Ron Rollins is a writer, editor, poet and artist who lives in Kettering, Ohio. ​Married to Amy, he has two grown children and two grandchildren.

Ron painting with grandson Duffy

Influences:

His artwork is usually acrylic and/or pastel on canvas, influenced by the work of his mother, Barbara, a watercolor artist, and by the Abstract Expressionists of the mid-20th century, such as Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline and Joan Mitchell. ​​

Past  shows:

• The Dayton Circus Sideshow
• The Miamisburg Summer Arts Series Gallery 
• The Centerville Police Station Gallery 
• Visceral Gallery in Middletown 
• The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts in Oberlin, Ohio 
• The Kettering Christ Church Little Gallery 
• Antioch Universioty Midwest 
• Members shows of the Dayton Visual Arts Center 
• Several Dayton-area businesses

Achievements: 

He was one of five featured Dayton-area artists whose work was featured in a traveling exhibition of nature-themed work to mark the 50th anniversary of the Five Rivers MetroParks. His work has been featured on ThinkTV’s “The Art Show” and on the cover of Mock Turtle Zine, a Dayton arts journal. ​​

Ron's  Art

Ron works at the Dayton Daily News and Cox Media Group
Ohio since 1986 and has served on the boards of several local arts, cultural and social-service organizations, including:
Dayton History 
FilmDayton 
House of Bread
Antioch Writers Workshop​

Ron's mother, Barbara

Exhibition of work at the former
Visceral Gallery in Middletown

Ron Rollins

Studio:

He has a studio in Kettering, where he and his arts partner,
​Terry Welker, regularly exhibit work by other local artists.