Background
Watson, Ronald was born on October 9, 1941 in Grand Island, Nebraska, United States.
Watson, Ronald was born on October 9, 1941 in Grand Island, Nebraska, United States.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Education, University Nebraska, 1964. Master of Fine Arts in Painting, University Nebraska, 1967. Postgraduate, University Colorado, 1977.
Postgraduate, Picasso Museum, Barcelona, Spain, 1989. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1991.
Instructor, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, 1967-1968;
assistant professor, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1970-1977;
associate professor, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1977-1979;
professor, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1979-1982;
chairman art department, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1971-1981;
professor art, Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, since 1982;
chairman and gallery director department art and art history, Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, 1982-1989;
director graduate studies College Fine Arts and Comm., Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, 1991-1994;
chairman, director gallery College Fine Arts and Comm., Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, since 1994. Member selection panel Art in Public Places program National Endowment for Arts, 1975-1979, project director for grant, 1974, member artists' services panel,1975. Founder, director Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids,1977-1982.
Consultant in field; visiting artist Cranbrook Academy Art, BloomfieldHills, Michigan, 1982, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, 1982, Miami-Dade Community College, Florida, 1981, Ferris State College, Big Rapids, Michigan, 1979, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1978, Lehman College, Bronx, New York, 1973.
Member National Council Art Administrators (chairman 1987).
Married Diana Shaffer.