Ron Donoughe, a native of Loretto, PA, now living in Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, has been painting the Western Pennsylvania landscape for nearly 35 years. His work features the many textures of the region. Ron is a fulltime, professional artist. He has taught outdoor painting workshops throughout the United States and France. Ron is a Distinguished Alumni of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with additional studies at the California College of the Arts in the bay area. Ron was awarded best of show at Three Rivers Arts Festival, 2003, and his work was selected for Salon International, Masters of Contemporary Fine Art, 2004. Ron’s was also featured in a one-person exhibition at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts in November 2006 with the release of his first book, Essence of Pittsburgh. He has since published 7 books of his work. His work was featured at the Pennsylvania Governor’s residence in 2011, in an exhibition titled Across the Alleghenies. His collection of 90 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods has been acquired by the Heinz History Center as a permanent exhibition, and can be found next to the Mr. Rogers exhibition on the 4th floor. Ron has paintings in many private collections as well as The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, The Duquesne Club and The University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He recently completed an Artist-in-Residence at Fallingwater, where he offered plein air workshops over 5 years. In the fall of 2024 The American Embassy in Ottawa, Canada featured his work and invited him to give a lecture and workshop.