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Biography
Ron Braverman is a Los Angeles–based artist who has worked across painting, drawing, sculpture, digital design and woodworking for more than three decades. His practice is driven by a lifelong curiosity about materials, process, and visual expression.
His fascination with art began as a child after encountering Henri Rousseau’s The Dream at the Museum of Modern Art.
After earning his degree from the University of Hartford (now the Hartford Art School), Braverman continued his studies at Pratt Institute, the School of Visual Arts, Otis College of Art and Design, and ArtCenter College of Design while living and working in New York and Los Angeles.
His involvement in the art world has included work with museums, galleries, and artists. In the mid-1990s, he served as Gallery Director at the Patricia Faure Gallery in Los Angeles, where he gained firsthand exposure to many influential figures in the Southern California art community.
His work is currently available through his website, VEFA Gallery, Sector 7 Contemporary Gallery, helloart and Saatchi Art.
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Why Are There So Many Squares in My Work?
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Artist Statement
My work is rooted in a search for calm, balance, and the practice of being present. Through pattern, repetition, color, and layered forms, I create spaces for reflection that invite viewers to slow down, pause, and reconnect with the present moment.
I draw inspiration from sacred geometry, timeless patterns found in nature, ancient cultures, architecture, and design. I am drawn to the meeting point between structure and feeling, where pattern engages the mind while color and gesture invite a more emotional response.
Many of my pieces begin with simple structures, but I rarely approach the work with a fixed outcome in mind. Instead, I allow the process to unfold through openness and discovery. Some of my favorite moments occur when colors bleed into one another, materials behave unexpectedly, or a spontaneous mark suggests a new direction. These surprises become collaborators in the creative process, often leading the work somewhere I could not have anticipated.
Pattern and geometry provide a framework, while unexpected interactions introduce movement, energy, and discovery. For me, art is a form of meditation, an opportunity to be fully present and open to what emerges. My hope is that the work offers viewers a similar experience: a moment of quiet, curiosity, and renewal in an increasingly noisy world.
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Resume
2026
Group exhibition, The Velvet Hour at The Picture Framing Company, West Hollywood, CA — September 12, 2026 (upcoming)
• Group exhibition, VEFA Gallery, Torrance, CA
• Participating artist, The People’s Artist; selected for a benefit competition supporting The Art of Elysium’s arts-in-public-service programs
• Selected artist, helloart; represented on a platform facilitating art placement and sales within commercial real estate projects across North America
2025
• Selected artist, Art Printer; online fundraiser supporting those affected by the Los Angeles fires
• The Artist Tree, West Hollywood, CA
• Demitasse, curated by Sector 7 Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2024
• The Artist Tree, Hawthorne, CA
• Demitasse, curated by Sector 7 Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
• Circles Via Squares, Jones, curated by Sector 7 Contemporary Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2023
• Midsummer Night Salon, group exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
• Hermosa Beach Art Festival, group exhibition, Hermosa Beach, CA
2022
• Three Artists | One Night, group exhibition, Venice, CA
• Launched work on Saatchi Art, with work also listed on Rakuten
2021
• Launched MetaMapping, a series of NFTs on OpenSea
• Demitasse, curated by Sector 7 Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
• Article about my artwork published in VoyageLA
• Article about my artwork published in Shoutout LA
2020
• Launched BraverGuide, a site designed to inspire people to live well and courageously
• Founded BraverMedia, specializing in website creation, digital and traditional marketing, event production, art direction, social media, and graphic design (portfolio)
2019
• Launched Starfish and Whale, artistic woodworks created with Lindsay Ash [Press 1] [Press 2]
2018
• Culver City Art Walk and Roll, group exhibition, Culver City, CA (#24)
2017
• Launched a an updated website
2016
• Into Abstraction, two-person exhibition with Chris Heltai, Abbot Kinney Gallery, Venice, CA
2015
• Co-designed a shirt (worn here by Kate Mara)with Joao Cowperthwaite in cooperation with the film Blackfish to raise funds for the Humane Society of the United States
2009–2020
• Art Director and Marketing Director for an independent Hollywood entertainment company; developed visual identities, websites, marketing campaigns, social media, strategic partnerships, and promotional materials. Served as Associate Producer on television projects and created a sponsored integration for the Daytime Emmy Awards on CBS
2007–2008
• Co-wrote, directed, and released the short film Adjusting Arbie [credits] [entire film]
• Launched a website featuring my paintings, carvings, illustrations, and photography
2007
• Group exhibition, About Glamour Gallery, New York City, NY
• Synaptic Bridges, solo exhibition, Gallery Café, Bergamot Station, Los Angeles, CA
2006
• Propaganda from the Dark World, two-person exhibition with Timothy Georgarakis, Art Metropolis, Los Angeles, CA
• Launched Starfish & Whale to create art, design, websites, consultation, and woodworking (LinkedIn)
2005
• New Work, solo exhibition, Fritto Misto, Santa Monica, CA
• Gallery Director, Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
• Group Show, group exhibition, Electric Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
• Select photography for Whitney Cline’s album Bring on the Rain
2002
• Postcards from the Edge Benefit, Visual AIDS, New York City, NY
• Select photography for Renee Stahl’s album Melancholy Pop
• School of Visual Arts, painting with Nancy Chunn, New York City, NY
2001
• Dataist, solo exhibition, MTV Studios headquarters, Times Square, New York City, NY
2000
• Chaotic Space and three additional works, including a 49-page sketchbook exploring squares, purchased by the West Collection / SEI Investments Company, Oaks, PA
• Staff Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY
• Columbia University, Art History Seminars: 1850–1950, New York City, NY
1999
• Irving Sandler, Artists Space, New York City, NY
• Featured artist in the feature film Creosote
1998
• Featured artist, Bikini Magazine (March)
• Quadrasexual, solo exhibition, Galaxy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Solo Exhibit, Michael Lohr’s Hollywood Loft, Los Angeles, CA
• Maricopa Highway Paintings, solo exhibition, Steve Crise Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Staff Exhibitions, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
• New York Studio School, Drawing Marathon, New York City, NY
1997
• Featured artist, Bikini Magazine (November)
• Solo exhibition, Westside Jewish Center Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Solo exhibition, The Buzz at Virgin Megastore, Los Angeles, CA
• Soka Gakkai International Summer Show, group exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
• ArtCenter College of Design, Contemporary Graphic Design, Los Angeles, CA
1996
• Brkfst O’ Chmpns, solo exhibition, Millies Café, Los Angeles, CA
• Solo exhibition, Peace Is My Name Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Wrote and illustrated the children’s book Tumbler
1995
• Created and launched Dataism.com, a conceptual art website; the domain name was sold in 2017
• UC Berkeley, Multimedia Communications, Berkeley, CA
1993
• New York University, Graphic Designing with Jeffrey Leder, New York City, NY
1991
• Pratt Institute, Multimedia Director classes, New York City, NY
• School of Visual Arts, Sculpture Series, New York City, NY
1990
• Staff Exhibitions, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY
• University of Hartford, B.A.; International Business Advertising Association Scholarship, West Hartford, CT
1982–1985
• Co-created the experimental art-rock group H.S.S.T. and performed through the alter ego “Tums”; collaborated with three bandmates and created 14 albums. H.S.S.T. later provided music for the Adjusting Arbie trailer
