Ronald Hall was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is a 1988 graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and the High School for the Creative & Performing Arts. He lives and works in Seattle, WA, and is represented by Pacini Lubel in Seattle.

About his work, Hall says: “I use Art as a means of conveying my feelings about life. The paintings that you see represent an expansion of what my life was and what it has become thus far. I grew up in a high crime and drug infested neighborhood of which I believe has had a profound impact on most of the images that I create.

“In addition to being strongly inspired by my personal experiences, I think that as a visual artist, one is constantly being visually seduced by the society that we live in. Movies, television, the media, or the internet can be very influential when I create an image.

“Each painting starts off as an initial idea and then, in most cases, changes as it progresses. For most of the paintings, the computer plays an important role in the development process as far as color and composition. The images used for the collages are scanned-in photos that were either taken by me or were existing photos that moved me emotionally or spiritually. After being scanned in, the photos are then manipulated using digital art software.”