Ron Linden

Ron Linden (born 1940, Chicago, Illinois) is a California abstract painter, independent curator, and an Associate Professor of art at Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington. He lives and works in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles.

Linden received his Bachelor of Fine Art and Masters in Fine Art at the University of Illinois. His classmates included artists William Wegman (photographer), Guy Goodwin. Louise Fishman, William Mahan, Al Loving, Robert H. Cumming, Gerald Hayes (artist), and more. Linden also attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1972 Linden relocated to California. He worked as a scenic artist in the Hollywood film industry for 25 years.During this time he helped establish artist communities in Pasadena, downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro, California. In 1978 Linden received the individual artist's grant in painting from National Endowment for the Arts.

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