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Ronald Pieniak

Ronald was born on January 18th, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan.¹ Ronald's father was Theodore A Pieniak and his mother was Virginia M Chudy. His paternal grandparents were Sam Pieniak and Zapheo. He had a brother and two sisters, named Robert Anthony, Sandra and Karen. He is the youngest of the four children.

General Notes
- 1956 Born in Detroit, Michigan. 1970 Family moves to Dunedin, Florida.
  
  1974-1975 Attended St. Petersburg Jr. College, has first solo exhibition at the student gallery. 1976 Traveled to Austria to attend a summer long painting seminar conducted by Professor Ernst Fuchs. 1978 Moved to New York City.
  
  1979-1981 performed in the punk band "Testors" at Various N.Y.C. clubs including CBGB's & Maxs Kansas City.
  
  Worked as an artist at Alva Museum Replicas. 1982 Moved back to Florida and began a career as a graphic artist. 1985 Moved to Tampa for a position in advertising as an Art Director. 1986-1988 Received multiple Addy Awards for several national consumer magazine ad campaigns. 1989 Returned to painting and began exhibiting regularly. 1990 to Present Works and lives in Tampa, divides his time between commercial art and painting.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Sam Pieniak
  - b.1884
  
  Theodore A Pieniak
  - b.17 May 1926 in Detroit, Michigan d.18 Jun 2003 in Florida
  
  Zapheo
  - b.1898
  
  Ronald Pieniak
  - b.18 Jan 1956 in Detroit, Michigan
  
  Virginia M Chudy
  - b.17 Aug 1928 d.30 Sep 1992 in Florida

Details of Ronald's family with Ellen Leedy

¹ Ron Pieniak