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Pneumatic, 2004, oil on canvas, 36” x 48”
Frank Ryan's practice is highly invested in classical technique, and he uses that technique to question the possibilities of representation and to underline its inherent voyeurism.
Ryan received an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2006. He has exhibited in Los Angeles at gallery km, Latned Atsar, Paredon Blanco, and Walter Maciel Gallery, among others. He has been featured in Studio Visit Magazine and New American Paintings, and his work has been written about in LA Weekly and the Los Angeles Times.
BORN 1977 Marin, CA
EDUCATION
2006 MFA, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
2002 BFA, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
2000 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Frank Ryan, Circadian Rhythm, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Frank Ryan, epoch, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Ryan, New Paintings, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 Intersection, recent paintings by Frank Ryan, Jazz Bakery, Culver City, CA
2001 In Florence and Paris: Recent Works of Frank Ryan,
the Edward C. Boyle Scholarship Exhibition Sonoma State University
Library Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 Political Draw, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Curated by Kristine Bowen, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Ryan and Allen Marshall Paintings, A St. Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
2006 Perlman/Ryan, Collaborations and Solo Works, A St. Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
Art WMDs, LA Weekly Biennial, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Cityscape, Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Drawing Rules, Glu Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Character Traits, I-5 Gallery, Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
Bright Lights, A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
Looking Back and Seeing Forward; A 90th Anniversary Exhibition,
Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Frank Ryan and Ron Garriguez, Roshambo Winery Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
New Paintings & Works on Paper, A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
2002 Printed Matter, A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2002 Juried Student Exhibition, Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
2001 Small Works Exhibition, SMOVA, Santa Rosa, CA
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2006 Teaching apprenticeship, Advanced Printmaking, UCLA
2005 Teaching Apprenticeship, Beginning Drawing, UCLA
2005 Werner Hirsch Representational Drawing Award, UCLA
2005 Teaching Apprenticeship, Printmaking, UCLA
2004/2005 Marilyn Fortner Memorial Scholarship, UCLA
2004 Teaching Apprenticeship, Advanced Painting, UCLA
2004 Teaching Apprenticeship, Beginning Drawing, UCLA
2004 Departmental Scholarship, Printmaking, UCLA
2003/2004 D’Arcy Hayman Award, UCLA
2003/2004 Fellowship Award, UCLA
2003 Teaching Apprenticeship, Beginning Drawing, UCLA
1999/2000 Edward C. Boyle Scholarship awarded to study for a full Academic year in Florence, Italy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Christopher Knight, ”Painting gets a broader brush,” LA Times, December 2, 2007.
Tom Christie and Holly Myers, “Afterschool Art, LA Weekly’s Annual Biennial,” LA Weekly, September 6, 2006.
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