphic design, photography and web design.
Professional Experience
Director of Publications / Chair University Press / Adjunct Professor: Eastern Washington University, Spokane, WA
Creative Director / Communications Manager: Columbia HCA-Utah Division, Salt Lake City, UT
Art Director / Managing Editor: Grand Canyon Association, Grand Canyon, AZ
Publications Editor / Art Director: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM
Illustrator / Book Designer: Ron Short Studios, Santa Fe, NM
Bibliography
*Bonnie Horrigan: Stalla Maris, Explore – The Journal of Science and Healing, January 2017
*Jacques Laliberte: Don’t Miss This, Zene Magazine, October 2003
Greta Boulanger de Jong: L’Anima Eterna, Catalyst Magazine, February 1997
Gloria Glyer: The Crocker Celebrates for a Month, Sacramento Union, December 1, 1991
*Michael Ackley: Critics Long on Praise for Artist Ronald Short, Sacramento Union, February 27, 1990
* Jean Kavanagh: The Spokane Man, Spokane Woman Magazine, May 1990
*L. Polshikova: Allegories’ Ronald Short, Kilininskaya Pravda, October 20, 1989
*V. Andrienoff: Reopening America, For Communism, October 15, 1989
*A. Komerova: The First to Come Is an Artist, Kalininskaya Pravda, October 3, 1989
*G. Asina: Allegories-Ron Short, Smerna (Changes) – October 2, 1989
*John Sonnechsen: Soviet Art Exchanges Going Well, Eastern Weekly, September 25, 1989
*Paul Turner: Spokane Artist Ron Short Has Exhibit at the USSR’s Kalinin State Museum, Spokesman Review, August 27, 1989