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William Smith Ronald Biography
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1926 |
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Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada on August 13
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1945 - 1950 |
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Ronald was a graduate of the Ontario College of Art.
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1954 |
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Founder of the influential Canadian abstract art group "Painters Eleven."
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1955 |
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Ronald resented Toronto's lack of an artistic community and moved to the United States, eventually becoming an American citizen.
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1957 |
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Ronald shared a studio with Frank Stella and joined the stable of artists at Manhattan's Kootz Gallery.
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1965 |
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Ronald returned to Toronto in the 60's.
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1998 |
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Died in Toronto, Canada on February 9 at the age of 71.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2000
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Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto
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1996
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Christopher Cutts Gallery, Toronto
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1985
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Musée d’art de Joliette, Québec
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1984
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Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
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1977 - 1980
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Morris Gallery, Toronto
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1975
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"Ronald: 25 Years" Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario (solo)
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1971
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Tom Thompson Memorial Gallery, Owen Sound, Ontario
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1970
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Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
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1965
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David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto
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1963
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Princeton University Art Gallery, Princeton, NJ
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1963
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Isaacs Gallery, Toronto
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1962 - 1963
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Kootz Gallery, NYC
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1960
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Laing Galleries, Toronto
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1957 - 1960
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Kootz Gallery, NYC
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