about
Ron Sterling is a visual artist, photographer and educator.
Sterling's work is held in public and private collections including Museum of the City of New York, Museum of Modern Art: Life of the City Collection, the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Collection of the New York Public Library, and New York Historical Society. Ron has also taught Photography at Rutgers University, and Photography and Digital Media at Palm Beach State College.
While working as a photographer and commercial artist in a design studio in the World Trade Center, virtually his entire body of work was lost on September 11th, 2001. The event has had a significant impact on the artist and his work. He celebrates his personal narrative, exploring culture, mythology, history, language, loss, memory and beauty. He views his work as a point of meditation and an offering to the eye.
After years in New York City and traveling the country, he now lives and works in Boca Raton, Florida. Ron is currently working on various book projects and a photo/video installation project about the missing persons and aftermath from the September 11th terror attack on New York City.
Ron holds a BA in Studio Arts from Rutgers University and an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from School of Visual Arts, NYC.