Ron Hagell

“Columbia has come a long way, both in the city’s interest in art and in a social sense—I hope this is just the beginning of things getting better.”

A man standing in a doorway holding a green and silver tumbler, wearing a black t-shirt with a graphic of a beetle and a yellow circle, a name tag that says 'Gemini', and a gray cap, in an art gallery or studio with paintings and chairs in the background.

Studio 10

Ron is a former Public TV director and professor of media arts at the University of London and a native of Camden who now lives in Columbia.

Ron studied art and film at American University and Columbia University in NYC. He has been a practicing artist since childhood even while serving in Vietnam, 1967-68.

Ron’s art practice features both painting and installation and has been shown in many exhibitions including several years at ArtFields in his home state South Carolina.

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A person walking through an art gallery hallway lined with colorful paintings on white walls.
A colorful, impressionistic painting of a city street intersection at sunset. The scene features tall buildings with various colors like purple, teal, and pink, traffic lights, and cars waiting at a red light. The sky is painted in warm shades of yel
A mural depicting a girl washing her hands at a sink, with a large blue water cooler beside her, against a green background. The mural includes text labeling the water as 'White' and 'Colored,' with the year 1950 and the words 'After' and 'Segregatio
Colorful abstract painting of a woman with long hair, partly covering her face, with one eye showing a contemplative expression.