Artist Statement

In my work, I endeavor to reveal the potential meanings latent in ordinary experiences through rigorous analysis of form.   Varied historical traditions are brought together in a contemporary context to engage and question cultural assumptions about aesthetics, spirituality, and social responsibility. I am drawn to the practice of social critique that was integral to the history of the Realist in art, and, since the purpose of critique is persuasion, I have tried to make work that will engage varied audiences on multiple levels.  Consequently, I borrow freely from varied traditions making use of that which tends to attract and captivate folks like an imaginatively inhabitable space, rich harmonious color, dynamic rhythm, and the like while at the same time developing images that might enable one to metaphorically reflect on the complexity of our world.

Bio

 In 1984 Vincent Hron received a B.F.A. from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and in 1987 an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Upon graduation, he received a Graduate Scholarship to study for a year at the State Art Academy in Karlsruhe,

Germany. Following a year abroad he moved to Omaha, NE, his home town, and established a regular studio and exhibition practice. He was an adjunct faculty member at several area colleges, received numerous regional awards. In 1996 he accepted a position at Bloomsburg University. He is currently a full professor having exhibited nationally, and having received numerous grants and awards.