Honors and Awards

~ 'Quilt at Winter's End' featured on the cover of Nebraska "Country Register" quilter's magazine Mar-Apr 2012 edition.  

~ Best of Show with 'Mato Tipila' at the 2011 Cheyenne County Art Guild Show

~ Best of Show with 'Tin Roof Sunday' and People's Choice with 'The Rail Runners' at the 2010 Railfest Art Show in North Platte, NE.

~ Best of Show at the McCook 2010 Fall Art Show with 'In Father's Arms'

~ One Man Show of musical theme paintings at the "Most Unlikely Place" Guest Gallery during July 2011 and scheduled for a late summer show in 2012

~ ANAC Award of Excellence 2010 Nebraska State Show traveling exhibit winner 'Where are You little Cowboy?'.

~ First Place in 2-dimensional artwork at the 2008 Railfest Art Show in North Platte, NE was 'Rhythm of the Rails'.

~ Juried into IMPACT: Nebraska artists showing in more than 26 states (see the Impact website at impactart-ne.org for Impact shows and locations)

~ Self-portrait 'Seeing Myself Bloodstained and Bloodbought' chosen Best of Show at the 2008 Tri-State Art Show in McCook, Nebraska and Best of Show in the 2007 Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Show.

~ 'Quilt At Winter's End' chosen Best Oil and Acrylic at the Carnegie Arts Center 15th Anniversary Show.

~ 'Dancers On A Crazy Quilt', won Best of Show at the 2008 Cheyenne County Art Guild Spring Show and Best Oil & Acrylic at the Carnegie Arts Center 2010 show.

~ He was also asked in 2006 to create a series of murals for the Western Nebraska Community College Aviation Maintenance Training Center (two of which are now completed).

~ The Eastern Nebraska Veteran's Home in Bellevue, Nebraska has purchased 'Flyover Dream' for decoration of their home.

~ In 2006 Ron participated in a 3-man show at the Carnegie Art Center in Alliance, Nebraska .