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| Ronaldo Macedo Ronaldo Macedo was born in 1965, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At age 9 Ronaldo was displaying his drawings and sketches in cafes around his hometown of Rio. Temporarily moving to California in 1981, Macedo finished high school with Art honors and pressed on to pursue his artistic dreams by attending California State University Long Beach, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration. During his college years Ronaldo was a self-taught sign painter, free lance graphic designer, river guide and plein air painter. During and after college Macedo traveled to Costa Rica, Chile, Norway, Turkey, Fiji and throughout he United States including the depths of the Grand Canyon guiding river trips and filling sketchbooks and canvases during his travels. From 1990 to 1994 missing his surfing roots, Macedo made Maui his winter home to surf and earn his living painting. Five years out of college and more seriously pursuing a fine arts career, Macedo joined “Lahaina Galleries” in 1994 becoming a full time Hawaii resident. Macedo’s work encompasses a variety of subjects, which portray his love for the outdoors, family and island life. He works on location creating small studies and spends the rest of his day at his studio creating larger pieces. Macedo’s accomplishments include many appearances in Art Maui, The Schaefer Portrait Challenge, The Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational, The Carmel Art Festival and the Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational created by Islanders. Macedo makes his home in Lahaina with his wife Jennifer, his son Ocean and his daughter Summer. When on Maui please visit Lahaina Galleries at 828 Front Street and at The Wailea Shops in Wailea. Macedo’s paintings can also be found at Lahaina Galleries Newport Beach, Fashion Island and on the Kona coast of the Big Island. Accomplishments 1989 - BFA Illustration, Cal State University Long Beach 1990 - Art Maui - Juried show 1996 - Lahaina Poster Winner - Juried show 2002 - Makawao Paint Out Poster winner - Juried show 2002 – 4th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational - participant 2002 – 2004 Art Maui - Juried show 2003 - Lahaina Poster Winner - Juried show 2001 - 2005 Hui Noe’au Art Center Juried members show 2004 – Estes Park Plein Air invitational – Award of Excellence 2004 – Co-Founder of ISLANDERS, Hawaii Plein Air Painters 2005 – 12th Annual Carmel Plein Air event – Honorable mention 2005 - Makawao Paint Out – First Place - Juried show 2005 - Lahaina Poster Winner - Juried show 2005 - 7th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational - participant 1994 - 2005 Bi-annual One Man Shows at Lahaina Galleries, Maui 2006 - Schaefer Portrait Challenge - Juried show 2006 - First Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational - Honorable mention 2006 – 13th Annual Carmel Plein Air event – Honorable mention & Best Quickdraw 2006 - 8th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – participant 2007 – 14th Annual Carmel Plein Air event – participant 2007 – 9th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational - participant 2007 – Second Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational - Honorable mention 2008 – Third Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational – Best in show/Artists’ choice 2008 – First 4th of July Makawao Paint out Invitational- Best in show 2008 – 10th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational - participant 2009 - Schaefer Portrait Challenge - Juried show 2009 – 11th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – participant and selected as Signature member of Laguna Plein Air Painting Association 2010- Fourth Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational – Irvine Museum Award and County of Maui office and Economic Development; Hawaii Tourism Authority Award 2010 – Juror for the Makawao Plein Air Invitational 2011- Fifth Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational – Honorable mention 2011 - 13th Annual Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational – “Best Quickdraw” Macedo Fine Art Studio 180 Dickenson St. # 102 Lahaina, Hawaii 96761 (808)264-0895 ronaldo@macedofineart.com www.macedofineart.com |
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