Ron Graff is Associate Professor of painting at the University of Oregon since 1980 following six years teaching at the University of Iowa. He has exhibited his work nationally in museums and galleries, has work in numerous private and public collections, has received several awards including the Oregon Arts Commission, and a Ford Foundation Grant, as well as lecturing on his work at numerous distinguished Universities and Art Institutes. He received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, and his MFA from Yale University. Professor Graff teaches all levels of painting and drawing.