Ron Gorchov (American, b.1930) is known for his paintings on signature shaped saddle-like supports. By stretching linen over curved wooden frames he designed and built himself, Gorchov was able to achieve a unique, concave surface for his abstract painting, frequently recalling shields or masks. He has continued to use this shape for over 40 years. He began his artistic career at a young age, studying at the Art Institute of Chicago at the age of 14. He moved to New York with his wife and newborn child in 1953, and in 1960 he had his first solo show at Tibor de Nagy Gallery and was included in the Whitney Museum’s seminal exhibition, Young America 1960: Thirty American Painters Under Thirty-Six.

Gorchov’s work has been exhibited by the Museum for Modern Art in New York, MoMA P.S.1 in Queens, the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno in Spain, and many other institutions. He is also the recipient of the Showhegan Medal for Painting, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, and the Guggenheim Fellowship Award for Painting, and more. His work can be found in the permanent collection of the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Denver Art Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, among others. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.